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Article: Foundations: The Competitive Edge Every Public School District Needs.
- Article from:
- Mondaq Business Briefing
- Article date:
- December 10, 2008
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In this age of ever-increasing requests for taxpayer dollars and shrinking school budgets, school districts need an education foundation to serve as a crucial source of additional funds, resources and support for the school district. School districts have been looking at the fundraising efforts of colleges, universities and private schools as models for increasing their revenue. Colleges, universities and private schools have been using foundations to enlist dedicated and focused groups of individuals in the task of raising funds for these institutions. Education foundations are a relatively new concept for public school districts, but since they are being incorporated ...