Voluntary Support of Education Survey
Council for Aid to Education
Report The Council for Aid to Education conducts the annual Voluntary Support of Education (VSE) Survey, which collects data on private giving to U.S. higher education and private K-12 schools. In addition to a print report, a database called the VSE Data Miner allows subscribers to interact with 300 data variables and create custom reports. Variables include total giving, alumni participation, deferred and bequest giving, and capital purpose and current operations gifts, among others. CASE co-sponsors the annual VSE Survey and encourages members to participate.

Review of Philanthropy in UK Higher Education: 2012 Status Report and Challenges for the Next Decade
More Partnership for HEFCE
Report This review, commissioned by HEFCE, assesses philanthropic giving to higher education in the UK. It identifies the progress made across the sector over recent years; highlights the opportunities that will benefit students and further knowledge, through increased engagement between institutions and donors; and addresses its recommendations to donors, institutions and government. The review and appendices are available in PDF and Word.

Ross-CASE Survey of Gifts and Costs of Voluntary Giving to Higher Education in the UK
National Centre for Social Research on behalf of the Ross Group and CASE
Report This annual survey of gift revenue and fundraising costs is carried out to measure the philanthropic performance of UK higher education and further education institutions. It is the only source of data on this subject in the UK and enables institutions to benchmark with peers. It also provides an estimate of the overall impact of philanthropy on the higher education sector. The Ross-CASE Survey site provides information about the survey, including its importance to the matched funding scheme, and findings from 2010-11 (published 23 March 2012) and previous years.

The Coutts Million Pound Donors Report 2009
Coutts & Co. in association with The Centre for Philanthropy, Humanitarianism and Social Justice, University of Kent
Report This November 2009 report analyzes 189 donations of at least £1 million made by UK donors or to UK charities in 2007/08, with a combined value of £1.4 billion. It also discusses the scale and impact of these gifts and trends in major giving at this level. A noteworthy finding for CASE members: of donations that went directly to causes and beneficiaries, the most popular destination was once again higher education institutions, which received 56 donations worth £1 million or more (up from 45 in 2006/07), accounting for 39% of the total value of distributed million pound donations.

UK Giving 2009: An Overview of Charitable Giving in the UK, 2008/09
Charities Aid Foundation and National Council for Voluntary Organisations
Report The fifth edition of an annual publication, this September 2009 report shows that while over half of adults in the UK continue to donate to charity, the overall amount given declined by 11 percent from the previous year. In addition, the report provides details about who gives, the causes donors support and the methods they use to donate.

Philanthropy for Research
European Commission
Report In most European countries, with the exception of the UK, philanthropy does not focus on research. However, successful experiences show that philanthropy could help fund research, particularly in areas with important benefits for society such as health-related research. This page links to several European Commission reports and documents that support raising philanthropic dollars for research, including "Giving More for Research in Europe: the Role of Foundations and the Non-Profit Sector in Boosting R&D Investment" and "Engaging Philanthropy for University Research: Fundraising by Universities from Philanthropic Sources."

Increasing Voluntary Giving to Higher Education: Task Force Report to Government
Report Often called the Thomas Report in reference to Eric Thomas' role as chair of the Task Force on Voluntary Giving to Higher Education, this key report from May 2004 sets forth the UK Government's proposals for building fundraising infrastructure and increasing voluntary giving to higher education.