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EAB provides in-depth research and services for higher ed advancement leaders to meet their most pressing challenges, from tackling fundraising goals to building a world-class advancement team. Explore the Advancement Resource Hub for all the events, tools, and insights you can access through your Advancement Advisory Services partnership.

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Roundtable

What Advancement Leaders Need to Know Now About the Future of Higher Education

In today's rapidly changing higher education landscape, staying ahead of the critical trends shaping the future is essential. Advancement leaders play a crucial role in navigating these shifts, often serving as the link between their institution's decisions and the feedback from key stakeholders.
Roundtable

Strengthening Partnerships with Academic Deans

In today's era of continuous "perma-campaigns," partnering with academic deans to engage donors effectively is more crucial than ever. Rising donor expectations and limited dean time have created new pressures that advancement must overcome to meet campaign goals.
Webinar

Unlock Growth Through EAB’s Advancement Investment and Performance Initiative (AIPI)

In an era defined by tight budgets and rapid change, advancement leaders turn to EAB as a trusted data source to help justify a strong investment in advancement.
Roundtable

2024 Advancement Roundtable

Join EAB’s annual roundtable for chief advancement officers where you’ll have the opportunity to engage in highly interactive, executive-level conversations about the most pressing challenges facing advancement leaders today.
Roundtable

Enhancing Institutional Engagement: Revolutionize Advising Processes through Technology

Say goodbye to one-size-fits-all approaches. Join our dynamic discussion where we'll decode the art of utilizing technology to supercharge your advising departments. Bring your advising objectives and network with other institutions to develop strategies to deploy at your institution.
Roundtable

Spring 2024 Executive Roundtable for Senior Advancement and Fundraising Leaders

Executive Roundtables are EAB’s flagship networking and strategy event, bringing together senior leaders to discuss shared challenges with peers and EAB experts in a focused, uninterrupted setting.

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3 Data Insights from Higher Ed Advancement Shops

Learn about key drivers of successful fundraising for higher ed advancement shops, such as staffing, major gift volume,…
Advancement Advisory Services
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AI Maturity Model for Higher Education

EAB’s diagnostic will help campus leaders evaluate their maturity aspirations in the five domains where AI is poised…
IT Strategy Advisory Services
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Higher Education Crises and Flashpoints Resource Center

EAB has assembled custom tools, briefings, research reports, and other resources to help your institution better prepare for,…
Strategic Advisory Services
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Flashpoints Communications Playbook

Access tools to help colleges and universities strengthen external and internal communications before, during, and after a campus…
Strategic Advisory Services
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Compendium of AI Applications in Higher Education

This compendium serves as a reference book of generative AI applications designed to help higher education leaders begin…
Strategic Advisory Services
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Reckoning with Relevance: 2024 Higher Ed State of the Sector On-Demand Webinar

Watch EAB's on-demand webinar to learn about the six trends that are shaping the higher ed state of…
Strategic Advisory Services
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Uncovering Incentive Compensation Strategies in Higher Education Advancement

Use this infographic to learn about three primary types of incentive compensation strategies used by EAB Advancement partners.
Advancement Advisory Services
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Navigating the Advancement Salary Landscape, Backed by EAB's Data Analysis

EAB's insights on the advancement salary landscape will help you attract and retain talent, promote equity, and advance…
Advancement Advisory Services
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Your Advancement Investment and Performance Initiative (AIPI) Toolkit

Access the tools you need to participate in EAB's Advancement Investment Performance Initiative and benchmark your shop against…
Advancement Advisory Services
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4 key data trends shaping higher education fundraising

Learn how staffing, donor cultivation, and compensation strategies all play a role in building successful higher education fundraising…
Advancement Blog
Blog

Why advancement employees leave (and how leaders can fix it)

There are various methods you can use to cope with the advancement talent crisis, but addressing your workplace…
Advancement Blog
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What advancement leaders can learn from enrollment leaders about Gen Z

Students in this generation are changing the way institutions create and execute engagement strategies­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­—from enrollment to retention to…
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