‘Vice President for Institutional Advancement’ CategoryPage 4
Re-Examine the Donor Process
Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Re-examine the donor process to accomplish the following: place priority on connecting donors with the students benefiting from their gift; have alumni call current students and ask them to give; explicitly highlight how alumni giving enhances the national reputation of Gustavus; and foster opportunities to give in ways that […]
Funding Signature College Events
Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Secure the ongoing success of signature College events, including the Nobel Conference, Christmas in Christ Chapel, and the MAYDAY! Peace Conference, by fully endowing their production. Additional explanation: These gateway events offer multiple benefits to Gustavus and should be invested in over the long term to ensure the College […]
Case for Giving to Gustavus
Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Clearly define the basic facts about, and the case for giving to, Gustavus, which every alumnus/a and student should know. This recommendation was placed in the Tangible Resources Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Clearly define the basic facts about, and the case for giving to, Gustavus, which […]
Corporations Partnerships
Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Research and actively develop mutually beneficial partnerships with corporations and other funders. This recommendation was placed in the Tangible Resources Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Significantly increase restricted support from government, corporate, and foundation sources, including matching gift opportunities. This recommendation was placed is Tier 1 and […]
Moody’s Credit Rating
Recommendation from the Facilities and Finances Task Force: Aggressively pursue a course to substantially increase the endowment and properly manage the endowment-to-debt ratio and achieve an A1 Moody’s credit rating. Additional explanation: Responsible financial resource management is critical to achieving many of the strategic initiatives of the College. Adequate capital, a prudent capital structure, and […]
Kendall Center Endowment
Recommendation from the Academic Programs and New Initiatives Task Force: Create an endowment of $10M for the Kendall Center by 2015 to support programming, a director, and staff. Additional explanation: The John S. Kendall Center for Engaged Learning is rapidly emerging as a national model for faculty development programming at residential liberal arts colleges. On […]
Alumni and Academic Departments
Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Intentionally engage alumni in the life of academic programs by creating the structure, resources, and communication platform (e.g., a database) to support departments engaging with alumni. Additional explanation: This may be through national committees to capitalize on critical synergies among alumni resources, leveraging industry expertise, mentoring external connections for […]
Volunteer Structure for Soliciting Gifts
Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Create a new volunteer structure to support the soliciting of philanthropic gifts. This recommendation was placed in the Lifelong Engagement Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Create a new volunteer structure to support the soliciting of philanthropic gifts. This recommendation was placed is Tier 2 and is being […]
Endowment Growth and Future Campaigns
Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Commit no less than 50 percent of future fundraising campaign goals to endowment growth. Additional explanation: Establishing a simple and efficient fundraising protocol is critical to the consistent growth of endowment funds and the programs they support. Gustavus should establish the practice of raising endowment funds as 50 percent […]
Revamp Alumni Leadership Model
Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Revamp the alumni leadership model to build and sustain a mutually-supportive, broad-based level of engagement and service with Gustavus. Additional explanation: Possible activities include: involving more alumni within each class leadership committee and accommodating specialization to cover the many leadership roles (i.e., class letters, annual giving, class reunions); automating […]