This groundbreaking new work features the best thinking on the issues facing today's higher education foundation boards, staff, and host institution leaders.

Contents:

-The New Work of Higher Education Foundations, by Richard D. Legon
-The Entrepreneurial Foundation, by Gerald B. Fischer
-Foundation Independence Today, by Thomas Arden Roha
-Foundation Boards as Advocates, by Carol Harter and John Gallagher
-Investment Committee, by John S. Griswold
-Finance Committee, by Marcia Muller
-Committee on Directors, by James L. Lanier Jr. and E.B. Wilson
-Executive Committee, by Richard T. Ingram
-Development Committee, by Royster C. Hedgepeth
-Audit Committee, by Kevin Hoolehan and Larry Boulet

Appendices:

-Responsibilities of Foundation Boards
-Responsibilities of Foundation Board Members
-Illustrative Memorandum of Understanding
-Illustrative Investment Policy
-Illustrative Gift Acceptance Policy