Characteristics of Alumni Donors Who Volunteer at Their Alma Mater

Autor/inn/en	Weerts, David J.; Ronca, Justin M.
Titel	Characteristics of Alumni Donors Who Volunteer at Their Alma Mater
Quelle	In: Research in Higher Education, 49 (2008) 3, S.274-292 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0361-0365
DOI	10.1007/s11162-007-9077-0
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; Lobbying; Advisory Committees; Donors; Alumni; Volunteers; Individual Characteristics; Advocacy; Predictor Variables; Gender Differences; Place of Residence; Citizen Participation; Correlation; Academic Achievement; Attitudes; Academic Degrees + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Beratungsstelle; Freiwilliger; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Sozialanwaltschaft; Prädiktor; Geschlechterkonflikt; Wohnort; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Korrelation; Schulleistung; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten; Degree; Degrees; Academic level graduation; Akademischer Grad; Hochschulabschluss
Abstract	In the competitive marketplace of higher education, colleges and university leaders increasingly rely on the influence and service of their alumni to further institutional goals. Because of their demonstrated financial commitment to the institution, alumni donors are often enlisted to serve important roles as volunteers and political advocates. Using binomial logistic regression, this study examines a large sample of alumni donors from a large doctoral/research extensive university to predict donors who are most likely volunteer at the institution (via advisory board service, political advocacy, alumni club support). The study suggests that volunteering among alumni donors is predicted by capacity variables related to gender, residence, and overall civic engagement. Inclination to volunteer is associated with the quality of academic experience while an undergraduate student, beliefs about alumni volunteer roles, and number of degrees earned at the institution. (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10