If not brothers, fundraising and marketing are close cousins. Quite often, higher ed marketers are called on to help with the fundraising case statement and messaging. Throughout my career in higher ed marketing, I’ve been brought in to help raise annual funds, serve...
Across the country, capital campaigns only seem to be getting bigger. But what if you could raise more for your school by going smaller? Capital campaigns are by nature massive projects that require huge amounts of effort, funding, and communication for what is...
How do you boost enrollment and find donors in a shrinking higher education market? Whether you’re a seminary, graduate school, or a small private college, everyone is looking for ways to pull in more prospective students. Many different schools are relying on their...
Successful education marketing is about enrollment, but it’s not complete without a fundraising component. Here are 10 projects where enrollment and advancement marketing can meet. For most colleges and universities, if not all, fundraising is a critical revenue...
So much advice about marketing budgets out there starts with the bottom line. One Entrepreneur.com author tells new companies to budget 12 – 20% of gross revenue on marketing. Another, this time from Forbes, says that you cannot begin to budget for marketing...
