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Fundraising providers on challenges to setting up mobile giving

Web Editor | June 18, 2018

What are the biggest roadblocks institutions face when it comes to adding/enhancing mobile donation options? “Nothing is more frustrating than getting to the end of a payment process only to have it fail. This experience could cause a donor to give up and schools to lose valuable dollars. Advancement offices need a secure and reliable […]

Higher ed fuels donations

Dawn Papandrea | June 17, 2018

While direct mail and phone remain strong methods of courting donors, advancement offices face the reality that younger alumni may not even have a landline or use a checkbook. More than 1 in 5 online donations were made on a mobile device in 2017, according to research from the Blackbaud Institute for Philanthropic Impact. In […]

Key criteria for choosing a mobile donation vendor

Dawn Papandrea | June 17, 2018

It's extremely challenging and costly to build an in-house mobile donation platform, not only because of the technology, but also because of privacy and compliance issues. That's why most universities choose to work with providers that have it all figured out, says Caryn Stein, vice president of marketing at higher ed consulting firm Ruffalo Noel […]

Colleges welcome Latino students

Ray Bendici | June 15, 2018

Latino students complete degrees at lower rates than other ethnic groups—and are more likely to still be enrolled after six years. These factors are prompting higher ed institutions to develop supports to help accelerate Latino student success. Six years after initial enrollment, only 46 percent of Latino students have completed a two- or four-year degree, […]

Designing higher ed for a healthy democracy

JD Solomon | June 14, 2018

Governors State University in Illinois opened in the 1970s as one of a handful of two-year “upper division” schools for students finishing their degrees. It quickly proved unsustainable as far as attracting students and providing a complete education experience. In Leading Academic Change: Vision, Strategy, Transformation (2018, Stylus Publishers), the university’s president, Elaine Maimon, discusses […]

Enrollment encouragement: Oregon State University's Beaver Box o' Swag

Web Editor | June 12, 2018

Aim: To boost enrollment of the top 1 percent of high school students who qualify for Oregon State's Presidential Scholarship, admissions officers treat academic standouts like blue-chip athletes. The program began three years ago. Link to main story: Colleges should always woo would-be students In the box a special certificate acknowledging the scholarship a T-shirt from […]

Colleges should always woo would-be students

Web Editor | June 12, 2018

On the road from acceptance to enrollment, would-be students stray, often stepping off the intended path. However, led by admissions offices, higher ed institutions are enticing accepted students to officially enroll by using innovative communication approaches, developing peer connections and making students feel as if they are already part of the family. That process starts […]

UB Event Wrap-up

Melissa Ezarik | June 04, 2018

At the Hyatt Regency Cambridge, along the scenic Charles River overlooking Boston, a few dozen college presidents and provosts gathered in early May for a day focused on achieving campus harmony. Called the Campus Climate Summit: Getting from Contention to Consensus, the event was sponsored by Thoughtexchange, a provider of stakeholder engagement solutions for leaders […]

Smartphones in the classroom

Web Editor | May 31, 2018

University and college professors face new and exciting challenges today due to technological advances in smartphones and smartwatches and the implanted devices that are currently being tested. Students’ growing dependence on smartphones does not stop at the classroom door. Some students use these hand-held computers during class time to listen to music, check the time, […]

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