The Internal Culture of Philanthropy: Building Support for Advancement Within Your Institution
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM AEST (UTC+10:00)
Speaker(s): Heath Hignight, Chief Advancement Officer, Hong Kong International School
Session Description: How often do you feel misunderstood by your Dean, President, Head of School? Have you ever been asked, “why don’t you call MacKenzie Scott and ask her for money?” by a professor or teacher? Maybe your Director of Finance thinks all you do is go out to fancy lunches and dinner parties. Developing an internal culture of Philanthropy at your university or school is just as important as developing that culture with your alumni or parent donors. This session will cover four important strategies to begin building or strengthening a culture of philanthropy with your administrators, faculty and staff. The session is applicable to and draws examples from both universities and independent/international schools.