Every development organization faces the question: How do we staff and budget in a way that maximizes returns for our institution? A forthcoming study from Eduventures' Development Learning Collaborative, Managing Returns on Advancement Investments,will enable advancement leaders to:
Benchmark investments and fundraising productivity relative to dollars raised
Generate a dashboard of operational metrics to assess program performance and resource allocations
Deploy services functions to increase the productivity of frontline fundraisers
Grow fundraising results by providing strategies and typical resource allocations to get to desired fundraising levels
Keep an eye out for our 2012 Managing Returns results!
Download Research Excerpt:Read about how cost to raise a dollar calculations vary between institutions, guidelines for how the metric can be used more effectively, and how collaborative data collections can provide a better understanding of fundraising performance, through an excerpt of Overcoming Challenges With Cost to Raise a Dollar Calculations. Members of the Development Learning Collaborative can access the full report here.
Contact Jennifer Zaslow at jzaslow@eduventures.com or 617-532-6065 to learn more about how Eduventures Development Learning Collaborative can have the greatest impact for your advancement program in 2012.
Going into 2011/12, Eduventures sees some notable and novel trends, many of which caution against "easy” online growth scenarios. The size of the online market today, the economic cycle, demographics, competition and the regulatory climate suggest, in our view, that now more than ever the "build it and they will come” mentality will be found wanting.
Each year Eduventures' Online Higher Education Learning Collaborative releases a much anticipated Online Market Update. This Update will help you you to better understand and navigate the market going into the New Year.
This report addresses the following key questions:
Given a dramatic increase in the number of schools launching online programs, is supply outpacing demand?
With many leading proprietary schools reporting falling online enrollment, and re-thinking strategy, is this a sign of fundamental market weakness or an opportunity for nonprofit schools?
Without a significant enhancement in the online value proposition, is the online higher education market heading for a plateau?
Check out the recording from the Online Higher Education Learning Collaborative webinar, Online Higher Education Market Update 2011. This webinar took place on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 and was facilitated by Eduventures Managing Director, Richard Garrett. If you would like to receive the slide presentation from this webinar, please contact Blair Maloney at bmaloney@eduventures.com or 617-532-6063.
Online Learning Across State Borders: July 2011 Update
The "Program Integrity" rules from the U.S. DoE, which went into force July 1, 2011, originally required all Title IV-eligible schools to be able to demonstrate, upon request, that they have or are actively seeking any necessary approval in every U.S. state in which they operate, including by distance learning. Subsequently, the DoE extended the deadline for this aspect of the rules to July 1, 2014, but required "good faith" compliance efforts from July 2011. This update to our January 2011 report and March 2011 report features new charts summarizing which states regulate which kinds of presence, and includes a state-by-state overview of jurisdiction.
The report also summarizes various efforts to clarify or rationalize the situation, or rescind the ruling entirely, including the July 12th DC court judgment. The report concludes with recommended next steps for schools.
Click here to read Eduventures official statement on the July 12th DC court judgment.
