Education

October 30, 2009 — At a news conference today, Clarke College announced the largest donation in the school’s history with a $10 million gift from the estate of Marie Moles Miske, a 1942 graduate of the college.

VALPARAISO, Ind., November 6, 2009 — With the nation’s unemployment hovering at nearly 10 percent, communities are struggling and more people are turning to non-profit agencies for help making ends meet. As the United States climbs back from one of the worst recessions in its history, Valparaiso University students will learn first-hand how they can make a difference in people’s lives through a course that turns them into philanthropists.

November 6, 2009, The Cornell Daily Sun — It seems logical for people to donate less when their wallets are tight. Phillip Lyons, a high school economics teacher in Palo Alto, Calif., has been donating $100 to his alma master, UCLA, every year since graduation. However, things became different after the recession hit.

November 4, 2009, The Chronicle of Philanthropy — The Ford Foundation has pledged $100-million over seven years to support efforts to improve American public education.

November 4, 2009, The Chronicle of Philanthropy — Two anonymous donors have pledged large gifts to Amherst College, in Massachusetts. One of the anonymous donors pledged $100-million and the other pledged $25-million, the college announced this morning. Both donors are graduates of the college, but neither wanted the college to disclose their names.

October 30, 2009, The Harvard Crimson — Harvard may reorient its long-term fundraising strategy to focus more attention on unrestricted funds rather than earmarked gifts, University President Drew G. Faust said in an interview last week, giving voice to a policy that has become increasingly important in the midst of the recent economic downturn.

Charleston, S.C., October 28, 2009 — Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB), the leading global provider of software and related services designed specifically for nonprofit organizations, today announced that The Ohio State University has selected Blackbaud Enterprise CRM™ as its new fundraising system.

October 8, 2009, The Chronicle of Philanthropy — Colleges that win the most contributions — in terms of dollars raised per student — have done so in part by spending more money than other institutions to hire full-time staff members to conduct research on alumni and other potential donors, according to a new survey.

October 22, 2009, Bloomberg — The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, a private philanthropy started by Hewlett-Packard Co.’s late co-founder David Packard and his wife, will donate up to $100 million to Stanford University to help expand the children’s hospital that bears Lucile Packard’s name.

October 22, 2009, GW Hatchet — GW's Office of Development may be without a permanent director during a slumping economic climate, but it is plowing full steam ahead in a fundraising push for three major projects, University President Steven Knapp said this week.