Integrating Development, Alumni Relations, and Marketing for Fundraising Success

Autor/in	Stevick, Thomas R.
Titel	Integrating Development, Alumni Relations, and Marketing for Fundraising Success
Quelle	In: New Directions for Higher Education, (2010) 149, S.57-64 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0271-0560
Schlagwörter	Fund Raising; Institutional Advancement; Private Sector; Alumni; Marketing; College Presidents; Models + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fundraising; Spendensammlung; nicht übertragen; Privater Sektor; College president; Hochschulpräsident; Analogiemodell
Abstract	At many institutions, the vice president of institutional advancement oversees the functions of development, alumni relations, and marketing and communications. University leaders expect these functions to be integrated and to work hand-in-hand to advance the institution's mission, particularly in the area of private donations. The reality is that too often these three departments operate in virtual isolation, with an almost antagonistic attitude toward one another. Historic views of job responsibilities and a lack of common goals all hamper the vice president's ability to integrate these operations for full fundraising success. Departmentally, the problem often starts at the top. Most advancement vice presidents come from a development background, with little or no experience or education in marketing or alumni relations. Development professionals might be focused on the "major gift" and "quality contacts" and not truly appreciate the impact of marketing messages or alumni programming. Likewise, alumni relations professionals may be focused on attendance at events and programs. Emphasis is placed on the number of participants, not the potential impact of the people in the room. Marketing and communication offices are populated with journalists and marketers who, unlike their counterparts in the private sector, have little responsibility for the bottom line. In an era of scarce resources, the challenge is to integrate the work of all three of these departments for the goal of increasing fundraising success. Because universities lack a tradition of this type of integration, they must look for models of integration beyond the walls of academia. This chapter describes practical steps that universities can take to more fully integrate their advancement offices to increase fundraising success. The author suggests using the for-profit integration of sales and marketing offices as a model for university action. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10