Private Giving to Public Schools and Districts in Los Angeles County: A Pilot Study 2001

by Zimmer, Ron; Krop, Cathy; Kaganoff, Tessa; Ross, Karen E.; Brewer, Dominic J.

• ISBN13: 9780833030665
• ISBN10: 0833030663
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-10-15
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

Meeting the challenges of securing private support for public education.

Table of Contents

Preface	iii
Tables	vii
Summary	ix
Acknowledgments	xix
Acronyms	xxi
Introduction	1	(6)
What we Currently Know About Private Support of Public Education	7	(18)
Historical Trends	7	(2)
Why People Give	9	(2)
Who Are the Givers?	11	(3)
Channeling Giving Through School-Based Organizations and Individuals	14	(2)
Mechanisms for Attracting Private Support	16	(1)
Types of Private Giving	17	(5)
In-Kind Support	18	(1)
Monetary Support	19	(2)
Use of Private Monetary Giving	21	(1)
Limitations of Study Research	22	(3)
Research methodology	25	(10)
District and School Selection	25	(5)
District Selection	26	(2)
School Selection	28	(2)
Interview Topics	30	(1)
Analysis	31	(1)
Other Interviews	32	(1)
Data Limitations	32	(3)
The Who, How, and What of Private Giving	35	(32)
Who Are the Private Givers?	37	(1)
At the School Level	37	(1)
At the District Level	38	(1)
School-Based and District-Based Entities Channeling Private Resources	38	(3)
At the School Level	39	(1)
At the District Level	40	(1)
Mechanisms to Attract Private Resources	41	(3)
At the School Level	41	(2)
At the District Level	43	(1)
Types of Private Giving	44	(5)
At the School Level	45	(3)
At the District Level	48	(1)
Usage of Private Monetary Giving	49	(2)
At the School Level	50	(1)
At the District Level	50	(1)
Differences in Private Giving at Schools and Districts by Socioeconomic Status	51	(13)
Effect of School Socioeconomic Status on Private Giving	51	(8)
Effect of District Socioeconomic Status on Private Giving	59	(5)
Summary	64	(3)
Lesson Learned from this Study	67	(32)
Broad-Based Strategies for Obtaining Private Support	67	(4)
Maintain Continual Communication	67	(1)
Make It a Reciprocal Relationship	68	(1)
Find Ways for Donors to ``Get Their Feet Wet''	68	(1)
Make It Appealing for Individuals and Organizations to Become Involved	69	(1)
Provide Training to Volunteers	69	(1)
Know Your Resource Base	70	(1)
Private Support Garners More Private Support	70	(1)
The Challenges of Raising Private Support and Suggested Strategies	71	(3)
Time Demands	71	(1)
Turnover and Mobility	71	(1)
Short-term Support Mentality	72	(1)
Not Knowing How to Attract Private Support	72	(1)
Lack of Communication Between Districts and Schools	73	(1)
``Donor Fatigue''	73	(1)
Fear of Commercialization	73	(1)
Summary	74	(1)
Future Research	75	(2)
Appendices
A. School Principal Interview Protocol	77	(4)
B. District Interview Protocol	81	(4)
C. Local Education Foundation Interview Protocol	85	(2)
D. Study Results on Local Education Foundations	87	(6)
E. Source Citations For the Private-Giving Matrix	93	(6)
Bibliography	99