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Your institution and its needs are unique. Gonser Gerber understands. That’s why we take time to get to know you, your institution, and your particular opportunities and challenges. It’s also the way we are able to customize innovative advancement solutions that get results. We call this focus Individually Crafted Relationships. You’ll call it unique, effective, and highly welcome.
October 13, 2022
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In this webinar, we share key strategies to organizing your time, team, and tools to best position your program for success, and most importantly, so that you can make this world a better place through your unique mission.
October 26, 2022
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In this webinar, we will explore the key characteristics of a strong portfolio, share insightful tips for building high ROI major gift portfolios, and look at a helpful way to assess the productivity of your major gift program.
Date: November 9, 2022
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In this one-day virtual workshop, we will spend time illustrating the vital steps of a study that help professionals gather information and ultimately help your institution decide whether you are ready for a campaign.
Date: September 28, 2022
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In this webinar, presented by Kent Huyser of Gonser Gerber, we will discuss the reasons why the annual fund case statement is so effective, take a look at an example of an annual fund case statement, and plot the ways to create and share your own effectively and efficiently.
Date: October 20 – 21, 2022
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Join the Gonser Gerber Institute for this two-day workshop designed for annual fund directors, managers and coordinators. In an era of increasing expectations, our expert faculty will provide you with the opportunity to learn the skills and new thinking required to optimize your annual fund results.
Date: October 20 – 21, 2022
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This workshop allows participants the opportunity to learn, from A to Z, the skills and thinking needed to be the most successful major gift officer they can be – the key to a successful comprehensive development program.
The Challenge: Doing It Again! California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks California has worked with Gonser Gerber for over 16 years. Gonser Gerber has provided advice and counsel that has guided the University’s leadership on important and significant decisions including: Board development Strategic planning Feasibility and philanthropic readiness assessments Campaign strategy and counsel Development staff…
The Challenge: Inspiring the Board to Complete a Half-billion Dollar Capital Campaign In 2007, the UNLV Foundation was facing multiple challenges: to complete a half billion dollar capital campaign in the worst economic downturn in Las Vegas history and to develop a trusting and robust relationship between a new President and the University’s key volunteers. …
The Challenge: An Aggressive Campaign in Tough Economic Times William Jewell College is a national liberal arts college in the Kansas City area. Jewell hired Gonser Gerber as Advancement Counsel, but used their consultant in a much broader capacity. President David Sallee writes, “Gonser Gerber was a terrific partner in helping William Jewell College take…
The Challenge: Creating a Culture of Donor Engagement The University of North Alabama Foundation in Florence Alabama has been a client of Gonser Gerber since 2009. They have retained Gonser Gerber as counsel to provide them with the tools to strengthen the Foundation’s culture of donor engagement, implement effective systems to support the work, and…
The Challenge: Engaging Constituents in Project Planning for a Targeted Campaign The University of Tennessee worked with Gonser Gerber to plan a targeted campaign and to assist with casting a strategic vision for the project that included several important constituent groups. “The Gonser Gerber approach of individualizing the attention given to each client served the…
The Challenge: Sustaining an Annual Fund During a Major 5-Year Capital Campaign In the midst of a significant economic downturn in November of 2000, Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary engaged Gonser Gerber to assist with preparation for a much-needed comprehensive campaign to build their endowment, construct a new library, and sustain the annual fund. With a compelling…
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