Establishing a Culture of Philanthropy as an Academic Dean

Last updated December 5, 2023

Course Length

1h 6m

Last Updated

December 5, 2023

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Establishing a Culture of Philanthropy as an Academic Dean

Last updated December 5, 2023

Table of Contents

Introduction
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Lesson 1: What Is a Culture of Philanthropy?
Chapter 1 – Defining the Word Philanthropy
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Chapter 2 – Defining a Culture of Philanthropy
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Chapter 3 – Integrating Fundraising into a Culture of Philanthropy
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Chapter 4 – Why Philanthropy Is Important in Higher Education
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Chapter 5 – Reflecting on a Culture of Philanthropy
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Lesson 2: The Dean’s Role in a Culture of Philanthropy
Chapter 1 – Acknowledging the Challenges of the Dean’s Role
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Chapter 2 – Dean as Visionary
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Chapter 3 – Dean as Collaborator
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Chapter 4 – Dean as Role Model
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Chapter 5 – Dean as Fundraiser
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Chapter 6 – Envisioning Your Role in a Culture of Philanthropy
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Lesson 3: Collaborating with Others in Your Culture of Philanthropy
Chapter 1 – Development Officer
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Chapter 2 – Central Advancement
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Chapter 3 – Faculty and Department Chairs
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Chapter 4 – Your Leadership Team and Staff
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Chapter 5 – Provost, President, and Executive Leadership
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Chapter 6 – Alumni, Advisory Board Members, and Donors
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Chapter 7 – Aligning Collaborative Efforts to Advance Your Culture
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Lesson 4: Integrating Fundraising into Your Culture of Philanthropy
Chapter 1 – The Fundraising Cycle and Its Five Stages
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Chapter 2 – Identification
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Chapter 3 – Qualification
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Chapter 4 – Cultivation
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Chapter 5 – Solicitation
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Chapter 6 – Stewardship
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Chapter 7 – Fundraising Traps
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Chapter 8 – Focusing on Your Fundraising Priorities
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Conclusion
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Develop a plan to instill a culture of philanthropy in your academic unit.

Overview

Philanthropic work in higher education is as important as ever, as the cost of delivering a high-quality education continues to increase. Academic deans are situated in an important role that allows them to guide the strategic direction of their school or college to help meet the academic mission of their institution. But to achieve their strategic vision, deans must embrace their responsibility to foster a culture of philanthropy within their academic unit to ensure success for years to come.

This video course will be beneficial to any academic dean—new or experienced—or those aspiring to the role who are seeking to develop or refine a plan to achieve philanthropic goals for their institution.

This course is designed to help you understand what a culture of philanthropy is, why it is important, what your responsibility is as a dean in establishing a culture of philanthropy, and how to approach fundraising as a part of this culture. Our expert instructor, Dr. Wade Weast, will help you to understand how your roles as a visionary, collaborator, role model, and fundraiser come together to help alumni, donors, and friends of your academic unit leave a lasting impact. Accompanying this course is a workbook designed to help you reflect on the video course content and create a roadmap for establishing your culture of philanthropy as an academic leader.

Who should attend?

This video course will be beneficial to any academic dean—new or experienced—or those aspiring to the role who are seeking to develop or refine a plan to achieve philanthropic goals for their institution. Development officers who work with deans may also benefit from this course to help set strategy for developing a culture of philanthropy in your academic unit.

Agenda

Day 1: Lesson 1—What Is a Culture of Philanthropy?
12 minutes 

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Course Introduction
Defining the Word Philanthropy
Defining a Culture of Philanthropy
Integrating Fundraising into a Culture of Philanthropy
Why Philanthropy Is Important in Higher Education
Reflecting on a Culture of Philanthropy 

Complete Pages 1-5 in the workbook

Day 2: Lesson 2—The Dean’s Role in a Culture of Philanthropy
13 minutes 

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Acknowledging the Challenges of the Dean’s Role
Dean as Visionary
Dean as Collaborator
Dean as Role Model
Dean as Fundraiser
Envisioning Your Role in a Culture of Philanthropy 

Complete Pages 6-8 in the workbook 

Day 3: Lesson 3—Collaborating with Others in Your Culture of Philanthropy
14 minutes 

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Development Officer
Central Advancement
Faculty and Department Chairs
Your Leadership Team and Staff
Provost, President, and Executive Leadership
Alumni, Advisory Board Members, and Donors
Aligning Collaborative Efforts to Advance Your Culture 

Complete Pages 9-13 in the workbook 

Day 4: Lesson 4—Integrating Fundraising into Your Culture of Philanthropy 

12 minutes 

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The Fundraising Cycle and Its Five Stages
Identification
Qualification
Cultivation
Complete Pages 14-16 in the workbook 

 Day 5: Lesson 4—Integrating Fundraising into Your Culture of Philanthropy, Continued
16 minutes 

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Solicitation
Stewardship
Fundraising Traps
Focusing on Your Fundraising Priorities
Course Conclusion 

Complete Pages 17-19 in the workbook
 

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Dean of the College of the Arts, Georgia State University

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