Government funding of universities to hit 100-year low - Civil Society - Fundraising - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits

Government funding of universities to hit 100-year low - Civil Society - Fundraising - News - providing news and in-depth coverage of charities, voluntary organisations and not-for-profits: Universities will have to rely increasingly on fundraising and student fees as a new report finds that government funding of universities is set to plummet to a proportion not seen since the early 20th century.

Government reforms to university funding will see the income universities receive from the public coffers drop to 15 per cent of total income by 2014/15, nearly half the proportion made up by government funding in 2010/11. The University and College Union (UCU) estimates the total government funding of universities in 2010/11 at �6.6bn and predicts it will fall to a total of �3.7bn in the following three years.

MBA Alumni Giving: Why Do European Schools Lag Behind? - BusinessWeek

MBA Alumni Giving: Why Do European Schools Lag Behind? - BusinessWeek: "However, there are two key areas in which even the very best European business schools still lag their top-tier competitors from North America: facilities and endowments. Clearly these two issues are linked; improving the former requires growing the latter. But how do we help them change? Are there fundamental cultural differences between Europe and North America with regard to charitable giving? Or is the disparity in donations caused by school-specific differences that can be erased, thereby closing the gap? These are some of the many issues that were discussed at the Graduate Business Forum at ESADE's Barcelona campus last month."

Anonymous Picasso donation an $18 million windfall for Sydney University - ABC Sydney - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Anonymous Picasso donation an $18 million windfall for Sydney University - ABC Sydney - Australian Broadcasting Corporation: "t's called Jeune fille endormie, a 1935 painting of Picasso's love Marie-Therese Walter, and it could be worth up to $18 million in potential research funding for the University of Sydney.

An anonymous American donor has provided the painting on the condition that it is auctioned off to raise money for scientific research."

Universities in France Turn to Private Fund Raising - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Universities in France Turn to Private Fund Raising - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "Universities in France Turn to Private Fund Raising

April 19, 2011, 9:37 am

French universities have set up 39 foundations to channel private philanthropy into scholarships, research, and other programs, according to the International Herald Tribune."

The Canadian Jewish News - Hebrew University gets gift from ex-senator

The Canadian Jewish News - Hebrew University gets gift from ex-senator: "Toronto lawyer Jerry Grafstein – recently retired from his Senate seat – and his wife, Carole, have initiated two new projects that they hope will foster more ties between Canada and Israel.

The first, the Honourable Jerry and Carole Grafstein Network for Cancer Research, will support cancer research being conducted at Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada (IMRIC) and eventually facilitate collaboration on cancer research with Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital."

St Andrews University Turns To Private Philanthropy To Raise 100m (from The Herald )

St Andrews University Turns To Private Philanthropy To Raise 100m (from The Herald ): "St Andrews University turns to private philanthropy to raise £100m

Scotland's oldest university is tapping into 'private philanthropy' from wealthy graduates in a £100m fundraising drive in the run-up to its 600th anniversary."

Professional Fundraising | University fundraising steps up with match funding

Professional Fundraising | University fundraising steps up with match funding: "Universities have stepped up their fundraising efforts in response to the government’s match funding programme, according to a report by Universities UK."

Mega-donations: NUS, NTU bag biggest sums

Mega-donations: NUS, NTU bag biggest sums: "WHEN it comes to pulling in mega-donations, universities lead the pack, The Straits Times has found.

The National University of Singapore (NUS) drew $112 million and the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), $72 million, in their last financial year. In the case of NUS, four in five donors in its last financial year were alumni.

Both institutions are no stranger to big gifts. In the 2005/06 financial year, for instance, NUS received $154 million; NTU, $65.2 million in its 2005 financial year."

McGill launches $750-million fundraiser

McGill launches $750-million fundraiser: "McGill launches $750-million fundraiser The Gazette Published: Thursday, October 18
McGill University today challenged its 200,000 living alumni all over the world and other supporters and friends to help the 185-year-old institution meet an ambitious fundraising goal of $750 million."