On The Road: CASE VIII
Seattle, WA
February 15
On the Road: CCME
Orlando, FL
February 15 - 17
On The Road: AACTE
Chicago, IL
February 17 - 19
On the Road: NAGAP
Austin, TX
April 28
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Every development organization faces the question: How do we staff and budget in a way that maximizes returns for our institution? A forthcoming study from Eduventures' Development Learning Collaborative, Managing Returns on Advancement Investments, will enable advancement leaders to:
- Benchmark investments and fundraising productivity relative to dollars raised
- Generate a dashboard of operational metrics to assess program performance and resource allocations
- Deploy services functions to increase the productivity of frontline fundraisers
- Grow fundraising results by providing strategies and typical resource allocations to get to desired fundraising levels
Keep an eye out for our 2012 Managing Returns results!
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| Download Research Excerpt: Read about how cost to raise a dollar calculations vary between institutions, guidelines for how the metric can be used more effectively, and how collaborative data collections can provide a better understanding of fundraising performance, through an excerpt of Overcoming Challenges With Cost to Raise a Dollar Calculations. Members of the Development Learning Collaborative can access the full report here. |
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Register for Webinar: Join Eduventures analysts and other advancement leaders to discuss key challenges and opportunities for increasing fundraising results in 2012.
Join Eduventures analysts and other advancement leaders to discuss key challenges and opportunities for increasing fundraising results in 2012. Drawing on Eduventures research, learn ways to make smart resource allocations, increase fundraiser productivity, navigate new campaign strategies, and forge a donor-centered fundraising strategy. Click Here To Register
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Catch Us On the Road in 2012:
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• Seattle, WA for the CASE VIII Conference, February 15-17th
CASE VIII Conference, Bell Harbor International Conference Center
Speaker: Alex Faklis, Development Learning Collaborative
Session: Participation OR Pipeline, both isn't a strategy
Time and date details TBA
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Contact Jennifer Zaslow at jzaslow@eduventures.com or 617-532-6065 to learn more about how Eduventures Development Learning Collaborative can have the greatest impact for your advancement program in 2012.
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Going into 2011/12, Eduventures sees some notable and novel trends, many of which caution against "easy” online growth scenarios. The size of the online market today, the economic cycle, demographics, competition and the regulatory climate suggest, in our view, that now more than ever the "build it and they will come” mentality will be found wanting.
Each year Eduventures' Online Higher Education Learning Collaborative releases a much anticipated Online Market Update. This Update will help you you to better understand and navigate the market going into the New Year.
Non-members may access an excerpt of the report here.
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Want to get an even deeper look at the report?
Check out the recording from the Online Higher Education Learning Collaborative webinar, Online Higher Education Market Update 2011. This webinar took place on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 and was facilitated by Eduventures Managing Director, Richard Garrett. If you would like to receive the slide presentation from this webinar, please contact Blair Maloney at bmaloney@eduventures.com or 617-532-6063.
Recording link
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Building a Brighter Future
for Schools of Education in 2012
Download 2011
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Deans and leaders from schools of education across the United States are working together as members of the Eduventures’ Schools of Education Learning Collaborative to make better strategic decisions at their institutions, informed by Eduventures’ data, analysis, and best practices research. In just one example from 2011, a member institution used the findings from an Eduventures survey of teachers to develop stronger, more competitive programs – stemming the tide of its declining enrollments. |
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Key Accomplishments of 2011 |
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Assessing Program Outcomes
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Building New Revenue Streams
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Balancing Program Portfolios
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Scaling Up Online Operations
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Engaging Faculty
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In an inaugural annual alumni survey of schools of education graduates, Eduventures’ members learned how prepared recent graduates feel they are for teaching, across several core competencies. These schools of education leaders also used Eduventures’ insight to more effectively prepare teachers to positively impact student achievement.
The combination of lower enrollments, decreased endowments, and dwindling state appropriations has led to significant budget pressures for schools of education. Using the results of a 2011 study on the future direction of the graduate education market, Eduventures’ members began realigning resources and maximizing existing revenue streams.
Within a climate of declining tuition revenue from master’s programs tailored for teachers and the difficulty of counteracting this trend, members learned the importance of conducting feasibility studies that accurately project need for existing and new programs, so that institutional leaders can invest in programs most likely to succeed in the long term.
As online higher education continues to grow in popularity, Eduventures’ members learned how to scale up online programs and build courses that deliver high-quality education to students.
A study identifying best practices to expand research and teaching productivity assisted members in understanding the impactful resources and opportunities necessary to support the development of Ph.D. candidates in their preparation for the professoriate and the growth of early and mid-career faculty through tenure.
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5 Success Strategies for Schools of Education in 2012
- Understand emerging trends in teacher preparation to build programs that are responsive to changing student preferences and the needs of P-12 schools and districts, and to compete with new providers
- Navigate technology trends and online learning to fold innovative technology into programs and infrastructure
- Operate effectively in an environment of heightened accountability and demonstrate the quality of university-based educator preparation programs
- Reduce costs and build efficiencies to absorb budget cutbacks
- Support faculty to recruit and retain talent and to build research productivity
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Download the 2011 Schools of Education Learning Collaborative Annual Report
to learn how members achieved success in 2011 and how they will
tackle these challenges and opportunities in 2012.
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Contact Mary Kaye Pepperman at mkpepperman@eduventures.com or
617-990-7245 to learn how your school of education can overcome its challenges with guidance from Eduventures' Schools of Education Learning Collaborative.
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