As Development Director, you frequently coordinate special events that raise money for your school. Such events include auctions, trivia or casino nights, book fairs, “fund-a-need” giving days, carnivals, and other community-building experiences. Determining your event’s fundraising purpose can be particularly challenging if there is a lack of clarity about the school’s strategic needs or special interest groups on campus dominate the discussion.
Elevate Your Culture of Giving and Getting Involved With Your Annual Report
As Development Director, you want to be sure your donors and volunteers feel appreciated for the commitments they have made to your school through their philanthropic and volunteer support. You also want them to know their commitments have made a significant difference to your students and faculty. Your school’s annual report is an essential tool as you seek to recognize and steward your donors and volunteers effectively and for you to keep them engaged with your school’s mission, programs, and people.
Creating Your Development Action Plan
As Development Committee Chair, you know the committee must fulfill your Board’s strategic plan’s development goals in a timely manner.* Your development action plan, with the school’s strategic plan, becomes a valuable tool for completing those goals. Create your 18-month plan by setting goals that fall into three distinct categories.
The Quickest and Easiest Way to Understand Your School Faculty’s Perceptions
Your faculty are among your most important brand ambassadors and word-of-mouth marketers. It’s vital that you have a pulse on their satisfaction levels so you understand the overall health of your school culture.
The Net Promoter Score (NPS) survey helps you understand whether your teachers would recommend your school to others—both as a place for students and as a place of employment.
Ask the Consultant: Q&A for Fundraising Leaders
The fundraising game has changed—how will you keep up? Join our free Q&A with Herb Soles, a fundraising leader who has worked with private schools for more than 30 years. He’ll answer your questions about where to go from here to ensure your fundraising strategies deliver excellent results.
Learn which practices are still essential and what must be adjusted. Explore how fundraising has evolved over the past year and discover how to maximize the opportunities for 2021 and beyond.
Create an Effective Annual Giving Plan
Annual giving is the foundational program from which all other development efforts grow and flourish. Not only is annual giving a revenue source for enhancing your school’s programs, but it is also the starting place for many prospects as they begin and sustain their philanthropic relationship with your school.
Three Steps to Building a Strong Foundation for Your Alumni Association
Your alumni are some of your school’s most enthusiastic champions. They have matriculated through your programs, experienced your mission at work, and are now members of the community, exemplifying the outcomes your school aims to achieve.
How to Create a Successful Volunteer Program
Private schools rely on motivated and engaged volunteers to support fundraising initiatives, engage new families, participate in parent and alumni associations, and much more. Recruiting volunteers who make a difference can feel like an overwhelming task—but is vital to your school’s overall success.