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Fundraising During Uncertain Times: What Not to Do

EAB

Indeed, during the 2008-2009 recession, giving fell along with the economy, and it took three years for philanthropy to start growing again. Understandably, fundraisers don’t want to seem tone-deaf to the possible financial hardships or fears of their constituents. But there are also significant risks to halting solicitations altogether.

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To Weather the Storms of Higher Education, Remember Why You’re There

Supporting Student Success

In 2008, through some fabulous colleagues, I discovered TED Talks, which led me to leadership guru Simon Sinek. In 2008, I was recruited to run a grant with the purpose of connecting adult learners with data to inform their college choices so they didn’t need to depend on marketing hype from lead generation websites.

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Mental Health and Learning Among Students with Marginalized Sociodemographic Identities

Supporting Student Success

Additionally, we as educators and student affairs practitioners must deeply engage the voices of learners with marginalized identities, and ensure those voices are guiding our actions to begin to reduce the disparities highlighted in my research above. Within student affairs, representation in programming offered (e.g.