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Unis keen to foster culture of donations | Higher Education | The Australian: "Unis keen to foster culture of donations
Lisa Macnamara
August 30, 2006
UNIVERSITIES are scrambling to overhaul their image in an effort to draw donations from alumni and business.

As government funding continues to decline and revenues from compulsory student fees falter due to falling student demand, universities under pressure to diversify through expensive curriculum and campus restructures are boosting their philanthropic efforts.

In recent months, several leading universities have boosted their boards with business leaders and hired development officers to oversee multimillion-dollar fundraising campaigns."