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Strategic Planning Resource Center
The creation of a three- to five-year strategic plan is an important, yet complex activity for community college leaders. A strong strategic plan sets college priorities and aligns stakeholders, faculty, and staff to institutional goals. While strategic planning is critically important, it is too often a drawn-out process that loses impact and energy over time.…
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Recruiting Fundraising Talent at Community Colleges
Demand for fundraisers has exceeded pre-recession levels as higher education institutions rely on major gifts to replace other sources of revenue. This environment has created a seller’s market in which highly qualified gift officers can choose employment opportunities. Unfortunately, they often overlook community colleges. There are many places colleges can look for fundraisers—but both internal…
Launching Social Media Giving Campaigns
An increasing number of community college leaders are turning to philanthropy to counteract unprecedented budgetary pressures that stem from state funding cuts and declining enrollments. But compared to their four-year counterparts, community college development staff must cultivate donors from a more diverse and disconnected alumni population. This white paper examines how to successfully launch and…
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MoreHow to Create Agile, Market-Driven Strategy
About the Webconference To remain successful, community colleges must be able to read the landscape, make predictions about the future, and respond quickly to market shifts. However, these involve flexing strategic muscles that are new to many higher ed leaders. In this webconference, we’ll present findings from our brand new research on strategic mindsets and…
Sourcing the Major Gift Officer at Community Colleges
About the Webconference In today’s challenging fiscal environment, philanthropy is one of the most important- and most promising- revenue streams. Community colleges continue to face increased pressure on operational revenue streams due to decreases in state appropriations and student enrollments. This session identifies top ways to source major gift officer talent in community college fundraising…