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The Napa Group provides a variety of resources relevant to our clients' needs. Napa Reviews are timely whitepapers that present The Napa Group's expertise and perspectives on current issues and trends in higher education, fundraising and business and non-profit management. Browse the Napa Reviews archives for a variety of whitepaper discussions. Napa Research, produced with our alliance partner, Access Information, Inc., provides detailed data and reliable references on complex topics.

ROI Budgeting – Agility in Higher Education
During Changing Times

June 2008 - Download PDF
The financial challenges facing colleges and universities in the next 10 years will be increasingly more complex. Demographics are shifting in certain regions, enrollment growth is changing in traditional markets and economic uncertainties are fueled by the real estate “bust” and lower interest rates. As the reliable and predictable revenue and investment streams of the past 15 years decline, the pressures on institutional leadership will increase. Read more (.pdf)...

Fundraisers As Facilitators

June 2007 - Download PDF
The increasing number of billion-dollar university fundraising campaigns and a growing reliance on philanthropy in higher education revenue streams are causing a significant sea change for development offices. Together these trends create a situation we call “competitive fundraising.” Read more (.pdf)...

Balancing Mission and Market
in Higher Education in the 21st Century

January 2007 - Download PDF
Princeton’s decision not to raise tuition for the first time in four decades is an in-your-face example of the growing winner-take-all positioning in higher education. Colleges and universities like Princeton with top-of-mind prestige and mega-endowments inevitably win bright faculty and talented students. They can afford to dip into their billion-dollar-plus endowments to do something radical, such as holding the line on tuition decreases, thus making decisions that will impact the rest of the higher education marketplace. Read more (.pdf)...