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COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES must increase the effectiveness of alumni development and fund raising programs to ensure quality in academic programs and campus life for the coming decade. This paper details (1) the design of a comprehensive decision support system responsive to institutional advancement needs, (2) examines specific research and management applications of that system, and (3) features effective analyses and reports it generates. Discussion also will focus on early collaboration between institutional researchers and advancement professionals which facilitated this effort and led to construction of a multipurpose alumni survey. Institutional researchers involved in alumni, development, fund raising, outcomes assessment, or decision support will find this paper of particular interest.
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Glover, R.H., Krotseng, M.V. Design and implementation of a decision support system for institutional advancement. J. Comput. High. Educ. 3, 99–120 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02942358
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