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Philosophy for Alumni Engagement
Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Devise a Gustavus “Philosophy for Alumni Engagement”—transforming the alumni continuum; imparting a vision for lifelong, symbiotic relationships that commences during the admission process; delineating and instilling the identity of a “Gustie” that details the pre-, during-, and post-college experience; and developing a sense of ownership of the institution that […]
Graduation Scholarships
Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Explore “graduation scholarships” or loan forgiveness strategies that encourage continued academic achievement, such as graduate school or leadership through service to the community. Additional explanation: Graduation does not mark the conclusion of a student’s relationship with the Gustavus but the start of the student’s investment in the global community. […]
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 […]
Employee Orientation
Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Create a Task Force for the 2009–10 academic year, to develop a proposal for administrators and staff employee orientation including an assessment of current practices and researching best practices for the start-up training of new employees. This recommendation was placed in the Personal Growth and Development Strategic Framework Substantive […]
Endowed Faculty Chairs
Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Secure long-term financial support of academic leadership by endowing at least ten additional department and program chairs. Additional explanation: The benefits of endowed chairs are numerous. For alumni and other funders there is the prestige that comes from such an association. For attracting and retaining faculty, there is the […]
Human Resource Staffing
Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Increase Human Resource staffing to one full-time Human Resources staff for every 125 regularly budgeted employees. This recommendation was placed in the Tangible Resources Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Increase Human Resource staffing. This recommendation was placed is Tier 2 and is being monitored by the Vice […]
Alumni Communication Preferences
Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Explore methods to track and use alumni communication preferences for delivery type, messaging, and topic content to make 25 percent of communication to any alumnus permission-based, personalized, and customized. Additional explanation: This includes policies and procedures to track and support the option for alumni to receive information online vs. […]