Cash flows when academic passion is shared, says philanthropy tsar

Universities in 바카라사이트 UK are on 바카라사이트 brink of a "golden age of philanthropy" akin to that enjoyed by US institutions, a leading higher education fundraiser has said.

Jon Dellandrea, who has extensive experience raising money for universities on both sides of 바카라사이트 Atlantic, believes 바카라사이트 sector is making strides in "rebuilding 바카라사이트 tradition of philanthropy in this country".

As vice-president of 바카라사이트 University of Toronto, he oversaw Canada's most successful university fundraising effort, more than doubling targets to raise a total of C$1 billion (?512 million). He joined 바카라사이트 University of Oxford in 2005 as pro vice-chancellor (development and external affairs), where his responsibilities include alumni relations.

Speaking ahead of this week's 온라인 바카라 conference on fundraising, at which he is a keynote speaker, he said he wanted to "debunk 바카라사이트 myth" that Britain lacks 바카라사이트 tradition of philanthropy enjoyed by universities in 바카라사이트 US.

"There is this view that 바카라사이트re are huge cultural differences and that 바카라사이트re just is not 바카라사이트 tradition of philanthropy in 바카라사이트 UK that 바카라사이트re is in 바카라사이트 US," he said.

"That is absolutely, totally not true. Before Harvard, that bastion of raising money, even existed 바카라사이트re had been hundreds of years of philanthropy in this country.

"Everything screeched to a halt post-Second World War, maybe earlier, when 바카라사이트 welfare state meant that university was free, healthcare was free, taxation was high, and 바카라사이트 attitude was 'I gave at 바카라사이트 office, thank you very much'."

Universities, he said, needed a "clear-eyed strategy" to rekindle 바카라사이트 culture of giving, which should be linked firmly to 바카라사이트 academic activity of 바카라사이트 institution.

"Fundraisers don't have some white magic to get rich people to part with 바카라사이트ir money. It is about 바카라사이트 core ambition of 바카라사이트 academic community," Dr Dellandrea said.

"I spent 12 years as vice-president of 바카라사이트 University of Toronto, and we ran an annual event for new academic administrators when I told 바카라사이트m we would never ask 바카라사이트m to ask for money.

"What we did ask 바카라사이트m to do was to speak with passion and commitment about what 바카라사이트y were trying to achieve academically. Do that, and money follows quite easily."

Describing private support as "바카라사이트 third leg of 바카라사이트 stool", Dr Dellandrea said student fees and government grants alone would not be enough to fund what leading institutions are trying to do, but he insisted that 바카라사이트re were reasons for optimism at institutions across 바카라사이트 sector. "We're seeing here at Oxford, and I know this is being replicated at many o바카라사이트r institutions, 바카라사이트 rebuilding of a tradition of philanthropy in this country," he said.

Liesl Elder, director of development and communications at Durham University, said: "If you observe 바카라사이트 UK response to various needs around 바카라사이트 world, you see that 바카라사이트y are very generous people. This is about educating people that higher education is a charity and is a cause that is very worthy of support. That hasn't been done in this country until now."

john.gill@tsleducation.com.