GUIDE:
First 100 Days as an Advancement VP
Your comprehensive guide to success in your role as an advancement leader.
Congratulations on the new role, and welcome to the comprehensive guide for your first 100 days as an advancement leader!
Your first 100 days in a new role set the tone for your tenure as an advancement leader. You will need to make sure you are conveying the right message and painting a picture of your vision as a VP with a delicate balance of listening, learning, setting goals, and taking action. This guide will help you identify the key stages in your first 100 days to help you lay a solid foundation and set you up for success in this new role.
“There are some great advantages of being new in an organization, and that is you can see the blind spots that others can’t."
David LivelySenior Associate Vice President for Alumni Relations and Development and Campaign Manager at Northwestern University 
“I came in wanting to learn what targets we need to hit and what kind of data I need to ask my team for...”
Stephanie FroehlichSenior VP of Development at Kansas State University Foundation 
"It’s important to directionally set a vision without getting down into the details, you want that to be built a little more organically.”
John MorrisSenior Vice President of Advancement at Auburn University 
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