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Jul 26, 2021
Anne M. BerryPrincipal Since our founding 26 years ago, WASHBURN & McGOLDRICK has been known for the quality of our feasibility study interviews and our ability to synthesize quantitative and…
May 20, 2021
New Survey Reveals Education Advancement Leaders Highly Confident in Reaching Their Fundraising Goals May 2021 Survey of Advancement Professionals The WASHBURN & McGOLDRICK May 2021 survey of advancement professionals is…
Apr 15, 2021
Lisa brings 15 years of advancement experience to her role as Senior Consultant. A strategic and innovative leader, she has a track record of building and managing teams to optimize…
Apr 9, 2021
Last month, as we celebrated Women’s History Month and commemorated a full year of the COVID-19 crisis, I wondered about the pandemic’s effect on women donors as they make their…
Feb 18, 2021
January 2021 Survey of Advancement Professionals The WASHBURN & MCGOLDRICK January 2021 survey of advancement professionals is the fourth in our Advancement Moving Forward series on the ongoing impact of…
Feb 9, 2021
For the past 14 years, the Washburn & McGoldrick consulting team headed to New York City every January for our annual client conference. We eagerly anticipate this annual event to…
Jan 11, 2021
Spring Intensive, Feb 22 – Mar 5: Creating Major Gift Success challenges gift officers to work collaboratively, think strategically, shorten their time horizons for productivity, and practice the language of…
Dec 18, 2020
We began 2020 with great anticipation. We had big plans to celebrate Washburn & McGoldrick’s 25th anniversary year…. 25 years serving colleges, universities, independent schools, museums and other educationally related…
Nov 23, 2020
I am an advancement leader with years of experience and a very large network of colleagues. For years, I have been exchanging ideas with colleagues and journaling about my advancement…
Oct 6, 2020
September 2020 Survey of Advancement Professionals The WASHBURN & MCGOLDRICK September 2020 survey of advancement professionals is the third in our Advancement Moving Forward series on the ongoing impact of…
Sep 21, 2020
I clearly remember the day we reluctantly postponed our second annual Day of Giving, scheduled for March 25, 2020. So much effort and energy had been expended planning for the…
Sep 14, 2020
Since mid-March, the philanthropic world has endured dramatic changes to “business as usual.” Major gift officers have become proficient in the use of Zoom, Skype, TEAMS, and, yes, even landline…
Jul 18, 2020
As we continue at Washburn & McGoldrick to help our clients navigate the new realities of engagement and philanthropy strategy, our blog this month focuses on enriching alumni engagement through…
Jun 17, 2020
The past three months have been a journey for all of us with a passion for education and philanthropy. At WASHBURN & McGOLDRICK we work with our clients to develop…
Jun 17, 2020
How can I… inspire donors to make their best gifts? tighten the time between solicitations? prepare campus leaders to get involved? and do all of this in a time of…
Jun 12, 2020
The June 2020 survey is the second in our series on the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The first survey was conducted in early April 2020.
Jun 2, 2020
As daughters of educators, we were taught by our parents about the power of education to change lives. The Noels and the Lees were first-generation college students whose inspired teaching…
Apr 16, 2020
As COVID-19 upended life on campuses across the nation, forcing them to close dormitories, move classes online, and cancel activities from sports to graduation, a new survey reveals that in…
Apr 16, 2020
Each member of our WASHBURN & McGOLDRICK team is working with clients on a daily basis to help them navigate the many challenges they face as a result of the…
Apr 15, 2020
At Washburn & McGoldrick we understand how tremendously difficult it is for our clients to operate their institutions during this unprecedented time in our lives. We know that now, more…
Mar 23, 2020
Leaders in higher education are being called upon to lead as never before. Dr. Ruth J. Simmons, currently President of Prairie View A&M University, offers the following for all leaders:…
Feb 7, 2020
Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs): Impact of new tax law changes As of January 1, 2020, the new Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act could alter the way…
Jan 2, 2020
The WASHBURN & McGOLDRICK consulting team will commemorate our silver anniversary in numerous ways, including a series of monthly blog posts, which we happily kick off today. Step back 25…
Sep 12, 2019
Chris has over 32 years of experience as a leader in higher and secondary education. His primary areas of focus are engagement, philanthropy, external relations, board development, and planning. He…
Jul 11, 2019
We are thrilled to add their expertise as we continue Building Relationships to Advance Education and Philanthropy. Eileen Bertsch Donahue, Senior Consultant Carla Willis, Senior Consultant Chris Marshall, Consulting Partner
May 29, 2019
It’s been many weeks now since the 2019 Boston Marathon and I am still licking my wounds and analyzing what went so wrong. I’ve been a runner since I was…
Aug 16, 2018
The E. Burr Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award honors individuals whose professional accomplishments have made a significant and lasting impact on the field of institutional advancement.