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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 a formative experience that shapes how families come to…
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Webinar Recording – Cultivating Lifelong Connections: Innovative Strategies for Alumni Engagement
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Webinar Recording – Trustee Education Series | Philanthropic Landscape & Trends
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Webinar Recording – Capital Campaign Planning Essentials: The Feasibility Study
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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 for grants for major initiatives. The list goes…
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Webinar Recording – Practical Strategies for Accelerating Your Annual Fund With AI
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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 showed up for parent events, but also encouraged other mission-fit…
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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…
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Starting With a Deficit and Saving a School: Making Smart, Mission-Based Decisions to Support School Community
As can be the case with leaders who take the helm at independent schools, Robert McGehee confesses he’s “not a finance guy.” As head of school for St. Nicholas School in Chattanooga, TN, McGehee shares that he does, however, love…