Fireside Chat With St. Edward's University [Podcast]

Since partnering with St. Edward’s University, we’ve been fortunate enough to work with Joe DeMedeiros, vice president for university advancement, and Cheri Sullivan, director of advancement services at St. Edward’s. Not only have they spearheaded a number of amazing initiatives at the university, but they’ve also been thinking strategically about how to incorporate our software platform, EverTrue, into those projects. In this month’s Fireside Chat, […]

Fireside Chat With St. Edward’s University [Podcast]

Since partnering with St. Edward’s University, we’ve been fortunate enough to work with Joe DeMedeiros, vice president for university advancement, and Cheri Sullivan, director of advancement services at St. Edward’s. Not only have they spearheaded a number of amazing initiatives at the university, but they’ve also been thinking strategically about how to incorporate our software platform, GivingTree, into those projects. In this month’s Fireside Chat, […]

Putting Our Money Where Our Mustaches Are

If there’s one thing you should know about the EverTrue team, it’s that we love fundraising. Our team is made up of class agents for schools like Williams, Wesleyan, and Brown; former fundraising professionals who ran annual fund campaigns for Greenwich Country Day, Middlesex School, and Trinity Pawling; and even a former development director and […]

How to Collect Donations Through AmazonSmile

Do you shop on Amazon? Check. Do you work at a 501(c)3 organization? Check. Do your constituents shop on Amazon? Check. Have you set up an AmazonSmile account for your organization? If not… YOU ARE LEAVING MONEY ON THE TABLE! This is money that your alumni, parents, and friends are spending on Amazon anyway. If they can […]

Fireside Chat With Purdue University [Podcast]

Ever since Purdue University partnered with EverTrue this year, they’ve been off to an incredible start with GivingTree. As their customer success manager, it’s been a pleasure to work with such a fun and forward-thinking advancement team. In this “Fireside Chat,” I spoke to the Purdue Research Foundation’s Amber Turner (director of donor relations) and Greg Kapp (assistant vice president for development operations) to highlight early successes, why they got […]

What You Missed at the CASE D1 Breakfast Panel

CASE D1 kicked off its Connecticut programming with a bang at last week’s breakfast and panel “Enhancing, Measuring, and Leveraging Engagement Through Social Media,” both hosted by University of Hartford. I was lucky enough to be asked to take part in the panel. Michael Stenko and Cristina Dieguez-Kou put the program together and it was exciting to hear how cohesively we […]

How To Have a Top 20 Giving Day

It has to be a really tough meeting. That meeting in January when the entire advancement team is sitting around the table, looking at the numbers, and the year does not look good. Many schools know that feeling. With giving rates declining steadily over the last 25 years, these meetings are becoming all too familiar. […]

EverTrue Looks Forward to Its Second ICAA Conference!

Late July brings 3pm thunderstorms, cookouts, and the realization that September is just a month away… Oh, and I almost forgot—the ICAA Conference! Independent Colleges Advancement Associates (ICAA) hosts a fantastic conference each summer in line with its mission to enhance the professional development of its members and their understanding of issues facing private higher education and institutional advancement. […]

How to Prepare Seniors To Be Faithful Alumni

You know what I wish had gone on at my high school and university when I was there? Alumni Association Day. I just returned from St. Albans School where I was invited to speak as part of their Alumni Association Day 2013. This day is dedicated to the seniors at St. Albans. While everyone is […]

Knock Your Alumni Socks Off

I enjoy commercials. Well, at least like many people, I enjoy them when they are good. I look forward to them on the Super Bowl, and when there is one that I like, I will stop the DVR to watch it as it comes on amid last night’s episode of New Girl. Being that my […]

Learning By Teaching at Startup Institute

I don’t think that teaching is actually the right word here. I had the fortune of collaborating for three hours with the sales track folks at Startup Institute and it immediately impacted my work. From a strictly sales ROI, I got wonderful introductions to great institutions such as Northwestern, Changing Our World, University of Toronto […]

The Biggest Alumni Event of the Year

Is there a weekend out there that can rival the kind of alumni and school support the Head of The Charles garners? I would venture to say no. Never have I seen more articles of school clothing than I did this past weekend. The same can be said for the men and women who are […]