2018 Annual Conference Recap – Truly, Your Best Campaign
Gonser Gerber is grateful for the 227 engaged professionals who shared All Things Campaign with us and each other at our 2018 Annual Conference “Your Best Campaign” in August.
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2018 CASE Award Winners
Gonser Gerber is pleased to congratulate our clients who are being recognized by the 2018 CASE Educational Fundraising Awards – Alvernia University, Columbus State University and St. Xavier High School.
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The Importance of Your Annual Fund Leadership Giving Societies
Have you noticed that giving at the leadership level makes up anywhere from 70% to 85% of your Annual Fund? Yet how much time do you spend on strategic cultivation and solicitation of these top annual fund donors?
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Social Media: 3 Tools that Can Improve Your Efficiency
Messaging to your constituents via social media is an important component of a comprehensive Advancement operation. But it can quickly become a time-suck if you’re not using the right tools.
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What to Expect from a Gonser Gerber Workshop
“After attending a Gonser Gerber training, I always leave feeling much more confident in my ability as a development professional. Excellent topics and great practical application.”
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On Getting Out There (and Tracking It All!)
Sophisticated fundraisers are allocating relevant time working on their call reports, carefully recording specifics from a visit, and developing strategies that will work to match donor interests with identified institutional needs.
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Northwestern College of Iowa: $24.5 million raised for a new Science Building in 26 months
Having come off a successful comprehensive campaign for facilities, endowment, and annual giving, many at Northwestern wondered if the donor base was ready to aggressively move into its new campaign for the Science Center. To answer the major question about donor readiness to fund the largest capital project in the College’s history, the administration and Board hired Gonser Gerber LLP to conduct a campaign readiness study.
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The Pot of Gold
Successful advancement programs don’t chase the elusive pot of gold. They focus on their own constituents and build relationships which engage and encourage those constituents to get involved and inspired by the mission, vision and plans of the institution.
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I Don’t Have Time for This!
Your success in meeting and exceeding your advancement goals will depend on learning to understand your president and leverage his or her time, strengths and personality for maximum effectiveness.
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Celebrating Success
Vice President Jim Orr of Abilene Christian University tasked his leadership team with developing a clear and transformational Advancement plan for FY17.
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