Advancement Staff and Alumni Advocates: Cultivating LGBTQ Alumni by Promoting Individual and Community Uplift

Autor/inn/en	Garvey, Jason C.; Drezner, Noah D.
Titel	Advancement Staff and Alumni Advocates: Cultivating LGBTQ Alumni by Promoting Individual and Community Uplift
Quelle	In: Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 6 (2013) 3, S.199-218 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1938-8926
DOI	10.1037/a0033452
Schlagwörter	Case Studies; Higher Education; Homosexuality; Sexual Identity; Sexual Orientation; Alumni; Advocacy; Focus Groups; Volunteers; Fund Raising; Educational Finance; Financial Support; Donors; Interviews; Private Colleges; Public Colleges; Coding; Epistemology; Grounded Theory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Homosexualität; Geschlechtsidentität; Sexuelle Identität; Sexuelle Orientierung; Sozialanwaltschaft; Freiwilliger; Fundraising; Spendensammlung; Bildungsfonds; Finanzielle Förderung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Privathochschule; Codierung; Programmierung; Erkenntnistheorie
Abstract	Using a constructivist case-study analysis, we explore philanthropy toward higher education among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) alumni, examining the role of advancement staff and alumni advocates in engaging LGBTQ alumni to promote individual and community uplift. Data come from focus groups with 37 advancement staff and 23 LGBTQ alumni at three higher education institutions. Findings reveal the importance of advancement staff and alumni in promoting LGBTQ alumni philanthropy. Specifically, participants discussed LGBTQ advancement staff, accounts of microaggressions and overt discrimination, and taking a leadership role in promoting culturally sensitive practices. Both advancement staff and alumni spoke of how alumni volunteering can lead to deeper engagement, and in the difficulty of recruiting and retaining volunteer leaders within the LGBTQ communities. We draw implications from our findings, discussing the importance of relationships and trust when working with alumni from diverse communities. Our discussion also highlights the need to hire a diverse representation of staff, create a warm campus climate for current students, and have culturally competent staff. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01