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Effective contact reports help build the future of a donor's relationship with your institution. But gift officers are rarely trained to write reports that contain the information advancement leaders need to succeed. How do you improve the reporting skills needed to write detailed and useful reports?In Writing Meaningful Contact Reports: A Handbook for Fundraisers, Jason McNeal of Gonser Gerber, LLP guides you through these challenges by: 1. Defining which interactions require contact reports2. Demonstrating how contact reports can play a vital part in strengthening your institution's culture of philanthropy3. Providing examples of high- and low-quality contact reports4. Outlining key elements of contact reports5. Addressing ways to make writing reports easier6. Providing worksheets and templates to assist you in writing and using reports more effectivelyMake your reports more effective, and build the foundation for lifelong relationships for your donors.REVIEWS..". Those new to advancement work will find that the fun-loving case studies wonderfully illustrate the nuances of effective reporting while the 'primer' on prospect management provides a clear, concise overview of moves management shepherding-thus, further highlighting the importance writing meaningful contact reports plays as we document our activities with prospects and donors alike." - Bud Christman, Vice President for Advancement, Mars Hill University ..".This book has inspired me to re-evaluate the importance of documenting contact reports and the important role I play in enhancing the culture of philanthropy at my institution." - J. Steven Barnes, Senior Director of Development, Vanderbilt University Medical Center..". I would recommend this be the first book you ask a new development officer coming on your team to read, regardless of their years of experience....Dr. McNeal provides extremely useful examples of contact reports that can easily be implemented while removing the intimidation and hesitancy of getting them done on a timely basis." - Alan Medders, Vice President for Advancement, Columbus State University ..".McNeal demonstrates that completion of contact reports does not have to be a big time-eater....Jason McNeal is putting forth a concise and precise standard for the fundraising arena; this handbook will be a solid reference manual for any fundraiser's personal library." - Jeff Lorber, EdD, Vice Chancellor for Advancement, University of Illinois Springfield & Senior Vice President, University of Illinois Foundation

A well-defined mentoring program is essential to faculty productivity and success. As institutions seek increase faculty diversity, adopt increased standards for faculty productivity, and become more aware of the benefits of extending mentoring beyond early-career, it's crucial to bring rigor and definition to your department's mentoring efforts.David Kiel, who worked with faculty leaders to design mentoring programs for all of UNC-Chapel Hill's professional schools and the College of Arts and Sciences, draws on years of research and experience to bring you this uniquely comprehensive handbook. This book includes practical strategies from a wide range of institutions, from community colleges to research universities.This nearly 600-page handbook covers not only what works but how to do it: Get a comprehensive primer for launching or improving mentoring programs for early-career, mid-career, and late-career faculty. And get 200+ pages of worksheets, checklists, templates, and assessments to help you refine your mentoring services."Mentoring programs for faculty have long proven to be one of the most effective strategies colleges and universities have to promote career development, increase engagement, improve the level of student success, and foster innovative research. In Developing Faculty Mentoring Programs: A Comprehensive Handbook, David Kiel provides an in-depth look at best practices in how to design, develop, and maintain a systematic approach to faculty mentoring and answers every question about how to ensure the effectiveness of these programs. Based on practice experience and exhaustive research, this book is the blueprint that everyone interested in successful faculty mentoring should follow." - Jeffrey L. Buller, Senior Partner, ATLAS Leadership Training"Developing Faculty Mentoring Programs by David Kiel delivers fully on the promise of its sub-title to provide a Comprehensive Handbook on this important and productive practice in supporting the success of academics throughout their careers. This is a welcome addition to the literature on mentoring and will serve both faculty and administrators in their efforts to provide high quality and effective mentoring programs for their colleagues." - Deborah DeZure, Ph.D., Assistant Provost for Faculty and Organizational Development Emerita, Michigan State University

Effective communication will make or break a department chair. Get a primer on the essential communication and conflict management skills that every department chair needs. With illustrative scenarios and a toolbox of practical strategies, this book will help department chairs build seven essential skills: - Active listening- Supportive communication- Receiving, evaluating, and acting on complaints- Building rapport- Improving problem solving- Improving meetings- Building buy-inDepartment chairs can use this book as a guide to improve the effectiveness of your communication in your role as a departmental leader, a manager, a coach, and a mentor. Academic deans will find this book to be a useful training guide for all new department chairs

Alumni engagement and giving is a clear sign of an institution's continued relevance, making the institution's relationship with alumni a key priority for the board. Yet the greatest barriers to higher levels of fundraising success can rarely be isolated in the advancement operation. They include: The lack of strategic adaptability The inability to listen to constituents Failure to realize that more students, alumni, and family are concluding that the value provided was equal to or less than the cost of the degree Over-emphasis on short-term fundraising results at the expense of long-term constituency building and prospect pipeline development Naivete around how private support is secured and sustained PRAISE FOR JIM LANGLEY'S APPROACH "Insightful, inspirational, validating." - Stephen Highsmith, Vice President of Institutional Advancement, Cabrini University "Jim provides not just anecdotes but real world experiences backed up by data and analysis." - Jen Raxter, Vice President of Advancement, Franklin Pierce University

An effective president does so much more than raise funds and shake hands. Your institution's president is uniquely positioned to scan the horizon and help develop and communicate a vision of the future to prospective donors.In this book, Jim Langley, president and founder of Langley Innovations and past vice president for advancement at Georgetown University, contends that the president's primary role in fundraising is not to ask for money but to create the conditions that attract significant philanthropic investments.This book will offer a forward-thinking look at: How the president can take a lead role in defining the case for support and identifying inspiring projects defined by specific objectives rather than categories of institutional needHow the president can define for donors the difference a philanthropic dollar makes in achieving key objectives The respective roles and responsibilities of the president, the vice president for advancement, and the board chair The president's specific role in donor stewardship, campaigns, piloting new models for fundraising, volunteer management, and asking How to onboard a new president in ways that strengthen rather than stall the work of fundraising"This is a treasure trove of great advice, forward-thinking reflections, and tough, but much needed questions. Jim Langley is a thought leader who understands not just the history of philanthropy and advancement but shines a light on where universities need to begin altering practices to thrive in this era of competing philanthropic interests." - Matthew T. Lambert, Vice President for University Advancement, William & Mary