Embrace the example of one consortium's vision and creation of an alternative funding source.

This unique guide recounts, step-by-step, the creation and organization of a successful education foundation -- giving you a ready-made blueprint for forming your own funding system. Through the triumphs and trip-ups of an ultimately successful consortium's experience, you discover the nuts and bolts of developing an effective foundation, plus how to:

• Establish a vision that drives all other facets of an education foundation
• Implement field-tested practices to generate funds
• Integrate procedures for reporting foundation activities
• Incorporate essential forms and documents into the establishment process
• And more