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Download this study to learn how to engage and support a more diverse volunteer community.
As blockchain takes over classrooms across college campuses, higher ed institutions have begun grappling with another reality of the cryptocurrency: donations in the form of bitcoin.
When it comes to investment in advancement office staffing: It’s not how many FTEs you add, but where you add them in your advancement shop that produces high ROI. Learn which areas have the most impact for your shop.
Advancement leaders are always hunting for cohorts of alumni who have the greatest likelihood to donate. But all too often, seemingly promising segmentation approaches don’t reveal actionable differences in giving rates. See the alumni segment at the College of Charleston that has nearly a 2x higher giving rate, even decades after graduating.
Most advancement teams aim to have at least 65% of their annual fund completed by the new year. Whether or not you fall above or below this percentage, one expert offers three tips to help your team reach, or even surpass, your annual giving target this year.
Today's major gift donors approach philanthropy more like investors. They are interested in substance and are strategic and thoughtful in their giving. Learn more about what donor investors want from higher ed.
Use the Transferable Skills compendium to identify candidates that may be qualified for a role in advancement but that come from outside of the profession.
Young alumni represent the potential donor segment with the greatest opportunity for growth. This study presents tactical best practices schools can use to engage young alumni donors and build giving habits across the donor pool.
Despite growth in the top income brackets and a surplus of “Big Data” fundraising solutions, many advancement shops find that they’re not bringing in as many major gifts as they could be. This study aims to help advancement leaders build sustainable major gift pipelines by re-orienting their focus on three groups of overlooked prospects.
Karen Sibley, Vice President for Strategic Initiatives at Brown University, explains how she relied on the Professional & Adult Education Forum for inspiration and support as she created Brown's School of Professional Studies.
