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AGB President & CEO Update: Optimizing Board Impact Through Assessment
March 02, 2022 - You are viewing the Institution version of this CEO Update. Institutionally Related Foundation and System versions are also available. Effective boards annually evaluate their performance as well as the performance of each committee and board member. Such reviews should focus on …
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The Importance of Due Diligence in Executive Search
March 01, 2022 - As in many sectors, higher education is experiencing considerable movement in its workforce. News reports reflect the unusual number of presidents stepping down from their roles, and even faculty and administrators leaving the profession altogether. There are many contributing factors, …
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The Six-Million Dollar Man Strategy for Modern Higher Education – Better. Stronger. Faster.
February 28, 2022 - Paul Friga, PhD, is our AGB Consulting practice area leader for strategic transformation of public higher education and the clinical associate professor of strategy at the Kenan-Flagler School of Business at the …
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How to Win New Major Gift Prospects after a Record Year of Alumni Engagement
February 17, 2022 - During the pandemic, alumni engaged with their alma maters at record levels. The virtual world made it easier than ever for alumni to participate in events regardless of location. Advancement organizations captured the mindshare of alumni who had never engaged …
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A New College Makes History with Help from AGB
February 16, 2022 - An AGB member institution just made history.  When Mount Tamalpais College (MTC) received notice of its initial accreditation in January 2022, it very likely became the first accredited liberal arts college based inside a correctional facility and designed solely for incarcerated …
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The College of New Jersey's Path to Digitizing Board Meetings
February 14, 2022 - The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) Board of Trustees set out to streamline board management by reducing the noise associated with board meeting communications and reducing friction associated with preparing and accessing board agenda books for the college president’s cabinet, …
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Council Insights: Council of Finance Committee Chairs, January 2022
February 09, 2022 - AGB’s Council of Finance Committee Chairs held its third meeting virtually in January 2022. Below are the takeaways from this event. AGB President and CEO Henry Stoever opened the meeting by recognizing the loss of the late Verne Sedlacek, a council …
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Can Educational Institutions Lead the Way toward Passwordless Authentication?
February 07, 2022 - The threat caused by weak passwords or illegally obtained username/password combinations through data breaches and computer system compromises poses a serious issue in today’s cyber risk environment. Cyber insurers see the abuse of compromised credentials as one of the major …
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Due Diligence on Sustainable Strategies
February 03, 2022 - Across North America, university endowments are increasingly reviewing how to integrate sustainability objectives into their portfolio management. According to the U.S. Sustainable and Impact Investing Forum (US SIF), American educational institutions reported $378 billion in assets that were subject to …
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AGB President & CEO Update: Maximizing Stakeholder Input While Mitigating Undue Influence
February 02, 2022 - You are viewing the Institution version of this CEO Update. Institutionally Related Foundation and System versions are also available. For 100 years, AGB has been focused on empowering boards and their members to lead with knowledge and confidence as they fulfill …
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