by Bart Caylor | Dec 19, 2024 | Fundraising Advancement, Featured, Advancement, Podcast
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...
by Bart Caylor | Nov 6, 2023 | Marketing Campaigns, Fundraising Advancement, Blog, Featured, Giving
During my nearly 30 years in higher ed marketing, fundraising appeal letters have been the bedrock of alumni and donor development. They’re especially relevant as we inch closer to the end of 2023. That’s because about 30% of nonprofit donations happen during...
by Bart Caylor | Feb 27, 2023 | Featured, Marketing Strategies, Fundraising Advancement, Blog
Donor-centric marketing can be a sticky business. Many advancement departments often get caught up in a tangled web of capital campaign committees and case statements that send mixed signals to prospective donors. Even worse, they may never bring in the marketing...
by Bart Caylor | Aug 8, 2022 | Marketing Campaigns, Blog, Featured, Higher Ed Marketing, Marketing Strategies
When it comes to your next higher ed capital campaign, failure isn’t an option. Goals and timelines are set, procedures are followed. When goals aren’t met, campaigns extend. They evolve. But publicly, capital campaigns in higher ed never “fail,” because they can’t be...
by Bart Caylor | Jun 6, 2022 | Featured, Higher Ed Marketing, Blog, Enrollment
As we move forward in a post-pandemic world, institutions now face the reality of competing in an ever-shrinking higher ed market. Getting the eyeballs of prospective students on your school is more challenging than ever. One practical solution is a method as old as...
