Securing the Future: A Fund-Raising Guide for Boards of Independent Colleges and Universities

"The new fund-raising 'bible' for independent higher education and other nonprofit boards..."

Securing the Future is an exciting yet practical guide for trustees, development committees, presidents, and chief advancement officer who seek to enhance the effectiveness of their important fund-raising partnerships. Worth draws on three vital components—existing best practices and literature, 30 years of experience working with boards, and the 2004 AGB survey of chief advancement officers and development committee chairs—to weave a comprehensive narrative that will help private higher education and nonprofit boards increase their institutions' overall levels of fund-raising strategy and expertise.

Chapters include:

• Fund-Raising's Changing Landscape
• Inside Campus Fund-Raising
• Fielding a Fund-Raising Team
• Organizing the Board for Fund-Raising
• Giving and Soliciting by Board Members
• Trustees in a Campaign