Archive for the 'January 2008' Category

Money talks: Public and private sector interests in higher education contributions and endowments

A record-breaking influx of nine-figure gifts is certainly good news for higher education and signals the belief among donors that colleges and universities are trustworthy stewards of privately donated resources and capable facilitators of the most ambitious charitable purposes. The scale of these gifts, the growth of university campaigns and endowments, and the volume of [...]

The alchemy of American philanthropy… An Interview with Claire Gaudiani

October 23, 2007 Rick Legon, president of AGB Claire Gaudiani, former president of Connecticut College RICK LEGON: I’m Rick Legon, president of AGB. With us today is Claire Gaudiani, former president of Connecticut College and author of The Greater Good, a widely respected and important perspective on philanthropy in America. Claire currently is at the NYU Heyman Institute [...]