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Joseph Sanders

Consulting Vice President

Core Expertise

Joseph Sanders, Consulting Vice President, joined GG+A in 2001 and brings 38 years’ experience in public relations and marketing for institutions of higher education and other non-profit organizations.  His counsel and direction have built award-winning communications programs at public and private institutions.

Recent Accomplishments

Selected GG+A client work includes:

  • The University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and Oklahoma State University Foundation, campaign communications strategy and planning to establish and execute compelling campaign brands, messages and communications strategies
  • Duke University Medical Center and Mercersburg Academy, communications program reviews to strengthen fundraising and stewardship through effective communications
  • Fordham University and Missouri Botanical Garden, counsel to increase voluntary support through targeted communications products and tactics across the full range of communications channels
  • Montreal Neurological Institute and Kronos Longevity Research Institute, institutional and campaign strategic planning to help establish strategic goals and fundraising priorities

Career Snapshot

Joe served from 1993 to 1999 as Associate Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs at North Carolina State University.  He directed a staff of 22 and brought the program to national prominence, earning international honors for media relations, video production, and marketing.  Joe managed the marketing and communications for a capital campaign that exceeded its goal by 33 percent.  He helped position the university as “North Carolina’s leader in science and technology,” more than doubling positive public perception as measured on statewide opinion surveys.

From 1989 to 1993, Joe served as Vice Chancellor for Communications at the University of Denver, a private institution.  His work on a lobbying and public relations campaign secured a 30 percent  increase in state funding for Colorado’s private colleges.  The Office of Communications revamped admissions publications, redesigned and wrote alumni and development communications, and increased positive national publicity eight-fold.

In previous positions,  Joe built effective communications programs at Texas Tech University and Health Sciences Center, Auburn University at Montgomery, and The Child Development Institute of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

As a member of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Communications Commission and Public Affairs Task Force, he helped develop the CASE advancement curriculum, helped launch the “Flash Points” service, and co-chaired the Institute for Senior Communications Professionals.

Joe earned a bachelor’s degree with honors in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a master’s degree in mass communications from the University of Florida at Gainesville.

Clients

  • Alliance Healthcare Foundation
  • American Red Cross
  • American University
  • Amherst College
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of America
  • Bucknell University
  • Buena Vista University
  • California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
  • California University of Pennsylvania
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation
  • Children's Medical Center, Dallas
  • Children's Memorial Foundation (Chicago)
  • The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
  • Children's National Medical Center (Washington)
  • Colorado School of Mines
  • Columbia College (Chicago)
  • Dana Hall School
  • Duke University Medical Center
  • Durham Academy
  • Emory University Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center
  • Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Foundation
  • Fordham University
  • Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation
  • The Fund for Johns Hopkins Medicine
  • Fundacion Instituto Leloir
  • Geisinger Health System Foundation
  • Georgetown University
  • Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
  • Haverford College
  • Heidelberg College
  • Heifer International
  • Horace Mann School
  • The Hotchkiss School
  • Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
  • Jefferson Hospital and Health System
  • Kronos Longevity Research Institute
  • Lake Forest College
  • Lutheran Social Services of Illinois
  • MedStar Health System
  • Medical Foundation of North Carolina
  • Mercersburg Academy
  • The Methodist Hospital Foundation of Houston
  • Miami University
  • Missouri Botanical Garden
  • The Montclair Kimberley Academy
  • Montreal Neurological Institute
  • North Carolina State University Student Aid Association
  • Norton Healthcare Foundation
  • The Ohio State University
  • Oklahoma State University Foundation
  • Oregon State University Foundation
  • The Pennsylvania State University
  • Phillips Academy
  • Pittsburgh Medical and Health Sciences Foundation
  • Pitzer College
  • Princeton Healthcare System Foundation
  • Rush University Medical Center
  • Shepherd University
  • Sierra Club
  • Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
  • St. John’s Mercy Foundation
  • St. Luke's Hospital and Health Network
  • Teachers College, Columbia University
  • University at Buffalo, SUNY, School of Engineering
  • The University of Arizona Foundation
  • University of California, Davis
  • University of California, San Diego
  • University of Colorado Foundation
  • University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
  • University of Connecticut
  • University of Houston System
  • University of Iowa Foundation
  • University of Missouri-Kansas City
  • University of Nebraska Foundation
  • University of Nevada, Reno
  • University of Notre Dame
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • University of South Carolina-Columbia
  • University of Toronto
  • Vanderbilt University
  • Villanova University
  • Washington University in St. Louis
  • Whitney Museum of American Art
  • YMCA of Greater Charlotte

Contact

Phone: 312.372.4040

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