Catholic Colleges Adjust Fundraising Efforts to Fit Economic Climate

Now with 14 fundraisers in the development office, Duquesne representatives have increased their in-person visits to potential donors by 300 percent, Dougherty said.

"We've found that you have to keep going with your fundraising efforts in these challenging times, and you have to change your approach a bit," said Mary J. Meehan, president of Alverno College in Milwaukee. "We've also increased our staff in the development office, and we're finding that people are more willing to give than we would have expected in this economy."