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Reading Time: 3 minutesWestern Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan, inspired the largest gift ever made to public higher education: $550 million. The gift is $50 million more than the previous record held by a public higher education institution and more…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA valued Graham-Pelton client, Western Michigan University announced on June 8 a $550 million gift — the largest donation ever made to a public college or university. “[The gift] is historic and transformative in nature, size…
Reading Time: 3 minutesEducational institutions have “built in” donor bases within their alumni populations, but non-alumni can have tremendous philanthropic impact as well. In fact , Graham-Pelton conducted research of the top 50 gifts made to education in 2020, according…
Reading Time: 3 minutesAlumni Participation: sometimes it can seem a little exasperating. But why such ire for this critical piece of the fundraising puzzle? Briefly, a higher level of alumni participation can equal more funding with which to improve the…
