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Item A Case Study Of Alumni Donors At A Medium-Sized Community College In The Mid-Atlantic Region: Their Motivations And Experiences(2014) Brown, Llatetra Dawn; Welsh, Benjamin H.; Community College Leadership Program; Doctor of EducationThis study utilized single case study design to explore alumni giving at one medium-sized community college in the mid-Atlantic region. The purpose of this study was to assess the connection between the college and its alumni donors as it relates to the benefits of the educational experience (e.g., advantage, opportunity, and recognition) and alumni motivation to give to their community college. Mauss (1950/1990) and Brittingham and Pezzullo (1990) provided the theoretical framework of gift exchange theory, which suggests that a cyclical relationship would exist between alumni and the community college. The main research question that guided the study was: What can be learned about the experiences of alumni donors and giving at a medium-sized community college in the mid-Atlantic region from alumni donors? The supplemental questions for the study were as follows: How would the characteristics of alumni donors at a medium-sized community college in the mid-Atlantic be described?; How do alumni donors of a medium-sized community college in the mid-Atlantic region describe their college experience, current alumni involvement, and their motivation to give?; How do alumni donors at a medium-sized community college in the mid-Atlantic region describe feelings of obligation to give to their community college in exchange for what they received from their educational experience?; and How do development personnel at a medium-sized community college in the mid-Atlantic region describe alumni fundraising practices? Findings indicated the majority of study participants were white married women between the ages of 50-69 who made over $60,000 per year and lived near the college; the majority of study participants described their college experience as positive; the majority of study participants did not describe a sense of obligation to give to the college; and development personnel described their alumni fundraising practices as limited. Conclusions from the study suggest that there is potential for the institution to enhance its connection with alumni through greater cultivation and a specific focus on alumni outreach and involvement.Item A Study Of Fundraising Practices Of Community College Presidents At Minority Serving Institutions(2015) Goodman, Dorsha E.; Gillett-Karam, Rosemary; Community College Leadership Program; Doctor of EducationThe purpose of this study was to examine fundraising practices of the president and the presidents' perception of the Board of Trustees involvement in fundraising in light of an environment of scarce resources. Fundraising practices were measured by the amount of time presidents spent on fundraising activities. Further, this study investigated whether a relationship existed between time spent on fundraising activities and the following variables: endowment level, inclusion of fundraising goals in the presidents' annual evaluation and level of Board of Trustees involvment in institutional fundraising. This study is an extention of Pichback's (2011) work on the community college presidents' role in fundraising. Pfeffer and Salancik's Resource Dependence Theory served as a framework for the study. A quantitative approach was utilized to survey 361 community college presidents at minority- serving institutions (MSIs) throughout the United States. Findings suggest that a relationship exists between the amount of time presidents spend on fundraising activities and the inclusion of fundraising goals in the presidents' annual evaluation. A relationship was also found between the amount of time presidents spend on fundraising activities and the Board of Trustees level of involvement in fundraising activities. Finally, a statistically significant relationship was found between the amount of time spent on fundraising activities and the endowment level at institutions reporting an endowment level of $15,000.000 or more.Item Community College Fundraising And The Role Of The President: A Survey Of Maryland, Virginia, And North Carolina Community Colleges(2014) Duncan, Anne-Marie; Spaid, Robin L.; Community College Leadership Program; Doctor of EducationThe purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to investigate the fundraising profiles of selected community colleges and to explore the relationship among the aspects of presidential leadership and the fundraising of the institutions. This study relied on the traits of authentic leadership to examine whether community college presidents are effective in seeking and acquiring funds from external resources. Over the past several years, community colleges in some states have seen an alarming drop in state appropriations per full-timeequivalent student (Hebel, 2010). While many four-year colleges and universities have robust fundraising programs, the fundraising programs in many community colleges lack that same vitality (Blose, 2010). Data from the Authentic Presidential Leadership and Fund Raising Survey were analyzed to address the research questions and test the hypotheses using inferential statistics. Excel was used to conduct the analysis. An alpha level of .05 was set. Descriptive statistics, correlational analyses, and multiple regression analyses were conducted using the two independent variables, the degree of authentic leadership and length of presidential service, and the two dependent variables, presidential involvement in fundraising and the amount of funds raised. The results of this study found no significant association was found between community college presidents' involvement in fundraising and authentic leadership. Moreover, a weak correlation was found between presidential involvement in fundraising and the length of presidential service. However, the data showed that the longer presidents have been in service, the less likely they are to attend foundation board meetings. The results presented in this study have contributed new information to the minimal literature there is that has examined the fundraising activities of community colleges. Community colleges do not have active fundraising programs and they do not disclose how much funds were actually received from their fundraising efforts. There was a weak correlation between authentic leadership of community college presidents and their involvement in fundraising. While the vast majority of community colleges in this study that had established foundations and applied for a 501(c)(3) classification, there are still some community college foundations that are unable to accept tax-deductible contributions from donors.Item Determining The Successes And Challenges Of Entrepreneurial Practices From Community College Leaders In Six States(2017) Lang, Clayton, Jr.; Gillett-Karam, Rosemary; Community College Leadership Program; Doctor of EducationThe purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the extent of success and the challenges faced by community college presidents in creating an entrepreneurial culture. Fourteen American community colleges, identified by Roueche and Jones (2005), were surveyed for this study. These fourteen community colleges are located in Texas, Florida, Massachusetts, Iowa, North Carolina and South Carolina. Additionally, community colleges located in these six states that were not identified as entrepreneurial were also included as part of the survey and a comparison of the extent of success of their entrepreneurial practices was evaluated. The presidents of the selected colleges were asked to assess to what extent they have been successful in creating an entrepreneurial culture. The presidents were asked to complete an Entrepreneurial Practices Survey reflecting a comprehensive assessment of entrepreneurial practices institution-wide. There was a comparison between the entrepreneurial practices of entrepreneurial community colleges versus non-designated entrepreneurial community colleges within the same 6-state area (independent variables) to discover the extent to which they have been successful in creating an entrepreneurial culture (dependent variable). Inferential and descriptive statistics were used to answer the research questions. The results of the study identified the extent of success and the challenges faced in establishing an entrepreneurial culture. The findings from the study may prove beneficial to all institutions seeking to transform their institutions through entrepreneurial leadership. The findings also indicated specific strategies that resulted in increased nontraditional revenues and serve as a guide for future practice.