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Sources of Funding

Posted on May 8th, 2007 by Julia Ridge, OLLI National Resource Center

Cathy House, from  OLLI at University of Utah, asks:

At the University of Utah we are working to broaden our sources of funding. It would be helpful to have the following information form other OLLIs to use as benchmarks and to help stimulate ideas:

  1. What percentage of your annual operating budget comes from the Osher Foundation (grants and endowment earnings), membership fees, local foundations, national foundations, corporations, donations from individuals who are not members, donations from members, and your host institution? Please include any other sources of funding not listed.
  2. What tactics have been successful to gain member support?
  3. What types of projects have been funded by local and national foundations and corporations?
  4. Who leads the development effort?
  5. Do you have a member development committee? If so can you share bylaws, operating guidelines, tips for successfully getting a committee up and running.

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