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George Brakeley

Finding Campaign Leadership

Every campaign I have advised, over more than four decades, has succeeded because it had strong leadership.

Categories BBBlog, Fundamentals Tags 2016, Article, campaign leadership, George A. Brakeley, George Brakeley, leadership selection, search committee

APB to Higher Education: Where the Fittest Survive and Prosper

The conventional wisdom for moving into a campaign offers such nostrums as hard work, staffing up, shoe leather and that old stand-by, a grand gala of some sort. All need to be done and all are immensely helpful, but no one of them is the answer.

Categories Challenging Times Tags 2018, Article, can-do attitude, George A. Brakeley, George Brakeley, leadership

“This, Too, Shall Pass”

In today’s incredibly challenging economic environment, these are good words to remember, for a number of reasons.

Categories Challenging Times Tags 2009, Article, challenging times, George A. Brakeley, George Brakeley, planned giving, recession, resilience
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