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Optimizing Institutional Budget Models

Strategic lessons for aligning incentives and improving financial performance

Use this study to develop more strategic resource allocation systems. The first resource outlines four executive-level lessons on budget design. The second resource provides a compendium of 29 budget model elements with detailed descriptions and case studies.

Budgeting in an era of change

While most colleges and universities saw stable growth in enrollment over the last several decades, many now face significant downward pressure on revenue.

Growth in enrollment has slowed substantially for many; inflation-adjusted state appropriations for public institutions are lower today than any point in last 30 years; and advancement offices are becoming less effective overall as institutions increasingly rely on a small number of large donors. Moody’s Investor Services estimates that one in ten institutions is experiencing acute financial distress from falling revenue or poor operating performance.

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