On Demand Program
Today’s campaigns operate in a dynamic environment filled with opportunity. While there can be many reasons a campaign slows—leadership transitions, economic conditions, unclear strategy, unrealistic goals, or planning gaps—these challenges can create doubt or stress for staff, boards, and donors alike. Yet every stalled campaign presents an opportunity: to re-engage donors, strengthen internal alignment, and build positive traction toward your goals. When organizations embrace change, leverage partnerships, and focus on intentional strategies, campaigns not only regain momentum—they often emerge stronger, more energized, and more resilient than before.
In this concise, practical 30-minute On Demand program, Senior Consultant Dr. Meredith Brunen will outline the key factors that can slow campaigns and, more importantly, provide actionable strategies to move forward with clarity and confidence. You’ll leave with the approaches to reignite donor engagement, strengthen your team, and align your institution toward achieving campaign success.
What you’ll learn
Participants will come away with:
- The most common reasons campaigns stall in today’s landscape
- A framework to diagnose true barriers and opportunities
- Strategies to restore momentum, alignment, and accountability
- Methods to re-energize teams and volunteers while avoiding burnout
- Ways to broaden and strengthen your prospect pipeline
- Guidance on recalibrating goals, messaging, or timelines when needed
- Practical steps to present future stalls and build a culture of readiness
The cost for this Quick Bite Program is $89 for non-clients, and $79 for current clients. This fee is per institution, so the whole team can participate, and includes a copy of the webinar recording and presentation to be delivered by email once the program concludes.
Gonser Gerber Institute Quick Bite Programs are less than 30 minutes in length and designed to present valuable content to the advancement profession quickly and efficiently. These are issues and topics that we think are timely, overlooked, or need to know now.
On Demand Details: After your registration, you will receive a copy of the power point presentation as well as a copy of the recording. (Please allow at least 48 business hours to receive your materials.) You will be able to share these materials with your entire team, including volunteers, and review the recording as many times as you need.
About Your Faculty
Dr. Meredith N. Brunen is a Senior Consultant with Gonser Gerber and brings more than 20 years of executive advancement leadership experience across higher education and mission-driven nonprofit organizations. Most recently, she served as Chief Development Officer for Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and the Momentary, leading development operations for two internationally recognized cultural institutions and strengthening fundraising systems, infrastructure, and team performance.
Previously, Dr. Brunen held senior roles at University of West Georgia, USC Upstate, Hendrix College, University of West Florida, and NorthWest Arkansas Community College. Across these institutions, she led or supported campaigns totaling more than $241 million; grew annual, major, and athletic giving—including a 79% increase in unrestricted athletic support; secured multi-million-dollar gifts; and launched faculty–staff giving efforts achieving 85% participation. Her leadership also increased employee engagement scores on her team from 3.37 to 4.08 in one year and advanced strategic communications, donor engagement, and volunteer mobilization.
She earned her Ed.D. in Higher Education Leadership from the University of Arkansas, where she authored Raising the Bar: The Modern Community College Presidency, contributing to national research on the value of advancement experience in executive leadership.
