ISM’s Stability Markers™ 6.0 help schools strengthen their culture of giving — linking board engagement, annual giving, and community involvement to long-term financial sustainability and mission-driven success.
Your Survey Is Complete — Now What? Part 2: Analyzing Your Results
Your surveys are complete, and the data is ready to review — where do you start?
Annual Giving: Setting and Meeting Data-Driven Targets
Learn how setting clear, data-driven gift targets transforms annual giving from sustaining support to driving meaningful growth for your school.
Beyond the Numbers: Leveraging Surveys for Strategic Success, Part 1
Surveys are more than just forms — conducting them over time allows you to spot trends, understand what your school is doing well, and uncover areas where there’s room to grow.
Structuring Your School's AI Readiness
Schools are facing a rapidly evolving AI landscape, and many lack the internal capacity or designated personnel to lead the strategic planning necessary to enhance teaching, streamline operations, and ensure ethical, mission-aligned AI adoption. Without a clear point person or process, schools may fall behind.
How to Talk to Younger Donors About Annual Giving
The next generation of donors thinks about annual giving not as an obligation but as a chance to fuel something bigger. Learn to speak their language.
Hot Topics Discussion: Small Development Shop Series, Part 4 of 4
Join us for an interactive discussion with ISM’s expert consultants and your fellow small-shop development professionals from across the country, as we tackle the most pressing issues you face today.
Based on your feedback and key questions raised in previous webinars in this series, we’ll address the top challenges in small development shops. Whether it’s donor engagement, annual fund strategies, database management, or maximizing small-shop resources, we’ll provide practical solutions and actionable insights tailored to your needs.
5 Reasons People Say No to Professional Development — and Why You Should Ignore Them
For a host of (valid) reasons, it can be difficult to commit to conferences and other PD. Before you talk yourself out of attending one of ISM's summer learning events, read this.
The ISM Development Model: An Update
ISM has long advocated that boards, school heads, and school professional staff evaluate the effectiveness of their development programs through six definitive lenses:
1. Strategic board
2. School head; professional and volunteer leadership
3. Case for Giving
4. Constituents
5. Plan of action
6. Giving programs
Smart Summer Planning: Small Development Shop Series, Part 3 of 4
Summer is the perfect time for private-independent school development teams to reset, strategize, and lay the foundation for a successful year ahead.
This webinar will guide small-shop advancement professionals through key summer priorities, including onboarding new families and staff, cleaning and optimizing the donor database, strengthening annual fund strategies, and refining communications.
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