Faculty & Staff Giving Campaigns
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Faculty & Staff Fundraising & Giving
Good Question Does CASE have any resources that would help us train faculty and staff about their role in fundraising? We want them to understand why fundraising is important and relevant to them. Also, does CASE have any articles or information about successful faculty and staff giving programs?

Getting Staff to Give
BriefCASE Article It’s hard enough to get work colleagues to open their email, let alone their wallets—especially if asking for donations is a relatively new phenomenon. Still, the Institute of Education at the University of London has run a successful staff fundraising campaign for five years—with about 15 percent of its staff members making a gift last year.

El largo brazo del desarrollo
CURRENTS Article Valerie Gay, Asistente del Director de Desarrollo Institucional de la Universidad de Temple, comparte sus consejos para expandir la oficina de Desarrollo convirtiendo a las facultades en socios para la procuración de fondos.

The Family and Friends Plan
CURRENTS Article Growing numbers of colleges, universities, and independent schools have found fundraising success targeting parents, grandparents, and other nonalumni friends for gifts to meet institutional needs and, at many public institutions, replace appropriations lost to state cuts.

Long Arm of Development
CURRENTS Article Valerie Gay, an assistant dean of institutional advancement at Temple University, shares her tips for expanding the reach of the development office by turning faculty into essential fundraising partners.

Name That Office
CURRENTS Article DePaul University's music faculty have the opportunity to name an office in their new building.

Setting an Example
CURRENTS Article When annual giving by faculty and staff at St. Catherine's School in Virginia reached 100 percent, parents noticed the commitment and increased their giving despite the uncertain economy.

Campaigns: Carleton University - Bronze Medal
Best Practice In 2006 Carleton University re-imagined its annual faculty and staff appeal as the Campus Community Campaign. The primary objectives of the redesigned 2006 campaign were to host a more elaborate and creative campaign; raise $150,000; increase participation; and launch the first ever Board of Governors appeal.

Advance Work: Hard Act to Follow
CURRENTS Article This article examines one independent school's successful faculty giving campaign.

Striking a Chord
CURRENTS Article Campuses that have successfully solicited faculty and staff gifts point to two helpful strategies: (1) giving employees flexibility in how they make gifts, and (2) cultivating a sense of campus community. This article explores these and other strategies development officers can employ to increase faculty and staff giving at their own institutions.

AdvanceWork: Giving Begins at Home
CURRENTS Article The University of Minnesota and Florida State University both saw campaign successes close to home with notable gifts from faculty and staff. Minnesota's campaign raised $67 million from current and former employees, while FSU's president pledged an estate gift worth $7.5 million toward that university's campaign.

Write-Minded: Proceed with Caution
CURRENTS Article The author offers advice on approaching faculty most effectively via a solicitation letter.