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Gifts to U.S. Colleges Rose 2.3% in 2012, Narrowly Outpacing Inflation
The growth was well below 2011's 8.2-percent rise and, when adjusted for inflation, came to an increase of just 0.2 percent, says the Council for Aid to Education.
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Charities Get Tough Questions on Tax Breaks—and Can Expect More
Nonprofit groups warned of dire results if the charitable deduction is limited. But some lawmakers wondered if the benefit is helping people most in need.
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California College Counters Budget Cuts With Donor-Sponsored Classes
Las Positas College, a two-year institution, is soliciting private benefactors in the community to sponsor class sections at $5,500 each.
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These Days, Colleges Urge Young Alumni to Give ... Posthumously
As donors worry about outliving their assets, fund raisers find success—and often bigger donations—in asking them for bequests.
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Chinese Donors Respond Best to Personal Appeals, Fund Raisers Are Told
Western colleges seeking gifts in China should be ready for a long march, said speakers at a Council for Advancement and Support of Education conference.
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Charitable Donations Barely Grew Last Year, 'Giving USA' Finds
Gifts to education rose by just 0.9 percent after inflation in 2011, according to "Giving USA," the annual report on American philanthropy.
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Bloomberg's Giving to Johns Hopkins U. Tops $800-Million
The university tallied the total as part of the unveiling of a children's hospital center to which the New York mayor contributed $120-million.
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College Benefactors Lead 'Philanthropy 50' Ranking of 2011's Top Donors
Nineteen of the donors gave to colleges, more than the number who supported any other cause, according to The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
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Cornell's New York City Bid Got Help From a Low-Key Billionaire
Charles Feeney, known for living modestly, pledged $350-million to help his alma mater win the competition to build a new applied-science campus in New York.
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$150-Million Gift to Stony Brook Is a Record for Any SUNY Campus
The gift, from the foundation of a former professor turned financier and his wife, is also one of the largest ever to any public university.
