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Organize by Journey, Not by Program
A journeys-based approach and alignment allows for the scaling of volunteerism and a focus on engagement retention.
 • Ryan Catherwood
Building a Thriving Innovation Ecosystem
This week's Keynote is with Omar Garriott, Executive Director of the Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Technology at the UVA Darden…
 • Ryan Catherwood
37:35
Donors Are Not Mice: Book Club on The Generosity Crisis (Chapters 1–3)
The chapters argue the field has built a transactional machine, and the language gives it away.
 • Ryan Catherwood, Dave Hail, and Annie Bastida Quade
20:46
Alumni as Builders, Not Donors
Omar Garriott raised the question without quite naming it: a school can be world-class at raising money and still misread what its alumni want from it.
 • Dave Hail
Breakout: What UNC’s Development Overhaul Reveals About the Cost of Turnover
Ryan, Kristin, and Courtney discuss frustration at UNC and culture vs. org structure for retaining talent
 • Ryan Catherwood, Kristin Hanson, and Courtney Stombock
17:38
Your Alumni Are Already Content Creators. Have You Asked Them to Create for You?
Most advancement shops have a content problem and a capacity problem. Alumni creators can solve both.
 • Annie Bastida Quade
6:05
Your Alumni Are Already Content Creators. Have You Asked Them to Create for You?
Most advancement shops have a content problem and a capacity problem. Alumni creators can solve both.
 • Annie Bastida Quade
6:05
Does Advancement Need a “Rapid Prototyping” Approach?
It’s important to note that “innovation” doesn’t have to be synonymous with “overhaul.” “Entrepreneurship” isn’t the same as “winging it.”
 • Kristin Hanson
Does Advancement Need a “Rapid Prototyping” Approach?
It’s important to note that “innovation” doesn’t have to be synonymous with “overhaul.” “Entrepreneurship” isn’t the same as “winging it.”
 • Kristin Hanson
3:39
Keynote Guide: Clips from Omar's Interview
The World Economic Forum keeps pointing to for 2030, like curiosity, creative thinking, resilience, leadership, and empathy
 • Ryan Catherwood
Building a Thriving Innovation Ecosystem
This week's Keynote is with Omar Garriott, Executive Director of the Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Technology at the UVA Darden…
 • Ryan Catherwood
37:35
The Early Career Rungs are Breaking
The schools that treat alumni as members of something worth renewing, rather than a population to solicit, are the ones who will still matter in twenty…
 • Ryan Catherwood
37:51
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