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MARGARET A. DURONIO is director of planning and administration in the office of the vice chancelllor for institutional advancement at the University of Pittsburgh. She has served as project director and principal investigator of five national studies on fund raising.

1. Studying Fund-Raising Effectiveness
2. State of the Art and by the Book: A Private Research University
3. Encouraging Long-Term Relationships and Involvement: A Public Research University
4. Not Afraid to Break the Rules: A Private Doctoral University
5. Teams and Champions in a Decentralized Environment: A Public Doctoral University
6. Planning for the Long Range: A Private Comprehensive University
7. Building on Its Position as a Source of Regional Pride: A Public Comprehensive University
8. Combining Faith and Know-How: A Private Baccalaureate College
9. Learning by Doing: A Public Baccalaureate College
10. Close and Personal: A Private Two-Year College
11. Creating Networks of Dedicated FriAnds: A Public Two-Year College
12. Reconsidering the Conventional Fund-Raising Wisdom
13. Assessing Fund-Raising Effectiveness: Questions to Start With

"Provides detailed synopses of successful fund-raising programs at institutions ranging from public two-year colleges to private research universities. Through extensive interviews with program participants, the authors demonstrate how both commonly accepted and unconventional views on the use of volunteers, the organization of staff members, and the role of planning led to fund-raising success."