Volume 8 Issue 3 July 2011
In This Issue
Leadership Giving at The Harley School
Interview with Tonya Taylor, Director of Development and Karen Saludo, Associate Director of Development
Engaging Leaders: Working Effectively with Your Trustees
By Cynthia Woolbright, President, The Woolbright Group
Engaging Leaders: Alumni/ae Association Leaders
Interviews with Kim Krawskhuk, past-president, Alumnae Association, The Windsor School (MA); Mark Mulligan, president-emeritus, Alumni Council, Stonehill College (MA); Jim Rhodes, president, Alumni Association (RUAA), Rutgers University (NJ)
The Woolbright Group Welcomes New Advisor, Craig Smith
Welcome New Clients
The Woolbright Group is pleased to welcome these new and returning clients:
Ave Maria University,
Ave Maria, FL
Following an organizational assessment of the university relations office, and recommendations for staffing alignment with university goals, WG will assist in the recruitment of the Vice President for University Advancement.
Harrisburg Academy
(independent school), Harrisburg, PA
WG will focus on board development, the engagement of alumni and parents in advancing the academy and developing a three-five year strategy plan in annual giving.
The Catholic University of America
Washington, D.C.
WG will provide continued consulting on annual and major gifts programs
.We work with a variety of clients around the country. Take a look at our client list to see who we've worked with in your area.
Dear Friends and Colleagues:
The Harley School, an independent school in Rochester, NY, instituted a new strategy for leadership giving in 2009. Today, 55% of Harley’s donors are committed at the leadership level. We asked Tonya Taylor, Director of Development, and Karen Saludo, Associate Director of Development to share the details of their strategy. Please read their comments in Leadership Giving at The Harley School in this month’s issue of Bright Ideas.
In the April issue of Bright Ideas, we published the first of a four part series of articles entitled “Engaging Leaders: Working Effectively with Your Trustees” in which we shared the comments of two trustees on the subject of board performance expectations at their respective schools. In this current issue, we continue the series with comments from Dr. James Harris, President, Widener University (PA). Please see Engaging Leaders: Working Effectively with Your Trustees, Part II – A President’s Perspective” for his candid comments on this subject.
An adjunct to the “engaging leaders” series also appears this month---Engaging Leaders: Alumni/ae Association Leaders. Three alumni leaders share their perspectives on the role of alumni as ambassadors, liaisons, role models, advisors, and more.
Don’t forget—we are always interested in your recommendations for topics you would like us to explore in upcoming issues. Send your ideas to: info@woolbrightgroup.com Please look for the next issue of Bright Ideas coming in September.
The Woolbright Group
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