Blog Posts

March 05, 2024 - As we navigate the ever-changing landscape of nonprofit fundraising, it's crucial to stay on top of the latest trends and technologies, especially when it comes to building major and planned gift pipelines. This is true even in the best of fundraising …

February 29, 2024 - The AGB Council of Finance Committee Chairs convened their January meeting with a warm welcome from Interim President and CEO Ellen Earle-Chaffee, who shared insights into AGB’s recent updating of its biennial report on strategic issues facing higher education leadership.

February 19, 2024 - Chris Moloney and I, as members of AGB’s Consulting team, traveled to Chicago in early October to attend this past year’s EDUCAUSE Annual Conference held from October 9 to October 12. EDUCAUSE is the association for higher education IT leaders, …

February 15, 2024 - The Council of Board Professionals convened in early January 2024 to discuss the important work of identifying and framing issues of strategic importance for boards.

February 12, 2024 - Higher education boards have embraced new board management technology to an extent, but cost and resistance from directors who aren’t comfortable with new technology are the primary drivers for boards that still use paper, PDFs, and email to conduct their …

February 07, 2024 - You are viewing the Institution version of this CEO Update. Institutionally Related Foundation and System versions are also available. It’s never the wrong time to celebrate excellence, and I have two examples to share: I am excited to celebrate the 2024 recipients …

January 24, 2024 - Recently released Institute of International Education (IIE)/U.S. Department of State “Open Doors” data indicate that the total number of international students studying at United States postsecondary institutions in 2022–2023 rebounded from a 15 percent pandemic-fueled decrease between 2019–2020 and 2020–2021. …

January 23, 2024 - In the conversations we have with higher education organizations, there is a recognition that the dawn of a new era in artificial intelligence (AI), automation, and personalization is upon us. Technological progress is widening the gap between the data-driven world …

January 19, 2024 - More than a decade ago, AGB published a report titled The Leadership Imperative that focused on the relationship between the governing board and the president in colleges and universities.

January 16, 2024 - Good governance could deliver a higher return and more resilience in endowments and foundations portfolios. Strong investment governance helps make a tangible contribution to portfolio outcomes, particularly over the long-term time horizons of endowments and foundations (E&F) portfolios. The opening years of …