xv Since its inception nearly 50 years ago, the Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences has been dedicated to enhancing the professional skills of its dean-members and to advocating for the Arts and Sciences. During an era of increasing emphasis on raising private funds, while the value of a liberal-arts education is under scrutiny, publishing a volume on how to raise money for colleges of Arts and Sciences could not be a more fitting contribution for CCAS to offer its members. Fundraising at academic institutions has long been an activity for presidents. Medical, engineering, law, and business school deans, espe- cially at private institutions, pioneered creating development offices at the school or college level. Increasingly, with the steep decline of state and federal funding over the last decade, and because of pres- sures not to raise tuition, development has become a major concern for all deans. Virtually all academic “constituencies”—arts and sciences, business, law, education, health professions—are charged with raising funds, along with many other constituencies at a University—athletics, student affairs, alumni relations, and centers for international studies being common examples. As a new dean, you were probably recruited for your success as a department chair or associate dean in winning grants, developing new programs, and handling tough budgetary and personnel issues. Likely you previously demonstrated leadership in many areas expected of a dean, albeit at a less responsible and visible level. But now you have an additional responsibility: to raise funds for your college or school. Foreword