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HBCU Advancement Teams: Don't Underestimate the Power of the Individual Donor

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For over 20 years, I have been an avid reader of the Giving USA Report on Philanthropic Giving, an annual report on fundraising in America produced by the Indiana University Lily Family School of Philanthropy. Each June, I eagerly await its release and subsequently use it to direct my fundraising strategy for the ensuing year.

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Alderson Broaddus Loses Degree-Granting Authority - Josh Moody, Inside Higher Ed

Ray Schroeder

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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Are institutions leveraging their alumni to their full potential? Here’s how they can

University Business

Alumni love their school , and they regularly show it by contributing greatly to their alma mater’s fundraising campaigns. Rep, one alumna make for big-time hires Student recruitment Alumni can be utilized to help enlighten potential college applicants who aren’t well-versed in a specific institution’s offerings.

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President search committees are overlooking women – Here’s why

University Business

” The Colgate chief of staff (Rodriguez-Farrar) and vice president (Jack) created their own data set utilizing public information from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), which analyzed 2,723 public, nonprofit private, and for-profit private four-year institutions.

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3 Ways Advancement Teams Can Achieve More with Less

EAB

The almost inevitable guidance is to better utilize your existing resources. Try using these discussion questions in your next vendor meeting: Are there any aspects of our relationship that we’re under-utilizing? Micro campaigns are ideal because they allow you to experiment with new fundraising campaigns at a low cost.

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The Dos and Don’ts of Leveraging University Traditions in Your Annual Giving Strategy

EAB

Utilizing these traditions in your institution’s annual giving strategy can reignite memories in your alumni and inspire them to give back to their alma mater. Use this to your advantage by crafting compelling fundraising narratives that transport them back to the cherished moments of their college days.

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Things have changed—has your Annual Giving strategy?

EAB

Rather than sending the same message to your entire donor base, utilize donor data to craft meaningful messages for specific segments. Personalization isn’t limited to adding first names to subject lines—you need to personalize your messages, too. Schools receive donations outside of student “major” interests. appeared first on EAB.