Video: 10 Questions with Danita Nias

Advancement Services: Empowering Stakeholders to Drive Change

Advancement Services: Empowering Stakeholders to Drive Change As fundraising initiatives in higher education become more expansive, institutions...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

From Major Events to Major Gifts: How Brevard Zoo Shifted its Culture of Philanthropy

From Major Events to Major Gifts: How Brevard Zoo...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Current Issues in Advancement

Current Issues in Advancement From the impact of adopting CASE’s...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

What's The Big Idea?: Building Principal Gift Propositions

What's The Big Idea?: Building Principal Gift Propositions As our...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Giving USA Series

Giving USA Series Every year, Giving USA releases...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Equipping Fundraisers for Philanthropy’s Future

Equipping Fundraisers for Philanthropy’s Future Join GG+A President Suzanne Hilser-Wiles...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Women in Philanthropy: A Webinar Series with Dartmouth College

How are you engaging women in philanthropy? Session II:  Building...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Preparing Your University to Receive Its Largest Gifts Ever

Is your organization prepared to receive large gifts? During Make...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

So You Are a New Vice President – Now What? Lessons Learned from Rutgers and Arizona State

Do you want to be a VP? If you are...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Campaigning in Challenging Times: A Blueprint for Success

When’s the best time to launch a capital campaign? You...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Nurturing Your Network: Using Survey Data to Deepen Engagement and Tailor Programming

What do alumni and constituents really think about your institution?...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Advancement Benchmarking in Independent Schools: What should we measure, and why?

With growing pressure on school advancement programs to increase fundraising...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

The Impact of Names Image and Likeness on Collegiate Athletic Fundraising through the Lens of LSU Athletics

Name, image and likeness (NIL) are three elements that make...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Insights Into Current Philanthropy in America: Giving USA’s Annual Report

John Glier, Grenzebach Glier and Associates CEO, and Suzanne Hilser-Wiles,...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Closing Out; Setting Up: What Independent School Fundraisers Need To Do Now

Are you on track to achieve FY22 goals? What are...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Effective Partnerships Across Fundraising and Constituent Engagement

J Thomas Forbes was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Paving the Way for Planned Giving

GG+A President Suzanne Hilser-Wiles talked with Michael Degenhart, Assistant Vice...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Aligning Fundraising Philanthropic Priorities with Strategic Vision: The Partnership Between American University’s President and Vice President

Sylvia M. Burwell, President of American University, and Courtney Surls,...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

The Maestros of Major Gifts: A discussion with advancement services leaders

Great gift officers are essential to any institution’s work with...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Boldly building a high performing advancement organization: How the University at Buffalo manages talent during its $1 billion Boldly Buffalo campaign

Rodney M. Grabowski, Vice President of the Division of University...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Lifelong Alumnae Leadership: A Conversation with Laura Wood Cantopher

Laura Wood Cantopher, President of the Wellesley College Alumnae Association,...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Trends to Watch in Independent Schools: A Conversation With NAIS’ Davis Taske and Karla Taylor

GG+A's Elizabeth Kolb Farr hosted a webinar with Davis Taske and Karla Taylor, co-authors of...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Building a New Fundraising Program – Lessons Learned at Esade

Located in Barcelona, Esade is a world-renowned global institution with...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Building, and rebuilding, a museum development program: lessons from abroad

What does it take to build a world-class fundraising program...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Volunteers: Engaging your most valued partners

Volunteers are some of our most trusted advisors, most valued...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Fundraising at a public land grant university

GG+A’s webinar series continued its ongoing conversations with leaders in...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Driving change: Evolutionary, revolutionary, and everything in between

Kris Davitt, Senior Vice Chancellor for Philanthropic & Alumni Engagement...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Increasing your campaign goal – considerations

What is the potential impact of a transformational gift on...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Opportunities and challenges of emotional response giving

What lessons did the ACLU learn in the past year...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Comprehensive community college campaigns meeting: Challenges and ensuring success

Community colleges serve 41% of all undergraduates in the United...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Leadership through times of change: a conversation with a leading voice in higher education fundraising

Pete Lasher spoke to Colleen Coppla about key issues including:...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Changing a fundraising culture: Lessons learned from The Campaign for Drexel

Drexel University launched its ambitious $750 million campaign, The Campaign...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Safeguarding Your Independent School Through Strategic Fundraising: A Conversation with Ann Snyder

In her article “Advancement as a Safeguard Against Future Uncertainty,”...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Creating engagement and building relationships in a year like no other: A conversation with the Barnes Foundation

GG+A President Suzanne Hilser-Wiles was joined by Nina Diefenbach, Senior...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Everything I wish I’d understood about annual giving - webinar

Annual giving has become more than the annual appeal. Our...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Navigating the critical issues facing high-performing advancement programs

GG+A Senior Vice President Pete Lasher spoke with Dr. Jacline...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Maintaining momentum for major gifts fundraising between campaigns

GG+A President Suzanne Hilser-Wiles hosted a webinar with Anne Westfall,...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

The head of school’s role in fundraising: A conversation with Sue Sadler

Many heads of school come to their roles with no...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

How to build a leadership annual giving program

GG+A President Suzanne Hilser-Wiles had an insightful conversation with Janet Feldstein...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Strengthening donor dialogue: successfully using survey data to qualify and reinvigorate donors at Kutztown University

At the height of the pandemic, Kutztown University Foundation engaged...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Why stewardship matters: Creative solutions to engage donors now and into the future

GG+A consultants hosted an important conversation about innovative approaches to...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Managing leadership and staff transition remotely: A Colgate example

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the traditional development work environment....

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Navigating campaigns through a crisis: the story of Penn State and The University of Missouri

GG+A Vice Presidents Tom Hiles and Rod Kirsch share their...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

CalTech webinar recording: An advancement career built on challenges

Dexter Bailey, Vice President for Advancement and Alumni Relations for...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

How INSEAD, a top international business school, built a record-breaking campaign

Nida Januskis, Associate Dean for Advancement of INSEAD, shared the...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Adapting alumni engagement 2021 and beyond - webinar

Andy Shaindlin, Vice President for Alumni Relations for Brown University,...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Building a Fundraising Programme: A Nordic Example

Teppo Heiskanen, Director for Advancement and Corporate Engagement for Finland’s...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Independent school fundraising during challenging times: past, present and future

GG+A President Suzanne Hilser-Wiles and a panel of GG+A independent...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

University of St Andrews: Imagining the Future Post COVID 19

GG+A’s Senior Vice President Pete Lasher tuned in with University...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Discovery: A trek into the unknown

Discovery is one of the most pressing and consistent questions...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

The advancement leader’s role in interdisciplinary initiatives

University of Toronto’s Vice President of Advancement David Palmer spoke...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Music moves us – rallying support during COVID-19 for the Sarasota Orchestra

Joseph McKenna, President and CEO of Sarasota Orchestra, shared with...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Kutztown University - Virtually Interactive Homecoming From Home

Kutztown University brought its alumni, “home,” with a completely virtual...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Lyric Opera of Chicago - Choose your own adventure: pivoting from traditional gala to a reimagined experience

Lyric Opera’s Kate Later, Senior Director of Board Management and...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Dartmouth’s Bob Lasher, senior Vice president of advancement, shares his advancement philosophies

Bob Lasher, Senior Vice President of Advancement at Dartmouth College,...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

A conversation with Sasha Gerritson, chair of DePaul University’s: “Now we Must” campaign

Martin Grenzebach, GG+A Chairman, spoke with Sasha Gerritson, Chair of...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

A predictive analytics journey: How NorthShore University HealthSystem turned its hopes and dreams into reality.

Senior Director of Annual Giving Nicole Brennan, CFRE and Program...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Falling off the ladder: The way donors see recognition societies

In this webinar, Dan Lowman, GG+A Senior Vice President and...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Re-opening campuses – The challenging decisions and the role of transparent, inclusive communications

Loyola University Maryland’s Terrence Sawyer, J.D., Senior Vice President Advancement,...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

University of Dayton’s advancement program focuses, shows flexibility, and resiliency

Jim McKey, GG+A Senior Vice President, and University of Dayton’s...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Academic medicine advancement: Turning passion into a career

Kate Azizi, Vice President for Institutional Advancement at the Medical...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

The University of Virginia balances a campaign and virtual alumni engagements during the COVID-19 pandemic

John Glier, GG+A CEO, and Mark Luellen, Vice President for...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Using donor insight to design regular giving products

In this webinar, GG+A’s Dan Lowman and Adrian Salmon walk...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

How Carnegie Mellon University is reimagining its successful GivingCMUDay

Carnegie Mellon’s take on Giving Tuesday, #givingCMUday, has been an...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

A philanthropic response to COVID-19 at Mexico's largest private university

Mexico’s largest private, nonprofit university system, which encompasses 25 campuses...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Digital donor engagement: Chart your course webinar

You did the impossible. Overnight, you pivoted from donor events,...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

How a top university with a lean advancement team is managing during a pandemic webinar

Like many universities, Rice University has focused on its commitment...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

'Building a post-COVID strategy' webinar with Jim Husson of Boston College

This post was updated on Aug. 17. In this webinar,...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

'Very small shop fundraising in a pandemic' webinar with GG+A's Al Novak

When you look in the mirror in the morning, do...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

'Conducting a mini campaign planning study virtually' webinar with Harvard Chan's development leader Kristen Rozansky

When a recent mini campaign planning study at Harvard T.H....

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

'Yay! Quarantine is over! Now what?' webinar with development director of Victoria University in New Zealand

New Zealand is ahead of the pandemic curve compared to...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

'How we kept fundraising going in a pandemic' webinar with John T. Rogers of Penn Charter

GG+A's Independent Schools practice recently hosted a webinar highlighting how...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png

Giving appeals in the time of coronavirus: Webinar with Sylvia Racca, executive director of the Dartmouth College fund, and Tim Poisson, senior managing director of the Dartmouth fund

In this webinar, GG+A Vice Presidents Adrian Salmon and Jason Shough...

Grenzebach Glier & Associates Inc http://gga.ugmade.co/wp-content/themes/gga/assets/img/grenzebach-glier-and-associates-print-only.png