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Our Marts&Lundy colleagues -- Consulting Partner Jessie Brooks, CFRE, and Senior Consultant & Principal/Leader of Higher Education Practice Don Fellows -- enjoying their time at the HBCU Philanthropy Symposium 2024 hosted by Delaware State University. #HBCUPhilanthropySymposium #HBCU

In this week's #FocusForwardWisdom, we share a perspective on the just released CASE Insights on Alumni Engagement White Paper. Sarah Clough, Vice President for Philanthropy Insights & Analytics, shares her thoughts on the study's key findings and how those findings could significantly impact how institutions approach alumni engagement. You can find her blog here: https://lnkd.in/e2fP6iKj #CASEInsights #AlumniEngagement

We've shared why The Azure Summit North America is such a valuable experience for heads of school, aspiring heads, and their chief advancement officers. Today, we invite you to learn about The Azure Summit directly from a Head of School who attended! In this video, Andrea Kassar, Head of School at Westridge School in Pasadena, California, shares her experience attending the Summit and how she's putting to use the campaign best practices she learned there. https://lnkd.in/etTBfv3j #campaigns #TheAzureSummit #IndependentSchools

Are you a head, aspiring head, or chief advancement officer of an independent school? If so, this week's #FocusForwardWisdom is for you! We invite you to explore The Azure Summit North America, a two-day campaign preparation conference that builds on the distinct expertise possessed by heads (and aspiring heads) of schools and complements their skills with campaign best practices. The curriculum is tailored to include chief advancement officers who attend with their heads, energizing and optimizing this important partnership. Watch a brief video: https://lnkd.in/eNiw8B4d Visit the website and register: https://lnkd.in/eYnDYxhj At the conclusion of the Summit, you will possess a strategic campaign planning and implementation roadmap that ensures you attract and retain visionary donors and secure gifts that advance your school toward new heights of excellence. REGISTRATION CLOSES JULY 1, so register today! #campaigns #fundraising #independentschools

In this week’s #FocusForwardWisdom, we are excited to share a NEW micro-credentialing course in collaboration with our Consulting Partner Maia McGill and the Inclusive Philanthropy Institute. Transformational Grant Writing Through a Race-Based Lens September 4, 11, and 18 Early bird registration for this 3-week course begins July 15 CFRE Points and Digital Completion Badge Available Over three weeks, learners will examine the intersections of equity, impact, and sustainability in grant writing, with emphasis on addressing systemic inequities. Through a blend of theoretical learning, the review of grant proposal case studies, and a grant writing exercise, learners will develop an understanding of how to center race within an asset-based framework devoid of deficit framing, tokenization, and saviorism. Learners will also receive necessary tools to help craft grants that foster collaboration between their institutions and the communities they serve. Follow this link to learn more about our new course as well as our other micro-credentialing courses designed to Advance Equity Through Inclusive Philanthropy:  https://lnkd.in/g4BVUrcF Want to find out about our new offerings as soon as they happen? https://lnkd.in/gKN4SMFt #inclusivephilanthropy #grantwriting #CFRE #microcredentialing

In this week's #FocusForwardWisdom, we share an important development in campaign benchmarking. Marts&Lundy has partnered with CASE to establish CASE Insights on Campaigns, a repository of critical data-driven insights that will further our shared understanding of campaign best practices and evolving trends. The CASE Insights on Campaigns survey will collect data comprising goals, staffing and fundraising results. The survey will also capture how events such as institutional leadership changes and socioeconomic factors affected campaign timelines and cadence. If you are in the #education sector and your institution has completed a comprehensive campaign within the last five years, please take a few moments to submit a Survey Interest Form, and a CASE Insights team member will email you when the survey opens in September. Survey Interest Form: https://lnkd.in/eSmE6r4C Learn more about CASE Insights on Campaigns here: https://lnkd.in/ekrP_Q2H We are pleased to be CASE’s partner in this important project, and it is our hope that your institution will participate in this shared resource. #caseinsights #highereducation #schools #campaigns

Yesterday, we wrapped up the first offering of our micro-credential course, "An Anti-Racist Journey in Fundraising," in partnership with Marts&Lundy! We are incredibly proud of the introspection and growth showed by all of our students! Rachael Rail, Associate Director of Development for the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University, shared the following testimonial of her experience in the course: "The insights I’ve gained through this course are invaluable. Specifically, the information about bias data collection has made me really stop and think about the information we are using and how that could be excluding a large, diverse group of people. This course has really pulled back the curtain on systemic racism and has allowed me to view the systems, policies and procedures in place, both nationally and within my organizations, through a new lens and with fresh eyes. As a white woman, I have been able to take a deeper look at my own complicity and start to untangle my own fear of making mistakes from the responsibility to advocate and speak out against racism and prejudice. I highly recommend this course for anyone working in the philanthropic space, but also as part of my own personal anti-racist work, this has been a truly necessary and instrumental part of my process." Thank you, Rachael, for the commitment you have made to anti-racist work and inclusive philanthropy! Interested in signing up for the next session of "An Anti-Racist Journey in Fundraising"? Registration opens July 15. View more information on this and all our micro-credential course opportunities at: https://lnkd.in/g4BVUrcF #inclusivephilanthropy #antiracism #antiracist #fundraising #philanthropy #dei #diversity #equity #inclusion #diversityequityandinclusion #professionaldevelopment #advancement #highered #nonprofit

In this week’s #FocusForwardWisdom, we share an interview with Sarah Clough, Vice President for Insights & Analytics at Marts&Lundy. In the article, Sarah shares her perspectives on the promise of AI in philanthropy and strategies to ensure your organization reaps the benefits of this quickly advancing technology. We invite you to read the article here: https://lnkd.in/er-_rzrT Where are you on your AI journey? We are here to help. Reach out to us at info@martsandlundy.com and let’s talk about leveraging the opportunity of AI for your organization. #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Analytics #DataScience #Fundraising 

Pleased to present the Friend of Education Award to Janice Fukakusa at #CCAE2024 on behalf of Marts&Lundy / Marts&Lundy Canada. (Thanks Krishan Mehta for accepting on her behalf.)

We are excited to share that our long-time colleague and friend, Michael Sinkus, has received Bucknell University’s Loyalty to Bucknell Award. Michael is an integral component of the fabric of Marts&Lundy. Since joining our firm in 1978, Michael has played a significant role in shaping the firm’s strategic vision and accelerating the innovation that distinguishes our service to clients and to philanthropy. In addition to his formal leadership roles — which included serving as Marts&Lundy Chair and Chief Executive Officer from 1999-2006 — Michael has been a mentor to countless firm members and a trusted, loyal advisor to hundreds of clients during his 46 years as a Marts&Lundy senior consultant. The Loyalty to Bucknell Award is a remarkable honor in its own right. There is more to this story, however. Marts&Lundy co-founder Dr. Arnaud Marts served as Bucknell’s president from 1935-1945. Though decades separated the two men, Michael credits his time as a student at Bucknell for ingraining his belief in the transformative effect of philanthropy and kick-starting his long and successful fundraising consulting career. The Loyalty to Bucknell Award is presented annually to a member of the alumni community whose service, dedication and commitment to alma mater are extraordinary. You can read more about the award and Michael’s journey here: https://lnkd.in/eZvFWuAD Michael currently serves as Marts&Lundy Of Counsel. #alumni #leadership #bucknell