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Fundraising During Uncertain Times: What Not to Do

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Blogs Fundraising During Uncertain Times: What Not to Do The first two decades of the 21st century have already witnessed several major disruptions with significant economic impacts, from three recessions to the pandemic to today’s hiring crisis. But there are also significant risks to halting solicitations altogether.

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President moves: Recent resignations show 3 reasons why a leader steps down

University Business

He has served at Nichols since 2006, mainly in positions that revolved around fundraising and advancement. Ward, president since 2019, will retire at the end of June 2025, the conclusion of Luther’s 2023-25 strategic plan. Her most recent fundraising campaign has amassed $444 million of its $600 million goal.

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A public university wants to privatize advancement jobs

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“The University will submit a plan that necessitates ensuring that the UMass Amherst Foundation, not UMass Amherst, performs most of the advancement and fundraising work to maintain legal compliance moving forward,” Duffy wrote. Advancement employees, some of whom have been at the university for decades, were shocked and upset.

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This college celebrates its largest incoming class in 5 years after nearly merging

University Business

Hampshire College, the private liberal arts college known for its experimental teaching style, admitted 13 students in 2019. With 285 first-year students and 21 transfers, it follows four years of improving enrollment since its nearly fatal 2019 crash. She resigned less than a year into her tenure.

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Iowa Wesleyan University announces closure

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Iowa Wesleyan University is closing, citing rising costs, shifting enrollment trends, declining fundraising and the governor’s rejection of a proposal for federal COVID-19 relief funds. Now, five years later, Iowa Wesleyan is falling to the market forces it temporarily fended off. Is this diversity newsletter?

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Grad Students Should Consider Administrative Work

Higher Ed Connects: News

This article originally appeared on Inside Higher Ed on August 5, 2019. I want to talk about a third path: the wide range of interesting jobs that have a largely administrative element. The word “administration” encompasses a wide variety of kinds of work and content areas. Colleges and universities are great places to work.

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Goldman Sachs: HBCUs play central role in Black student excellence

University Business

Additionally, with 60% of reported hate crimes in 2019 being fueled by race, negative campus assessments by Black students can affect their persistence and retention rates. Continue to make endowment-building and fundraising an institutional priority. Still, HBCUs can maintain their mission with a few guidelines detailed in the report.