University Business

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

To avoid being behind the eight ball, institutions should know how to effectively fundraise if—or when—things fly south. More from UB: How do colleges hit record-level fundraising? million to fundraising production. The post How to hit your fundraising goals during an economic downturn appeared first on University Business.

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University Business

MARCH 10, 2023

C ollege students are increasingly turning to crowdfunding to help cover their education expenses, according to new data from the fundraising platform GoFundMe. GoFundMe fundraisers for tuition money are up more than 50% compared to last year, and both college and trade school fundraising are up 30%, a GoFundMe spokesperson said.

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Modern Campus

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Yet, for student organizations, fundraising is often essential. When done well, fundraising is great way to not only raise money but also … Raising money and asking for donations can be super uncomfortable, especially for college students.

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Modern Campus

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Many student leaders view fundraising as a hurdle to clear. They understand that they can’t reap the benefits of a student organization without money — which needs to come from… well, somewhere. But, ideally, students should shift …

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Clark’s lifelong dedication to improving the lives of young people, along with her unique combination of fundraising and brand-building skills, are exactly what Fisk needs today,” said Juliette Pryor, chair of the Fisk Board of Trustees.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

Morgan State University’s Magnificent Marching Machine plans to fundraise to cover costs associated with the band’s appearance in the international D-Day Normandy Parade in Normandy, France, on June 6, 2024. Morgan State will fundraise to cover associated costs for the trip. “It

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 9, 2023

"Areas of focus will include increasing student success, increasing support for faculty, expanding academic program offerings, increasing research productivity, enrollment and degree production, fundraising, external relations, and economic development,” Edington said. “My

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2023

Sessions will cover topics such as balancing athletic and academic priorities, strengthening CVs, presidential fundraising skills, and negotiating presidential salary packages. The Rutgers University Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) will host a Mid-Program Convening for its MSI Aspiring Leaders program in Philadelphia, Pa.,

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MAY 13, 2020

This podcast explores university fundraising during crisis situations. During his 24 years of professional fundraising, Martin Leifeld and his teams raised a staggering $500 million dollars. At the time of this podcast, COVID-19 was the major crisis for higher ed finances.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2023

in management from Doane University; and a certificate in Fundraising Management from The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University. Webster holds an Ed.D. from The George Washington University; a B.A. in public administration and political science and an M.A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 29, 2023

The first plan of action is to get someone in place that has deep roots and grassroots from a recruiting perspective and also someone that can fundraise and can connect,” Allen said. “A TSU will be hiring a director of club hockey. A connector.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 3, 2023

During her tenure, Cassidy eliminated loans as part of the financial aid package for students with family incomes below $60,000; reduced loans for others; and led a $301 million fundraising campaign.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 11, 2023

John is a superb fundraiser who has raised the profile of both Schools that he has led at Penn. “He is an acclaimed scholar who has had extraordinary success in recruiting outstanding faculty, in leading innovations in teaching and learning, and in building an exceptional educational experience for students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

“Ultimately, I plan to return to the Yale faculty, work on some long-delayed writing and research projects, and renew my love of teaching and working with students while continuing to help with fundraising,” he wrote.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Under Decatur’s leadership, Kenyon will conclude its most successful fundraising campaign, growing its endowment to over $520 million. “It has been a tremendous honor for me to lead this remarkable community over the past 9.5 6 message to the Kenyon community. And Decatur will be available through March 2023 to support the transition.

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Experiential Learning Depot

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Fall Fundraiser Project My students LOVE fundraisers. If that's not enough of a reason to have them plan, coordinate, and host their own fundraisers, how about this? Planning fundraisers is an incredible skill-builder and community-builder. Fall is a favorite time to have my students plan and lead fundraisers.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The grant will support phase one fundraising for the school. Philander Smith College has received $2 million from the Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church for its Dr. Joycelyn Elders School of Allied and Public Health. Kendall Science and Health Mission Center, where the Elders School is housed.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2023

As an academic administrator, she has a proven track record with leading a diverse faculty, financial management, pedagogical innovation, fundraising, and alumni development. “Professor Bond brings an intellectual trajectory that complements the scholarly focus of law faculty in Camden.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 12, 2023

Connecticut College last week named trustee Les Wong interim president to replace Katherine Bergeron, who is stepping down at the end of June in the wake of a fundraising fiasco that prompted campus protests earlier this year. Now faculty are raising concerns about the opaque process.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 1, 2022

It's important with diminishing resources to support student mental health that fundraisers are involved in collaborating with mental health leaders to figure out ways to fundraise to meet escalating demand. That's still very much the case but more and more, we need faculty to play a role in directing students to best-fit resources.

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Ray Schroeder

AUGUST 25, 2023

Observers say the gift is a "dramatic" example of fundraising success. McPherson College now has the largest endowment of any small liberal arts college in the country. Last month, Michael Schneider, McPherson’s president, announced the college had surpassed the ambitious $1 billion endowment goal he set years ago.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 31, 2023

Ken Burnett’s classic 1992 fundraising text, Relationship Fundraising , taught and touted the value of developing relationships with donors based on the attributes of friendship, such as care, understanding, respect and mutual trust. Soft skills should never overshadow or replace hard skills in fundraising operations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

The institutions need to be diligent about the old fundraising plans that are tried and true but also find new and creative revenue streams. Administrators must be more creative in generating new revenue, as well. This is especially true in rural areas where HBCUs feature the largest and most diverse gathering spaces.

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EAB

AUGUST 21, 2023

The Results Armed with staffing and investment data and backed by the Board, MSU’s advancement shop has increased their ROI, grown their fundraising production, and decreased their cost to raise a dollar.

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Campus Groups

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Fundraising ? Communicate & Collaborate with Fundraising This feature enables campus community members to fundraise. Previously student and alumni teams used external systems such as GoFundMe and alumni donation platforms to fundraise. Learn more about Fundraising and CampusGroups. Interventions+ ? Campus ID ?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

“Becky inspired faculty, staff and administrators with an approach to problem-solving that combined vision, creativity and pragmatism."

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 16, 2023

“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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EAB

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

To stay on track, institutions should raise 65% of their fundraising revenue before December 31. Meaning year-end campaigns can provide the perfect opportunity to give your fundraising efforts a needed boost or close any revenue gaps.

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EAB

MAY 15, 2023

Priority #1: Enhancing collaboration with deans and academic leaders to meet campaign goals Strong collaboration between fundraisers and academic partners is essential to meeting campaign goals and supporting ambitious institutional strategic plans. Chief advancement officers are increasingly confronting the reality of this crisis.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The numbers line up with what many higher education institutions reported to be a record-breaking fundraising year in fiscal 2022, despite rising inflation and continued fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the first year CASE used new Global Reporting Standards , which are meant to bring reporting on U.S. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Ray Schroeder

MARCH 8, 2023

million to meet immediate needs, warning that the small evangelical institution located in the heart of Wall Street is at risk of closure if it can’t quickly fundraise its way out of a dire situation. Facing financial pressures, the King’s College made a recent appeal to donors for $2.6 The deadline to raise the $2.6 million was Feb.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 1, 2023

The students are angry about a planned fundraising event at Everglades Club in Palm Beach, Fla. The college’s dean of institutional equity and inclusion quit over the fundraiser, which has since been called off. The venue has a history of racial discrimination and antisemitism.

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Ray Schroeder

AUGUST 9, 2023

HEPC chancellor Sarah Armstrong Tucker noted in a report to the board that Alderson Broaddus has been fundraising to meet payroll and utility bills in recent weeks, expressing concern that a midsemester closure was likely.

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EAB

JUNE 30, 2023

Edify serves as a data hub for all of the systems that higher ed already uses, from enrollment and fundraising CRMs to student success platforms. Improve Advancement efforts through more intelligent fundraising As Advancement gets more targeted in its approach to fundraising appeals, it has become more reliant on data.

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Experiential Learning Depot

APRIL 24, 2023

Plan and Host a Fundraiser A fantastic way to encourage students to build essential life skills is through fundraising. Students plan the logistics of a fundraiser, and in an ideal world, would actually execute the fundraiser that they’ve planned. The process of planning a fundraiser can be tricky.

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EAB

MAY 16, 2023

Use these Rapid Insight resources as a guide for typical enrollment, reporting, student success, and fundraising processes, and to map your own. Thanks for your interest! To access this content, please log in or register for a free guest account. Log In Register The post Rapid Insight Annual Activity Calendar appeared first on EAB.

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University Business

MARCH 23, 2023

While the majority of both men and women come from academic institutions with academic backgrounds, the rising need for schools to leverage fundraising strategies to compensate for stagnating enrollment has led schools to hire presidents with different sets of skills.

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