Podcasts

Aired: February 26, 2021 How do institutions fund and staff their fundraising campaigns? Tom Mitchell, the vice president for advancement at the University of Florida, coedited AGB’s Fundraising Campaigns in Higher Education: A Practical Guide for Governing and Foundation Boards, and …

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 …

Aired: November 13, 2020 What makes a foundation innovative?  How does a foundation catalyze innovation if the institution doesn’t have a culture of innovation? AGB recently released The New Realities for Public Higher Education Foundations. Former AGB President Rick Legon edited …

Aired: October 15, 2020 Metropolitan State University of Denver’s Board of Trustees recently voted to establish a Committee on Sustainable Racial Justice. This standing committee will provide board-of-trustee oversight of the university’s efforts to eradicate systematic racism. In this podcast, MSU …

Aired: October 14, 2020 During this time of unprecedented challenges, the financial health of colleges and universities is a critical concern. Boards, investment committees, institutional leaders, and their advisors must work together to assess and plan for both the short- and …

Aired: June 22, 2020  AGB’s George Watt and Bank of America’s Bill Jarvis discuss governance issues facing investment committees and institutional/foundation boards as campuses gradually reopen. This conversation is intended to provoke productive thought at a time when decisions are being …

Aired: April 17, 2020  Corvias Founder John Picerne explores how colleges and universities can transform themselves through strategically partnering with an innovator in the private sector, allowing for the monetization of existing resources and eradication of debt. Subscribe to AGB …

Aired: December 18, 2019  AGB examines how University of Washington Alumni Association engaged with the state legislature and other policymakers to support university priorities through the work of UW Impact, the advocacy arm of the Alumni Association. Featuring Paul Rucker (executive …

Aired: October 9, 2019  Academic research played a role in some of the most transformative technologies today, in medicine, communications, and a host of other disciplines. However, skepticism of higher education and budget fears are cause for concern, encouraging policymakers and …

Aired: September 9, 2019  In April 2019, AGB released a new advisory statement, “Reclaiming Higher Education’s Leadership in Support of Civil Education.” In this episode of Trusteeship Radio, Jonathan Alger, president of James Madison University, and Kristin Hodge-Clark, former AGB vice …