RAISE Podcast

About Colin Colin Hennessy serves as the Executive Director of Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving and head of the University of Chicago Alumni Association. In this role, he leads the overall strategy and direction for University-wide engagement and annual giving activities and spearheads the University’s ambitious alumni participation efforts. From 2018 to 2019, Hennessy served as Associate Dean...

About Rob I dream big, get sh*t done, and have fun. I also kill quotas (2019 NAMER Sales MVP, Top 1% global sales rep 42 consecutive quarters, 6X Club winner), create amazing experiences and craft creative content. All with love, compassion, and positive energy. A thought-provoking speaker with a unique perspective on sales, education, marketing, and the college to career transition I love to shar...

About Astria Astria L. Smith is the Senior Executive Director for Annual Giving and Alumni Relations at SMU. She provides strategic leadership and direction for efforts that engage, solicit and steward SMU alumni, parents, faculty, staff, students and friends. This role allows her to integrate several areas of passion and expertise, including front-line fundraising, annual giving stewardship, mult...

About Dr. Collado Dr. Shirley M. Collado is the ninth president of Ithaca College. She is known nationally for designing and implementing innovative approaches to higher education that expand student access and success, and has extensive experience overseeing complex not-for-profit organizations in both the private and public sectors of higher education. She is a national thought leader on develop...

About Chris Chris Campbell is the Sr. Associate Vice President for the Information Strategy Business Unit, where he oversees a team of 25+. He’s been with the Oklahoma State University Foundation since December 2004 and has worked across the organization during that time. He started in Athletics, securing private funds for the football stadium’s $300 million Next Level Campaign, which was the larg...

About Jim Jim Husson is the Senior Vice President for University Advancement at Boston College, overseeing the university’s development and alumni relations functions. He joined the development team in 2002 as the Vice President for Development and was promoted to his current position in June 2004. He and his colleagues spearheaded “Light the World,” the university’s 150th anniversary campaign, wh...

About John John Feudo is Vice Chancellor for Advancement at UMass Lowell, leading a team of 46 staff members through the university’s first-ever fundraising and engagement campaign. He formerly served as SVP of development and Chief Development Officer for United Way of Massachusetts Bay. Prior to arriving at United Way, Feudo spent eight years at his undergraduate alma mater, Boston College, as w...

About Mark Leveraging over twenty years in higher education advancement, Mark has extensive experience in the development and utilization of fundraising best practices. This includes employing analytics to increase fundraising efficiency and effectiveness, and developing and measuring the return on investment for engagement. Most recently, he’s been leading the OSU Foundation’s efforts to digitall...

About Janzell Janzell Tutor’s long career at the University of Utah started with 10 years in student affairs before she started managing the College of Nursing’s alumni relations over five years ago. Through these years, Janzell has directed the launch of a renewed Alumni Weekend, including a Half Century Society; Distinguished and Young Alumni Awards; and an annual spring gala, Honors for Nursing...

About Paul Paul J. Clifford is the chief executive officer of the Penn State Alumni Association and associate vice president for alumni relations for Penn State. He is the organization’s 11th chief executive in its 146-year history and began his tenure in January 2016. With 174,074 members, the Penn State Alumni Association is the largest dues-paying alumni association of its kind worldwide. The A...

On this episode of the RAISE podcast, Brent sits down with Cindy Fredrick, AVP of Alumni, Parents and Friends at the University of Virginia, to talk about increasing the size of your network and scaling 1:1 experiences. About Cindy Cindy Fredrick is a respected leader with 35 years of administrative experience in higher education and community-based organizations. Cindy currently leads the Univers...

About Jane Jane DiFolco Parker has contributed to institutional success from various levels of service during her 45-year higher education career. For the last 25 years, Parker has led high-impact fundraising and operations in the university setting. Since March 2012, she has served as vice president for development at Auburn University, and as president of the Auburn University Foundation and the...

About Anne Anne is the managing director, Research & Relationship Management at George Washington University, leading the team that provides prospect research and relationship management services to a division of more than 200. Prior to GW, Anne worked in UC San Diego’s External Affairs and Development Research offices. An industry volunteer, speaker, and writer, Anne is currently the membersh...

Age should not be perceived as a limiting factor in the advancement sector. That's what the LSU foundation's VP of development Krista Raney believes, and she's made incredible strides early in her career. Krista's experience shows that by combining a great attitude, a strong work ethic, professional mentorship, and a commitment to delivering results, rapid progression might just be possible within...

About Dan Daniel G. Lugo, J.D., began his service as president of Queens University of Charlotte on July 1, 2019. He was named president after serving in key leadership positions at three top-ranked liberal arts institutions. These roles included vice president of college advancement at Colby College, vice president and dean of admission and financial aid at Franklin and Marshall College, and asso...

We recently caught up with Matthew Lambert, VP for University Advancement at William & Mary. Matthew is one of the most respected leaders in our field, he and his colleagues have delivered incredible results and contributed so much as an author. We cover everything from Matthew's first job as a member of the elite Oscar Mayer Wiener hotdogging team to his book, Privatization and the Publi...

Brent is joined by Lynette Marshall, President and Chief Executive Officer of the University of Iowa Center for Advancement. This episode was recorded early on in the COVID-19 crisis, at a time when they were both adjusting to their new work from home environments. We loved hearing about her journey from growing up on a fifth-generation family farm in Illinois to being one of the most respected le...

On this episode of the RAISE podcast, Brent caught up with Nate Clapham, Assistant Vice President for Development & Annual Giving at University of Northern Iowa. Nate’s approach to fundraising is simple; he expects to win. They chatted about why Nate is so passionate about education philanthropy, why he pursued a masters in this field, how he evaluates every ask with the 6 rights strategic giv...

Cindy Fredrick , Associate Vice President, Office of Engagement for Alumni, Parents and Friends. Julie Featherstone , Associate Vice President for Advancement Operations. Jen Andrasko , President & CEO, University of Virginia Alumni Association. If you’re looking for guidance or support during the COVID-19 crisis, we’ve pulled together a library of resources to help you navigate this new norma...

On today's episode, I caught up with Jeff Martin, Senior Director of EAB's Advancement Forum. Jeff shares incredible insights into the key themes that will shape the Advancement sector in the coming years. If you aren't familiar with Jeff's and his team's work, you are in for a treat and I hope you enjoy the conversation. About Jeff Jeff Martin is the Practice Manager with EAB’s Advancement Forum....

Here’s EverTrue’s take on the novel coronavirus pandemic and its impact on advancement: We don’t have all the answers, but we’re going to learn from each other and share best practices for remote fundraising, working from home, managing fundraisers remotely, and handling uncertainty. Bookmark this page and subscribe for ongoing updates .

Here’s EverTrue’s take on the novel coronavirus pandemic and its impact on advancement: We don’t have all the answers, but we’re going to learn from each other and share best practices for remote fundraising, working from home, managing fundraisers remotely, and handling uncertainty. Bookmark this page and subscribe for ongoing updates .

Visit evertrue.com/remote to see all our COVID-19 resources and a summary of the key lessons from this podcast with Lynne.  More about Lynne: https://www.donorrelationsguru.com/

On this episode of the RAISE podcast, Brent sits down with Kyle Vaughn, the Assistant Director of Athletic Fundraising at Ashland University. Kyle was an EverTrue 40 under 40 winner and our RAISE 2019 MVP. Kyle shares his perspective on building a community around athletics, and how he uses social media engagement and a giving funnel approach to fuel his donor pipeline. If you’re looking for...

Peggy McCorkle is Associate Vice President for Annual and Leadership Giving at Boston College. Megan Tiede is Executive Director, Advancement Engagement & Communications at Boston College if you’re looking for guidance or support during the COVID-19 crisis, we’ve pulled together a library of resources to help you navigate this new normal. Check it out .