by Melanie Lambert | Oct 16, 2018 | Fall, Fundraising
Of all the avenues for nonprofit fundraising, grant writing seems to have the most “unknowns.” New grant writers often sit puzzling over Requests for Proposals (RFPs) on foundation websites, wondering what to request, how much to ask for, and what exactly is a “logic...
by Harry Weber | Oct 16, 2018 | 2018, Accreditation, FAFSA, Fall, Recruiting
Your Board of Trustees has determined that your institution should offering Title IV financial aid, but many questions remain. Examples of such questions are: Are we required to participate in the student loan programs or can we just participate in the Federal Pell...
by Jan Haas | Oct 16, 2018 | 2018, Academics, Fall, Recruiting
The number of higher education institutions rethinking how they screen and accept new students continues to grow (Goral, 2018). Many higher education institutions no longer require ACT or SAT scores for prospective undergraduates. These test-optional schools say...
by David Agron, Ph.D. | Jun 2, 2018 | 2018, Business Mgmt, Spring
Do you hear ticking? Is there is a bomb ready to detonate at your institution? Considering how so many colleges are on the verge of an explosion from unresolved financial weaknesses, maybe you should just drown out the ticking with earplugs. Or, maybe you should take...
by Patricia Willhite | Jun 2, 2018 | 2018, Business Mgmt, FAFSA, Spring
Gone are the days of siloing responsibilities and each office working independently. While segregation of duties and internal controls remain vital to a higher education institution’s health, they are insufficient on their own. A failure to thoughtfully consider the...
by Lynne Free | Jun 2, 2018 | 2018, Fundraising, General, Last WORD, Spring
What’s your cause? Is it funding a Christian university or scholarship program? Perhaps a non-profit food pantry or a missions organization? No matter the cause, generating financial support (fundraising) is a necessary part of it, right? The task seems daunting...
