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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.Rethinking Volunteerism as a Workforce Growth Strategy
January 2009 - Download PDFThe financial belt-tightening caused by the recession is forcing nonprofits, from large universities to community organizations, to review their workforce strategies. Already there are plenty of examples of hiring freezes, salary caps and reconsideration of open positions. It seems that these fixed "people costs" are always the first to go. While they may be the fastest way to decrease costs, such cuts can seriously compromise earlier investments and reduce the ability to invest in key growth areas. Read more (.pdf)...
Surviving Turbulent Economic Times
October 2008 - Download PDFThe world headlines were as stunning as the near-catastrophe they described – “avoiding financial tsunami” (Paris), “the end of capitalism?” (London), “swallow(ing) Wall Street’s toxic debts” (New York). Two and a half weeks later, when the House of Representatives initially turned down what The Washington Post called “The Mother of All Interventions” on Wall Street, a jaw-dropping $1.2 trillion vanished from the United States stock market in just one plummeting trading day. Also download the accompanying Fact Sheet (.pdf).
ROI Budgeting – Agility in Higher Education
During Changing Times
June 2008 - Download PDFThe 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 PDFThe 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 PDFPrinceton’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)...
