A vibrant leadership annual giving program not only serves as the core of a successful annual fund, but it can be one of the best tools to build the pipeline to major gifts. Yet, institutions struggle with how to create a separate identity for their leadership giving programs, and how to best communicate the opportunities […]
FREE WEBCAST RECORDING The New Realities of Senior Leadership Transitions Traditional advice about transitioning to a new senior leadership role no longer applies in today’s context. Join us to learn a more updated, practical, and effective approach. By most accounts, the pandemic has not only accelerated the pace of leadership transitions but has made […]
FREE WEBCAST New Strategies for Managing Your Academic Program Economics Live Webcast: October 6, 2021 | 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Eastern Make more strategic decisions about your academic program mix using data on instructional economics. In today’s competitive and resource-constrained environment, it is critical for higher ed leaders to understand the impact of their offerings—at […]
In this week’s news, Hamilton College (Clinton, NY) is adopting a “need blind” admissions policy; Hamilton expects over the next four years to add about $2 million to its annual financial aid budget. Initially, that additional expense will be borne by six trustees, who have each pledged $500,000 to seed the need-blind effort, and then […]
Louise Coburn, who has served as the social media strategist for the University of New England for over five years, oversees the strategic direction of UNE President James Herbert’s brand across social media, such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Her responsibilities include managing the President’s multiple content channels and ensuring that his messaging supports the […]
Larry is charged with directing the design and development of a wide range of faculty development services and systems. He has presented internationally on the topics of instructional design, multimedia development, faculty development issues, and instructional design for distance education. His current areas of research include the articulation of strategies, techniques, and methods that faculty […]
Gain tactics and review multiple models for better engaging corporate partners. You will learn new ideas for comprehensively approaching multi-dimensional corporate, foundation, and industry relationships. Our expert instructors will share best practices for: Identifying potential high-impact corporate, foundation, and industry partners Using relationship-building strategies and tactics that result in integrated relationships Developing metrics for measuring […]
any institutions continue to prioritize capital projects—student life, academic, or administrative—without assessing their full impact. Learn how you can improve the prioritization of capital projects at your institution by better addressing the ROI associated with each project. You will gain the tactics you need to better: Measure and report full long-term impact of project cost […]
Are you having more conversations with donors’ financial council? It is important to know how to talk with your donor’s financial council effectively to ensure a successful gift planning process, especially as more gift officers find themselves conversing directly with financial advisors and certified public accountants. Join us to hear from an expert planned giving […]
We already know that learning from failure can lead to great success. But seeing the lessons can be hard as we’re wired to avoid failure. We often perceive failure as a threat, so we run. What’s worse? We don’t even know we’re doing it. Join us online to learn how to foster a culture of […]