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Webinar Recording – Development Priorities: What to Do When You Can’t Do It All

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A WARM WELCOME

4 Strategies for Implementing a New Family Onboarding Program As one school year ends, another quietly begins—with the arrival of new families preparing to join the community. The transition over the summer months is more than a logistical process; it’s […]

Data in Motion: Connecting Systems to Collect, Store, and Leverage Your School’s Data

In the complex ecosystem of independent schools, data often exists in silos that don’t naturally communicate with each other. Does your fundraising platform use different labels than your student information system? Is your student health program collecting redundant information that […]

Webinar Recording – Capital Campaign Planning Essentials: The Feasibility Study

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FUTURE-PROOFING YOUR SCHOOL THROUGH M&A

A Look at School Mergers and Acquisitions As schools consider institutional sustainability, the idea of a merger or acquisition may come into play. An acquisition might be a good option for schools looking to expand – offering new grade levels […]

OPTIMIZING AI IN THE DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

Schools Find Benefits to Combining AI and Fundraising Today’s independent school development professional is confronted with many challenges: raising annual fund dollars to support tuition shortfalls, building a major gifts pipeline for the next capital campaign, researching prospects, and applying […]

Heads of School Virtual Roundtable Recording – January 15, 2025

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PARENT ENGAGEMENT THAT WORKS

3 Principles to Make the Most of Your Parent Events Wouldn’t it be wonderful if your school’s parents and families completely understood your mission and vision? If they supported teachers, the administration, and the advancement fund? If they not only […]

Cultivating Major Gifts

Major Gifts Strategy Major gifts are the cornerstone of transformational philanthropy in independent schools. While these contributions may require significant time and dedication to cultivate, their impact can reshape an institution’s future. The threshold for what constitutes a major gift […]

REIMAGINING ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT

Unlocking New Possibilities Regardless of the time a graduate spent with their alma mater – be it one year of high school or the entirety of their K-12 independent school experience – the relationship between student and school need not […]