Course in Exponential Fundraising
at the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations
at Harvard University
The course begins with a 3-day intensive at
Harvard University exploring the fundamentals
of
Exponential
Fundraising,
a collaborative, partnershipbased approach to
fundraising and philanthropy. The course is
highly experiential and interactive and
features nonprofit leaders and philanthropists
as guest speakers. At the conclusion of the
3-day intensive, participants will be given a
customized “road map” that outlines a one-year
plan to be implemented at their organization.
For the duration of that year, one-on-one and
group coaching consultations and updates will
be provided, including an additional in-person,
day-long meeting.
Data on the progress of the group will be collected throughout the year with reporting made available for use as a management tool. Participants will receive tailored strategies and support to set the conditions to serve their organization’s mission and achieve higher fundraising goals. Simply put, those who participate in the course will be equipped to run more effective and sustainable organizations.
Data on the progress of the group will be collected throughout the year with reporting made available for use as a management tool. Participants will receive tailored strategies and support to set the conditions to serve their organization’s mission and achieve higher fundraising goals. Simply put, those who participate in the course will be equipped to run more effective and sustainable organizations.
Who is right for this course?
This course is designed for a select group of nonprofit leaders who want to improve their organization’s results and reshape the field of fundraising. CEOs, executive directors, chief development officers, chief operating officers and chief marketing officers—senior leaders who are involved in creating and shaping external partnerships at their organizations—are encouraged to apply.
Applicants should be:
• Leaders in nonprofit organizations with
operating budgets of $1.5 million or more.
• In current position for 12 months or more.
• Willing to share their experience with other nonprofit leaders for the betterment of the sector.
This course is designed for a select group of nonprofit leaders who want to improve their organization’s results and reshape the field of fundraising. CEOs, executive directors, chief development officers, chief operating officers and chief marketing officers—senior leaders who are involved in creating and shaping external partnerships at their organizations—are encouraged to apply.
Applicants should be:
• Leaders in nonprofit organizations with
operating budgets of $1.5 million or more.
• In current position for 12 months or more.
• Willing to share their experience with other nonprofit leaders for the betterment of the sector.
Fundraising through a new lens:
Exponential Fundraising
Too often, fundraising is seen strictly as a way of raising money. It is transactional and based on a consumer model designed around a buyer (the donor) and a seller (the organization). As a result, relationships are money-centered and asymmetrical, built on expectations, needs and external circumstances, not on mutual
accountability, collaboration and internal growth. The buyer/seller dynamic leaves philanthropists feeling controlled and discouraged by the lack of genuine partnership and organizations feeling
over-dependent and frustrated by perceived donor meddling.
Exponential Fundraising reconceptualizes fundraising as something that is not only mission critical, but a vehicle to fundamentally transform organizations and the people who are involved with them. Partnerships are designed from the start to be co-creative and generative – and strategy is built on a growing and continuous
resource flow that is designed to break down walls, not create them.
This course offers a new way to approach fundraising that is transformational for leaders, their partners and their organizations.
Exponential Fundraising
Too often, fundraising is seen strictly as a way of raising money. It is transactional and based on a consumer model designed around a buyer (the donor) and a seller (the organization). As a result, relationships are money-centered and asymmetrical, built on expectations, needs and external circumstances, not on mutual
accountability, collaboration and internal growth. The buyer/seller dynamic leaves philanthropists feeling controlled and discouraged by the lack of genuine partnership and organizations feeling
over-dependent and frustrated by perceived donor meddling.
Exponential Fundraising reconceptualizes fundraising as something that is not only mission critical, but a vehicle to fundamentally transform organizations and the people who are involved with them. Partnerships are designed from the start to be co-creative and generative – and strategy is built on a growing and continuous
resource flow that is designed to break down walls, not create them.
This course offers a new way to approach fundraising that is transformational for leaders, their partners and their organizations.
2011 CEF Participants
Yvette Alberdingk Thijm
Executive Director, WITNESS
Aviva Argote
Executive Director,
Hauser Center for Nonprofit
Organizations, Harvard University
Jeremy Barnicle
Chief Development Officer/
Chief Communications Officer,
Mercy Corps
Charles Best
CEO, DonorsChoose.org
Valerie Broadie
Director of Development,
NAACP Legal Defense and
Educational Fund, Inc.
Roger Brown
President, Berklee College of Music
Richard Buery
President and Chief Executive
Officer, The Children’s Aid Society
Alexander Chanoff
Founder and Executive Director,
RefugePoint
Nick Ehrmann
CEO and Founder, Blue Engine
Sylvia Ferrell-Jones
President and CEO,
YWCA Boston
Executive Director, WITNESS
Aviva Argote
Executive Director,
Hauser Center for Nonprofit
Organizations, Harvard University
Jeremy Barnicle
Chief Development Officer/
Chief Communications Officer,
Mercy Corps
Charles Best
CEO, DonorsChoose.org
Valerie Broadie
Director of Development,
NAACP Legal Defense and
Educational Fund, Inc.
Roger Brown
President, Berklee College of Music
Richard Buery
President and Chief Executive
Officer, The Children’s Aid Society
Alexander Chanoff
Founder and Executive Director,
RefugePoint
Nick Ehrmann
CEO and Founder, Blue Engine
Sylvia Ferrell-Jones
President and CEO,
YWCA Boston
Matt Goldman
Co-Founder, Blue Man Group
and Blue School
Suzanne Helm
Vice President, Development,
Council on Foreign Relations
Sarah Holewinski
Executive Director, CIVIC
Joichi Ito
Executive Director,
MIT Media Lab
Audrey Levitin
Director of Development,
Innocence Project
John Maeda
President, Rhode Island
School of Design
Alexander McLean
Director General,
African Prisons Project
Kate Roberts
Founder and Vice President,
YouthAIDS/PSI
Kenneth Watkins
Director of Philanthropy,
The Australian Ballet
Robert Weiss
Vice Chairman and President,
X PRIZE Foundation
David Wish
Executive Director, Founder,
Little Kids Rock
Co-Founder, Blue Man Group
and Blue School
Suzanne Helm
Vice President, Development,
Council on Foreign Relations
Sarah Holewinski
Executive Director, CIVIC
Joichi Ito
Executive Director,
MIT Media Lab
Audrey Levitin
Director of Development,
Innocence Project
John Maeda
President, Rhode Island
School of Design
Alexander McLean
Director General,
African Prisons Project
Kate Roberts
Founder and Vice President,
YouthAIDS/PSI
Kenneth Watkins
Director of Philanthropy,
The Australian Ballet
Robert Weiss
Vice Chairman and President,
X PRIZE Foundation
David Wish
Executive Director, Founder,
Little Kids Rock
The course is
led by veteran fundraiser and
Hauser Center Senior Research Fellow Jennifer McCrea.
A fundraiser for more than 20 years, Jennifer has worked with executive directors, fundraisers, philanthropists and board members from a wide variety of nonprofits, including Millennium Promise, Witness, Acumen Fund, VH1 Save The Music Foundation, Comic Relief, Donorschoose.org, Columbia University, Creative Commons, Grameen America and many others. Jennifer is a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute and co-founder of the Quincy Jones Musiq Consortium. Previously, she held key leadership positions at Case Western Reserve University and then at Washington University in St. Louis during their multi-billion dollar capital campaign. She was also vice president for development at Dickinson College.
Hauser Center Senior Research Fellow Jennifer McCrea.
A fundraiser for more than 20 years, Jennifer has worked with executive directors, fundraisers, philanthropists and board members from a wide variety of nonprofits, including Millennium Promise, Witness, Acumen Fund, VH1 Save The Music Foundation, Comic Relief, Donorschoose.org, Columbia University, Creative Commons, Grameen America and many others. Jennifer is a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute and co-founder of the Quincy Jones Musiq Consortium. Previously, she held key leadership positions at Case Western Reserve University and then at Washington University in St. Louis during their multi-billion dollar capital campaign. She was also vice president for development at Dickinson College.
Format
3-day intensive followed by three formal check-in periods over the course of the year.
The next intensive is June 5-8, 2012 at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A welcome dinner is held the evening of June 5 and classes begin June 6.
The curriculum has been developed by a team of nonprofit leaders and is built around a case study approach that includes real-life experiential learning. The cohort is determined via a competitive admissions process consisting of:
• Completed application
• Written support of the organization’s Board Chair
• Phone interview for all final candidates with course director, Jennifer McCrea
3-day intensive followed by three formal check-in periods over the course of the year.
The next intensive is June 5-8, 2012 at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A welcome dinner is held the evening of June 5 and classes begin June 6.
The curriculum has been developed by a team of nonprofit leaders and is built around a case study approach that includes real-life experiential learning. The cohort is determined via a competitive admissions process consisting of:
• Completed application
• Written support of the organization’s Board Chair
• Phone interview for all final candidates with course director, Jennifer McCrea
Applications are due
March 16, 2012.
Please see the application form on the website for more detailed information:
hausercenter.harvard.edu/cef-application
Program Cost:
$9,800 including housing.
For more information: cefinfo@hausercenter.org
March 16, 2012.
Please see the application form on the website for more detailed information:
hausercenter.harvard.edu/cef-application
Program Cost:
$9,800 including housing.
For more information: cefinfo@hausercenter.org
Course in Exponential Fundraising at The Hauser
Center for Nonprofit Organizations
79
John F. Kennedy Street Cambridge, MA 02138
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http://www.hausercenter.harvard.edu/cef
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cefinfo@hausercenter.org
