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UNCF Launches Institute to Train Fundraising Professionals Working With BIPOC Communities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

UNCF (United Negro College Fund) is launching a center to train fundraising professionals with culturally informed expertise, racial justice, and social equity. The Institute is set to become a leading education and training organization in the unique BIPOC fundraising space.”

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Legacy Admissions Hit Historic Low as More States Ban Practice at U.S. Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The report challenges several common defenses of legacy admissions, including arguments that they help build campus community or are necessary for fundraising. New York stands out as having the highest concentration of colleges maintaining legacy admissions, with one in seven U.S.

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Dr. Kathy E. Johnson, University of New Orleans

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She has a record of achievement in a number of areas including student success, enrollment management, faculty development, research, academic program quality, strategic initiatives and partnerships, equity and inclusion, and fundraising.

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Fundraising During Uncertain Times: What Not to Do

EAB

Blogs Fundraising During Uncertain Times: What Not to Do The first two decades of the 21st century have already witnessed several major disruptions with significant economic impacts, from three recessions to the pandemic to today’s hiring crisis. See an example from the University of Memphis here.

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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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The Big Shift in University Fundraising

EAB

Podcast The Big Shift in University Fundraising Episode 168. Lastly, they share top advice for other advancement professionals about adjustments they might consider to boost fundraising efforts today, and in the years ahead. EAB · The Big Shift in University Fundraising Transcript Coming soon. October 10, 2023.

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Social intelligence isn't for social media managers

Campus Sonar

While projects are in development, insights inform scripts and casting choices [ fundraising strategy, academic program development ]. While they may enthusiastically participate, a senior leader should determine how social intelligence is used (alongside other inputs) to guide data-informed decisions and strategies.

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