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Marianne Briscoe

International Advancement: More than Email and Parachutes

Yearly parachute-in visits and email blasts aren’t good enough to develop major gifts at home, so we can’t expect them to work with international constituents either.

Categories Advancement Abroad Tags 2019, Article, international advancement, International students, Marianne Briscoe, Marianne G. Briscoe

Finding a Way Forward

Links to two messages from historically Black institution presidents that offer moving insight and that consider the way forward for all of us.

Categories Challenging Times Tags 2020, Article, Black Americans, Black Lives Matter, engaged listening, HBS, Marianne Briscoe, Marianne G. Briscoe

Our Work in the Time of COVID-19

Few fundraising tasks present more challenges and strike more fear into the hearts of development managers.

Categories Challenging Times Tags 2008 financial crisis, 2020, Article, COVID, hard times, Marianne Briscoe, Marianne G. Briscoe, pandemic, stewardship

The Most Challenging of Times

Hunkering down is the biggest mistake a fundraising program can make right now.

Categories Challenging Times Tags 2008, Article, Bradfor Voight, donor cultivation, Marianne Briscoe, Marianne G. Briscoe, networking, prospect cultivation, Resilient Philanthropy

Stalking the Elusive Mega Gift

Is the capital campaign a dinosaur? Or is it the only way to raise significant sums for buildings, endowment and special programs?

Categories Capital Campaign Tags 2005, Article, capital campaign, cultivation, Marianne Briscoe, Marianne G. Briscoe, mega donor, transformative giving
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