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About Anne

Anne is the managing director, Research & Relationship Management at George Washington University, leading the team that provides prospect research and relationship management services to a division of more than 200. Prior to GW, Anne worked in UC San Diego’s External Affairs and Development Research offices. An industry volunteer, speaker, and writer, Anne is currently the membership director for Apra Metro DC and chair of the Online Content Committee for Apra. In 2019, Anne was named an EverTrue 40 under 40. Anne earned her BA in economics, magna cum laude, from Vanderbilt University and completed a certificate in Work Leadership from UC San Diego.

Age should not be perceived as a limiting factor in the advancement sector. That's what the LSU foundation's VP of development Krista Raney believes, and she's made incredible strides early in her career. Krista's experience shows that by combining a great attitude, a strong work ethic, professional mentorship, and a commitment to delivering results, rapid progression might just be possible within your current institution.

About Krista

Krista Allen Raney is the Vice President of Development for the LSU Foundation. Raney has served LSU for 10 years and currently drives the comprehensive academic fundraising strategy for the University. Raney also provides system-wide leadership for the Fierce for the Future campaign, the first of its kind at LSU. Krista’s daily efforts focus on the development of a robust, talented, results oriented team, executing at a high-level for the benefit of students and faculty. She also works in concert with LSU’s most supportive donors and friends. During her time at LSU, she spearheaded the restructure of the development enterprise to effectively drive resources to refocused fundraising priorities, leveraging synergies across the campus. Raney has had the pleasure to serve several senior colleges at LSU over the course of her career and was tapped to build the first cohort fundraising model, working in partnership with three deans to build a strong, cross-functional fundraising team. Raney has presented several times for the Council in Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), with most recent emphasis on how to build robust, effective partnerships between academic leaders and lead fundraisers. She is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and is active in the Baton Rouge community. Raney has served on the board of the Baton Rouge Affiliate of Susan G. Komen and chaired the signature fundraising event, Race for the Cure, in both 2012 and 2013. Krista now serves on the boards of the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center as well as the South Louisiana Affiliate of Teach for America. She was honored as one of the top Forty Under 40 in Baton Rouge in 2017.

About Dan

Daniel G. Lugo, J.D., began his service as president of Queens University of Charlotte on July 1, 2019. He was named president after serving in key leadership positions at three top-ranked liberal arts institutions. These roles included vice president of college advancement at Colby College, vice president and dean of admission and financial aid at Franklin and Marshall College, and associate dean of admissions at Carleton College.

As vice president for college advancement at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, Lugo orchestrated the strategy, launch and execution of a $750 million fundraising campaign, the largest of its kind for any liberal arts college in history. In the first two years of the campaign, Colby secured $415 million in philanthropic commitments including 40 gifts that exceeded $1 million.

In addition to overseeing Colby’s fundraising, Lugo worked to strengthen the campus and alumni communities, both individually and collectively. He co-chaired the diversity, equity and inclusion task force, partnering with faculty members on Colby’s inclusivity efforts. Lugo also initiated innovative technology and programmatic solutions for alumni to mentor current students and impact the student experience through philanthropy. These efforts led to Colby’s top 10 national ranking in alumni participation.

At Franklin & Marshall, Lugo collaboratively developed a global talent strategy that led to a 45 percent increase in applications and yielded a more academically talented and diverse—socioeconomically, ethnically and geographically—incoming class. Earlier in his career, Lugo supervised the admissions process and enrollment marketing strategy, as well as helped to develop cultivation and solicitation strategies for leadership donors at Carleton College in Northfield, Minn.

A first-generation college graduate, Lugo strongly believes in the transformative power of education. He earned his bachelor of arts in political science from Carleton College, and his juris doctorate from the University of Minnesota School of Law, where he was an editor of The Journal of Law & Inequality. Prior to his career in higher education, Lugo was an intellectual property and entertainment attorney, representing national music artists.

We recently caught up with Matthew Lambert, VP for University Advancement at William & Mary. Matthew is one of the most respected leaders in our field, he and his colleagues have delivered incredible results and contributed so much as an author. We cover everything from Matthew's first job as a member of the elite Oscar Mayer Wiener hotdogging team to his book, Privatization and the Public Good: Public Universities in the Balance.

About Matthew

As vice president for University Advancement, Matthew T. Lambert ’99 oversees all William & Mary efforts related to alumni engagement, private fundraising and philanthropic outreach, university marketing and alumni communications. Under Dr. Lambert’s direction, University Advancement’s overarching goal is to create a lasting, robust culture of engagement and philanthropy among the greater William & Mary community.

A graduate of William & Mary with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and sociology, Lambert earned a master’s degree from The Ohio State University, and a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to returning to William & Mary in 2013 as the vice president for university development, he was associate vice president in Georgetown University’s Office of Advancement. In addition to teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, he is active in public policy research and scholarship and is the author of the book Privatization and the Public Good: Public Universities in the Balance (Harvard Education Press) and co-editor of Advancing Higher Education: New Strategies for Fundraising, Philanthropy, and Engagement (Rowman & Littlefield). Lambert and his wife, Karen Silverberg Lambert ’98, live in Williamsburg with their two sons, William and Harrison.

Brent is joined by Lynette Marshall, President and Chief Executive Officer of the University of Iowa Center for Advancement. This episode was recorded early on in the COVID-19 crisis, at a time when they were both adjusting to their new work from home environments. We loved hearing about her journey from growing up on a fifth-generation family farm in Illinois to being one of the most respected leaders in advancement today.

About Lynette

Lynette Marshall is proud to serve as president and chief executive officer of the University of Iowa Center for Advancement, an organization that combines two longstanding institutions—the UI Foundation and the UI Alumni Association. Lynette leads the organization’s mission to advance the University of Iowa through engagement and philanthropy. During her tenure, the UI Foundation experienced record performance and growth and became a national leader in creating a campus culture of philanthropy. In 2016, the UI completed For Iowa. Forever More., the largest fundraising campaign in the history of the university and the state of Iowa, raising more than $1.975 billion and exceeding the initial goal by $275 million.

Lynette joined the organization in 2006 and provides leadership to several national groups, including the Association of Governing Boards, the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), the CASE 50 Steering Committee, and she currently serves as dean of the Big Ten Fund Raisers Institute (BTFRI). Lynette served 25 years in fundraising at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, including her final two as associate chancellor for development. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural science and a master’s in educational policy studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Lynette grew up on a fifth-generation family farm near Peoria, Illinois. She and her husband, Jeffery Ford, have two adult children, Michael and Katharine.

On this episode of the RAISE podcast, Brent caught up with Nate Clapham, Assistant Vice President for Development & Annual Giving at University of Northern Iowa. Nate’s approach to fundraising is simple; he expects to win. They chatted about why Nate is so passionate about education philanthropy, why he pursued a masters in this field, how he evaluates every ask with the 6 rights strategic giving framework, and much more.

About Nate

Nathan Clapham currently serves as Assistant Vice President for Development & Annual Giving. In this role, he leads our collegiate development officers and annual giving team. Prior to this he served as AVP for Outreach & Annual Giving and Senior Director of Development at UNI. Before joining UNI, Nate was a Development Officer and Director of Annual Giving at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, IA.

Cindy Fredrick, Associate Vice President, Office of Engagement for Alumni, Parents and Friends.

Julie Featherstone, Associate Vice President for Advancement Operations.

Jen Andrasko, President & CEO, University of Virginia Alumni Association.

If you’re looking for guidance or support during the COVID-19 crisis, we’ve pulled together a library of resources to help you navigate this new normal. Check it out.

On today's episode, I caught up with Jeff Martin, Senior Director of EAB's Advancement Forum. Jeff shares incredible insights into the key themes that will shape the Advancement sector in the coming years. If you aren't familiar with Jeff's and his team's work, you are in for a treat and I hope you enjoy the conversation.

About Jeff

Jeff Martin is the Practice Manager with EAB’s Advancement Forum. His recent research has focused on digital transformation, major gift pipeline development, and big data in fundraising. He oversees the Advancement Forum’s ROI benchmarking initiative, and he has led and supported studies on mid-level giving, student philanthropy, parent giving, academic partnerships, and alumni relations.

Previously, he worked with the Academic Affairs Forum on strategies for scaling learning innovations and with the Student Affairs Forum on responding to students of concern. Jeff also served as a custom research associate, completing over 30 white paper reports on topics ranging from responsibility center management budget models to international online education.

Here’s EverTrue’s take on the novel coronavirus pandemic and its impact on advancement: We don’t have all the answers, but we’re going to learn from each other and share best practices for remote fundraising, working from home, managing fundraisers remotely, and handling uncertainty. Bookmark this page and subscribe for ongoing updates.

Here’s EverTrue’s take on the novel coronavirus pandemic and its impact on advancement: We don’t have all the answers, but we’re going to learn from each other and share best practices for remote fundraising, working from home, managing fundraisers remotely, and handling uncertainty. Bookmark this page and subscribe for ongoing updates.