Development/Advancement

February 11, 2021 - Developed in partnership with EverTrue. The Giving Pyramid has been a trusted friend to advancement professionals for as long as any of us can remember. It’s useful for planning campaigns and providing structure to principal and leadership giving teams, but the …

Aired: January 26, 2021 What do board members need to know about fundraising campaigns? AGB’s 2021 publication, Fundraising Campaigns in Higher Education: A Practical Guide for Governing and Foundation Boards, offers board members a thorough grounding in the basic principles of …

Philanthropy is vital to the long-term sustainability of U.S. colleges and universities—as other sources of annual revenue are under increasing duress. Given their growing frequency and importance, multimillion-dollar and billion-dollar fundraising campaigns require the careful attention of governing board and …

June 01, 2020 - Colleges and universities that had barely recovered from the Great Recession find themselves blindsided again by the economic freeze meant to stamp out the spread of COVID-19. For many institutions, this is the third major blow to enrollment, and potentially …

April 27, 2020 - As a result of global efforts to stem the spread of COVID-19, stock markets are tumbling and unemployment is spiraling. Colleges and universities will face tightening revenue streams on all fronts, including charitable giving. Business as usual has been disrupted. …

September 30, 2019 - Who are today’s and tomorrow’s donors and how are they different from previous generations of philanthropists? At least $41 trillion is projected to pass to the post-baby boom generations over the first half of the 21st century and this enormous …

When Chris Tobin, the College of Charleston’s executive vice president for institutional advancement and the executive director of its foundation, approached the foundation board about a year ago to introduce an artificial intelligence (AI) component to the college’s fundraising strategies, …

For public institutions, the roles played by affiliated foundations and the ways institutions and foundations work together are evolving. In August, AGB’s Board of Directors endorsed a “Statement on Institution-Foundation Partnerships” describing some of the factors shaping these important relationships, …

Fundraising is one of a board’s most basic and important responsibilities, and it is key to an institution’s financial stability. Patricia P. Jackson, executive director of college and foundation partnerships for the Fullbridge Program, former associate vice president for development …

What sparks successful fundraising? “It’s not about the numbers,” but rather about great minds coming together, making connections, and sharing stories that can inspire transformational change, according to The Board’s Role in Fundraising. Written for board members, presidents, development staff, …