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Case conference faculty foundation relations (sls)
1. “Strengthening Faculty-Foundation Relations:
A Case Study”
2014 CASE Conference for Institutionally Related Foundations
Denver, Colorado
Grand Hyatt Denver
April 23-25, 2014
Larry Gould
Fort Hays State University
Final Draft
2. About Fort Hays State University (FHSU)
Founded in 1902 as a “teaching academy” on 4,000 acres of military
land ceded to the state of Kansas by the federal government
State college role was expanded in the 1960s in response to the need
for access/affordability for first generation and nontraditional students
and the changing demands being placed on other types of four year
institutions (American Association of State Colleges and Universities
(AASCU))
Assigned current liberal and applied arts mission in 1992 as one of three
regional, state comprehensive universities in the Kansas Regents
System (36 institutions) responsible for 66 (KS has 105 counties)
western and central counties (52,000 square miles)
3. About FHSU
Founding member of the Higher Learning Commission’s (HLC/NCA)
alternative accreditation track known as the Academic Quality
Improvement Program (AQIP)
Academic Programming
60+ undergraduate degree programs
21 graduate degree programs
40+ programs completely accessible off-campus
80+ Certificates and Certifications
General Structure
Three divisions: academic, student affairs, administration-finance
Four academic colleges, graduate school, distance education delivery unit
called the Virtual College
4. About FHSU
Branding Tagline/The Promise to the Learner:
Forward thinking. World ready.
Fort Hays State University provides accessible quality education to Kansas,
the nation, and the world through an innovative community of teacher-
scholars and professionals to develop engaged global citizen-leaders.
5. About FHSU
Fall 2013 Enrollment: 13,441
On-campus headcount: 4,767
Virtual College headcount: 5,380
China program headcount: 3,294
Total number of Kansans served by FHSU:
6,900 for Fall 2013, compared to 6,745 in Fall 2012
Graduates: 3,327 in the 2012-2013 academic year
(summer 2012, fall 2012, spring 2013)
6.
7. The FHSU Faculty-Foundation Relationship
Indifferent BUT Emergent
(a persistent strain of “evolving co-existence”)
8. Organization of the Advancement Function
• Benign Neglect (Elimination of VP for IA institutionalized)
• Some Integration (foundation, alumni, president’s office,
university relations)
• Episodic (e.g. Annual Spring Fundraising Campaign)
9. Faculty Knowledge
Current Faculty
Most do not have development mindset
Many have limited understanding of development
tasks/processes
Some feel neglected, but are willing to participate when asked
Retired Faculty
Some very dedicated
Over time, increasing engagement with Alumni/Foundation
Match of faculty to development tasks is select and limited
10. Phonathons
Honorary Campaign Chairs
Free Food/Gifts
Limited Loans
College Goal-Setting Exercises
Shared/Special Events with Alumni Association
Trips to Visit Potential Donors
Increasing Club Activity
Faculty Engagement Strategies that Work
11. Faculty Engagement Strategies that Do Not Seem
to Make a Difference
Coffees
Department Visits
Faculty Mail Appeals
Ticket Purchases for Faculty
Small but Limited Equipment Purchases
Special Appeals to Limited Number of Academic Programs
12. Obstacles/Structural Hurdles
Strategic Plan Action Planning Process (2 million disbursed)/Tendency is to Turn
To This Source Rather than Foundation
Revenue Streams Under Control of President/Leadership has been Reluctant to
Cultivate Grass Roots Participation
Alumni Association/Foundation Connection is Unclear to Faculty
Integrated Advancement Team is Missing (compare other MIAA peers)
Continuity of Advancement Planning is Missing
Opportunity for Enhancing Faculty Knowledge about
Foundation is Missing
13. Fundraising as a Faculty Job
Not Seen as a Faculty Job
Fundraising Is Not Evaluated in Merit
Foundation is Trying to Change This
Perspective
14. Questionable View of Development/Foundation?
Time Consuming Activity Without Much Payoff
Just Not the Place to Seek Resources or Assistance
(Action Planning Process/President as Controller, Not Foundation)
New President/Administration Has An
Opportunity to Improve/Change this Perspective
15. The KEY TAKEAWAY for SCUs
Embrace the old goals but achieve them in new ways
Take advantage of the new world of collaboration, innovation,
and value creation----commonly called “wikinomics” and driven
by social technology----and build a development-friendly
“Platform for Participation in Institutional Advancement.” This
allows “communities of partners” across campus and beyond to
co-create, participate and add development value irrespective
of existing policies, structures, management practices or
culture.