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Tables of Contents for Private Giving to Public Schools and Districts in Los Angeles County
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
iii
Tables
vii
Summary
ix
Acknowledgments
xix
Acronyms
xxi
Introduction
1
6
What we Currently Know About Private Support of Public Education
7
18
Historical Trends
7
2
Why People Give
9
2
Who Are the Givers?
11
3
Channeling Giving Through School-Based Organizations and Individuals
14
2
Mechanisms for Attracting Private Support
16
1
Types of Private Giving
17
5
In-Kind Support
18
1
Monetary Support
19
2
Use of Private Monetary Giving
21
1
Limitations of Study Research
22
3
Research methodology
25
10
District and School Selection
25
5
District Selection
26
2
School Selection
28
2
Interview Topics
30
1
Analysis
31
1
Other Interviews
32
1
Data Limitations
32
3
The Who, How, and What of Private Giving
35
32
Who Are the Private Givers?
37
1
At the School Level
37
1
At the District Level
38
1
School-Based and District-Based Entities Channeling Private Resources
38
3
At the School Level
39
1
At the District Level
40
1
Mechanisms to Attract Private Resources
41
3
At the School Level
41
2
At the District Level
43
1
Types of Private Giving
44
5
At the School Level
45
3
At the District Level
48
1
Usage of Private Monetary Giving
49
2
At the School Level
50
1
At the District Level
50
1
Differences in Private Giving at Schools and Districts by Socioeconomic Status
51
13
Effect of School Socioeconomic Status on Private Giving
51
8
Effect of District Socioeconomic Status on Private Giving
59
5
Summary
64
3
Lesson Learned from this Study
67
32
Broad-Based Strategies for Obtaining Private Support
67
4
Maintain Continual Communication
67
1
Make It a Reciprocal Relationship
68
1
Find Ways for Donors to ``Get Their Feet Wet''
68
1
Make It Appealing for Individuals and Organizations to Become Involved
69
1
Provide Training to Volunteers
69
1
Know Your Resource Base
70
1
Private Support Garners More Private Support
70
1
The Challenges of Raising Private Support and Suggested Strategies
71
3
Time Demands
71
1
Turnover and Mobility
71
1
Short-term Support Mentality
72
1
Not Knowing How to Attract Private Support
72
1
Lack of Communication Between Districts and Schools
73
1
``Donor Fatigue''
73
1
Fear of Commercialization
73
1
Summary
74
1
Future Research
75
2
Appendices
A. School Principal Interview Protocol
77
4
B. District Interview Protocol
81
4
C. Local Education Foundation Interview Protocol
85
2
D. Study Results on Local Education Foundations
87
6
E. Source Citations For the Private-Giving Matrix
93
6
Bibliography
99
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