Leveraging a Donor Network to Fund Innovation: Lessons Learned from the Success of the Jefferson Trust

University budgets are tight, so how do you set aside funding for innovation? Here’s one strategy from the University of Virginia, which has issued 141 grants in a little over a decade to fund strategic projects at the institution. In an earlier paper, we highlighted several distinct approaches institutions had taken to setting aside funds […]

Strategies and Support for Early-Career Success in Academic Writing and Publication: A Group Coaching Package

Strategies and Support for Early-Career Success in Academic Writing and Publication A GROUP COACHING PACKAGE Bring together early-career faculty at your institution to build confidence as academic writers, advance their scholarly writing, and get published. Overview While each path is unique, academic researchers and writers often struggle with prioritizing and managing their research agenda. Further, […]

Improving Your Fundraising Health: A Preview of the Vital Signs Philanthropic Health Assessment (Free Webcast)

FREE WEBCAST RECORDING Improving Your Fundraising Health: A Preview of the Vital Signs Philanthropic Health Assessment Become a more effective fundraising operation by assessing your philanthropic health. To assess physical health, medical professionals mind vital signs such as body temperature or pulse rate to help you course-correct and become healthier. Similarly, what if a fundraising […]

11 Things You Can Do Right Now to Set Your Phonathon Up for Success

MORE RESOURCES FROM THIS AUTHOR Jessica Cloud, CFRE, is the author of Successful Fundraising Calls: A Phonathon Scripting Workshop, in which she critiques and revises 6 real phonathon scripts submitted by institutions across North America. In this book, you will learn the pillars of writing effective scripts; review sample LYBUNT, SYBUNT, young alumni, and future donor scripts; […]

Strategies to Promote Student Resiliency: What to Do When Students Blame Faculty for their Lack of Success

This article is an excerpt from Sue Ohrablo’s acclaimed book High-Impact Advising: A Guide for Academic Advisors, which you can find here. When working with students, advisors are likely to encounter students who blame others for the academic challenges they experience. It is the responsibility of the advisor to provide a sympathetic ear and refrain from […]

Developing a High-Performing and Productive Advising Department, Part 2: Assessing and Meeting Employee Needs

READ THE WHOLE SERIES: Academic advising staff, comprised of both administrative support staff and advisors, may experience a great deal of stress and frustration as they work to manage the expectations of both students and administration. As frontline personnel, they are the first to be confronted when students experience problems and express dissatisfaction, yet they […]

Developing a High-Performing and Productive Advising Department, Part 1: Assessing and Meeting Student Needs

READ THE WHOLE SERIES: Ask academic advising professionals what they perceive to be the primary role of academic advising, and you’ll most likely hear responses such as “to help students,” “to serve students,” or “to facilitate student growth and development.” All are appropriate responses which get to the most basic reason that advising departments exist; […]

Spotlight on Innovation: How Central Georgia Technical College Success Coaches Will Provide Collaborative Support to At-Risk Students

Here’s how Central Georgia Technical College is expanding a student success coach program, focusing especially on GED students and students placed in developmental education. SPOTLIGHT ON INNOVATION SERIES The US Department of Education has awarded multi-million dollar “First in the World” grants to 24 colleges and universities that are innovating to solve critical challenges with […]