‘Stewardship’ Category

Class Leadership Structure

Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Reinvent the alumni class leadership structure using a model focused on an increased number of alumni volunteers, increased engagement, and ownership in class communication and event planning to ensure a class remains connected with each other and with Gustavus. Additional explanation: This model will work in collaboration with the […]

Comprehensive Employee Wellness Model

Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Create a comprehensive employee wellness model (physical, spiritual, emotional, mental), with a goal that 100 percent of employees participate in at least one aspect of the program each year. Additional explanation: Study private industry for best practices. This could expand current offering of health and wellness education seminars, fitness […]

Shared Interest Group Volunteer Support

Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Create a volunteer support structure to expand shared interest groups maximizing what is already occurring organically among alumni and moving beyond the staff-driven departmental/activity-based or geographic groups (e.g., football alumni, music alumni, regional chapters). This recommendation was placed in the Lifelong Engagement Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: […]

Create Alumni Center

Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Create an on-campus alumni center to serve as a visible sign of the institution’s commitment to alumni and their role in the ongoing success of Gustavus. Additional explanation: This is important because alumni are the living exemplars of Gustavus, its core values, and its brand promise. This space should […]

Online Alumni Communication

Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Leverage and build upon current systems to create a more robust and dynamic online alumni communications platform. Additional explanation: This platform should facilitate permission-based/opt-in marketing, social networking tools, greater ease and timeliness of information dissemination, alumni relationship management, development of alumni-driven affinity groups, and connections of alumni to current […]

Culture of Philanthropy

Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Foster and promote a culture of philanthropy and gratitude by establishing the Gustavus story of philanthropy that clearly articulates the need statement for annual and endowment gifts. Additional explanation: The story will be taught to all students and alumni, including how an endowment works; where operating money is allocated; […]

Funding to Recruit Top Students

Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Build the financial resources necessary to attract and retain top students. Additional explanation: Alternatives to a four-year college degree are more numerous now than ever, which means the competition for qualified students is also more challenging. To remain a top academic destination, the College cannot afford to lose qualified […]

Local Alumni Involvement

Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Actively involve local (St. Peter/Mankato) alumni for on-campus programming. This recommendation was placed in the Partnerships and Collaborations Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Actively involve local (St. Peter/Mankato) alumni for on-campus programming. This recommendation was placed is Tier 1 and is being monitored by the Vice President […]

Matching Gift Revenue

Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Research the potential for increasing revenue from matching gift opportunities. Additional explanation: Traditional philanthropic models are no longer the only reliable formula for fundraising success. With each passing generation, the reasons for giving and expectations of donors shift. Gustavus can substantially improve its fundraising potential by exploring those opportunities […]

Endowing Building Maintenance

Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Secure long-term support of major campus assets by endowing funds for the maintenance of building projects. Additional explanation: Maintaining a high caliber, state-of-the-art physical campus requires constant funding to keep pace with the increasing demands of the environment, the accelerating rate of technological innovation as it relates to building […]