Characteristics of alumni donors who volunteer at their alma mater

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 274-292

  Weerts, David J ^a   Ronca, Justin M ^b  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alumni; Institutional advancement; Volunteers

Indexed keywords

EID: 40549114009     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11162-007-9077-0     Document Type: Article

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