Our Top 10 Advancement Blogs of 2018

The year 2018 was big for university advancement and fundraising across the country! Alexa made her grand entry into fundraising. Jeff Bezos committed $2 billion. And a mega gift made medical school free at New York University. We tried to keep up with it all in Capture Higher Ed’s advancement blogs. Below are our top 10 most-read advancement blogs of the year.

Drum roll please …

  1. “Alexa, Give $50 to my University” – Smart Home Technology and Fundraising
  2. $100 Million Gift Makes NYU Medical School Free
  3. How To Seize the Day (of Giving) – Six Strategies
  4. Two Minutes to Make Gift Officers More Successful
  5. Why Wealthy Donors Stop Giving – In Their Own Words
  6. Hiring (or Becoming!) the Perfect Remote Employee
  7. Why You Should Understand the Experience Economy
  8. Writing Effective Contact Reports – A Four Decisions Checklist
  9. Modern Tools for 2018 Planned Giving Marketing
  10. Bezos Creates Educational Fund – $2 Billion Towards Education and Homelessness

Here’s to your health, happiness and successful campaigns in 2019!

By Kevin Bauman, Director of Philanthropic Initiatives, Capture Higher Ed