An interview with James Langley (Langley Innovations) Recently, we reached out to Jim Langley, founder of Langley Innovations and the author of three bestselling Academic Impressions guides for institutional advancement: We asked Jim to share the philosophy behind these four unique books and what he hopes development officers and their partners on campus will learn […]
As a president, you play a critical role in creating the institutional conditions that attract significant and sustained philanthropic investments. Some of the questions you may be asking as you seek to define your unique institutional narrative for donors are: It’s easiest to answer these questions when you have established a clear delineation of responsibilities […]
Bashar serves as the inaugural President of Commonwealth University. On July 1, 2022, Bloomsburg, Lock Haven, and Mansfield universities officially came together to form Commonwealth University, uniting three historic institutions and promising expanded opportunities for students across the region. Bashar began his career as an Assistant Director of the Ronald McNair Faculty-in-Training Program at Temple […]
Rebecca Gentry serves as the University of Houston’s Associate Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and Leadership Gifts in the Division of Advancement and Alumni. She oversees the leadership/principal gifts program, including presidential engagement strategies, board and volunteer engagement, student philanthropy ambassadors, special projects and strategic planning, and serves on the Division of Advancement and Alumni’s leadership […]
FREE WEBCAST The Great Resignation and Women in Higher Ed: A Conversation to Strategize Solutions Live Webcast: June 14, 2022 | 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Eastern Learn how others are working to decrease inequity to better support and retain women faculty and staff. It’s a perfect storm: the pandemic has exacerbated work and personal demands […]
As fundraisers, we’ve just concluded a period of hustling to wrap up the fiscal year: working with donors, securing final gifts, and planning for the new fiscal year. Amid all the rush of this work, it can be easy to lose sight of something key: Most donors give because they want to make a difference […]
At a 2011 Academic Impressions conference on “Integrated Strategic Planning and Resource Allocation” (San Antonio, January 2011), 50 presidents, provosts, chief finance officers, and other members of senior leadership teams from an array of public and private institutions were asked about the key issues and barriers they saw to making a planning and budgeting process effective — […]
Recently, AI’s program manager Grace Spivak and our director of research and publications Daniel Fusch had the opportunity to interview Steve Kreidler, the vice president of administration and finance at Metropolitan State University of Denver, a public institution enrolling 20,000 undergraduate students. Several years ago, Metro State underwent a transformational strategic planning process and instituted […]
The Impact of Enhancing Customer Service in Higher Education: A Discussion Series Recorded on October 27, 2023 | Recorded on November 17, 2023 | Recorded on December 15, 2023 Join like-minded professionals to discuss how increasing customer service efforts on your campus can make a big impact. Overview Because student and employee engagement and […]
In This Issue August 2012. As the higher education landscape becomes increasingly competitive, and as both the challenges and the opportunities facing your institution become increasingly complex, it’s critical that the goal-setting and the work of raising funds to finance the pursuit of your institution’s mission become an enterprise-wide endeavor, not just a function of the […]
