

by Kelly Kerner
Coffee with Kelly: Episode 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQh6KuWsK8I
We just celebrated another incredible fiscal year at UGA and in this division. As campus comes back to life for the fall semester, we are reminded of why we do what we do. Let that be our inspiration…


by Andrea Parris
Why you should nominate your colleagues for a Sic'Em Award
Servant Leadership, Innovation, Commitment…
How do we embody these values?
This is an important question we have been asking our DAR directors, colleagues and leaders over the past 18 months.
We launched our Sic ‘Em Awards and Recognition…


by Evan Tighe
Giving Week
On the eve of G-Day 2019, Head Football Coach Kirby Smart called on the Bulldog Nation to show our UGA pride and support our great university. And so the inaugural UGA Giving Week began. Counting all donations from April 19-27, Giving Week was…


by Holly Weimer
Let it Go, Let it Go! Tidying up Your Portfolio
I have watched Disney’s Frozen more times than I care to admit, and I can’t help but channel my inner Queen Elsa when I encourage fundraisers to “let go” of prospects in their portfolio. It might not be all about raging inner storms…


by Clarke Schwabe
Four things you can make with the Proposal Toolkit (that aren’t proposals)
The Proposal Toolkit is a powerful resource for fundraisers looking to create a polished, on-brand document to support their ask… but have you considered making flyers with the Toolkit?
That’s no joke—the Proposal Toolkit was designed…


by Krislyn Johnson
March 2019 Development Meeting Recap
On behalf of the Special Meetings and Training Team, thank you to everyone who attended the Development meeting on Monday, March 25. Please provide us feedback by taking a very brief meeting survey.
Below please find the presentations from…


by Clarke Schwabe
Conquering the Blank Page: Proposal Writing Tips
So, you’re writing a proposal—you’ve had multiple meetings with the prospect, you’ve established a rapport, you know what they’re interested in, and they know what UGA can do to help their gift make a significant impact. Great!
Now,…


by Jane Barghothi
The Life Cycle of a Gift
Bringing a gift to fruition from beginning to end is often a full team effort. It includes multiple departments, colleagues and activity and happens over time – sometimes months, sometimes years.
The following story describes the team effort…


by Adam Roell
Humility: A Fundraiser's Best Friend
Usually when people think of humility, it is not the first quality that they want others to notice about themselves. Humility can sometimes be associated with a lack of confidence, knowledge, or skill in a particular profession. In the world…


by Jane Barghothi
10 Things I Wish I Had Known Before Becoming a Frontline Fundraiser
Do you ever look back on the first few years of your career as a fundraiser and say to yourself, “Did I really do that?” I have multiple times, whether it was making an assumption about a donor or over-researching a prospect before picking…