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CASE IRF Updates

CASE Unveils IRF Management and Governance Checklist December 18, 2009 Foundation executives and staff have a new tool to examine their IRF's activities to ensure compliance with laws, standards and best practices. The updated CASE Management a...

Billion-Dollar Campaigns Maintain Momentum in Tough Economy

Despite the tough economy, billion-dollar campaigns in higher education are making "sufficiently strong monthly progress" and are on track to meet their goals. That's according to a new report that analyzed campaigns launched right before and after t...

Survey Reveals State of Public Universities during Recession

A new survey reports that the current financial situation for public universities in the United States is "precarious" as a result of deep cuts in state appropriations during the recession preceded by decades of declining state support. "Coping Stra...

House Passes Health Bill without Itemized Deduction Cap On Nov. 7

Important CASE IRF News -- 11/18/09: House Passes Health Bill without Itemized Deduction Cap On Nov. 7, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Affordable Health Care for America Act of 2009 (H.R. 3962) on a vote of 220-215. A proposal to ...

Foundation Leadership Summit

On May 6th, Walter Fatzinger and I were fortunate to be able to meet many of the chairs of USM's affiliated foundations and our community college foundation colleagues at a half-day "summit" hosted at Hidden Waters, the Chancellor's residence. I was...