Book description
Fundraising is an increasingly important responsibility for academic
leaders, from department chairs to deans and on up into the executive
ranks in higher education. In this concise, practical guide, Penelepe
Hunt (professional fundraiser, teacher, management consultant, and
executive coach) shows the vital role that academic leaders play in
raising funds. She explains how leaders can learn the skills to become
effective at networking, entrepreneurial, and productive fundraisers.
Hunt also breaks down fundraising in a way that clarifies roles,
responsibilities, programs, activities, politics, sources, and
process-everything an academic leader needs to know in order to succeed
in development activities.
Penelepe C. Hunt is a professional fund- raiser, teacher,
management consultant, and executive coach with more than twenty-five
years of experience in the development field. She led Northwestern
University's . 5 billion campaign and has served as vice chancellor
for development at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Hunt has
trained more than 2,000 academics and development officers to increase
their success in fundraising.
