Higher Education Fundraising Boom Boosts Liberal Arts at SF State and Beyond

INSIDE PHILANTHROPY -- In a post about a big liberal arts gift to San Francisco State University, I wrote that the field has benefited mightily from the higher ed fundraising boom in which American colleges and universities raised a record $46.7 billion in 2018. The formula here is simple: An ambitious multi-billion-dollar campaign engages loyal patrons who rise to the challenge and dig deep for a transformational gift for the liberal arts.