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MIT Dean Nominated to Head National Science Foundation
Subra Suresh, dean of engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been nominated by President Obama to serve as the next director of the National Science Foundation, three months after his nomination was rumored.
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Don Fellows Quoted on Texas Tech Fundraising in The Chronicle of Higher Education
Texas Tech Reaches Out to Alumni Who Are Upset About Coach's Firing
Donald M. Fellows, chief executive of fund-raising consultants Marts & Lundy, predicted that Texas Tech will see a modest negative effect in annual giving, particularly to athletics, for the next two or three years. Mr. Leach's firing won't likely have a significant effect in the longer term, he said, as long as the university hires a coach who wins games and the university continues to show progress in all areas, including communicating clearly about the actions it is taking regarding the dismissal of the coach and selection of his replacement.
"There will still be people who are unhappy, but they're more likely to get over it if there's transparency," he said.
From The Chronicle: Holiday Giving Lags
A poll of 395 charities that The Chronicle of Philanthropy conducted over the past week finds that one-third of nonprofit groups expect that by year’s end, donations will have declined by 10 percent or more from 2008 numbers. About 21 percent expect donations to have declined by smaller amounts. The Chronicle explores the tactics charities are using to stave off a drop in giving, plus details the poll findings.
Marts & Lundy and Raybin Associates Form Partnership
Lyndhurst, NJ (December 1, 2009)—Marts & Lundy, one of the nation’s leading philanthropic consulting firms, and Raybin Associates, Inc., a New York City–based fundraising and strategic management consulting firm, today announced the formation of a strategic partnership.
BC outlines its plan for Stokes Commons
By Caitlin Castello
Globe Correspondent / November 25, 2009
NEWTON - Boston College is making plans to build a 160,000-square-foot academic building along College Road in Newton as part of its expansion, officials said yesterday. Stokes Commons is part of a $1 billion master plan Boston College outlined in 2007. The academic building will be the first construction project.
Hawai'i Pacific ready to fulfill vision for Windward campus
By Loren Moreno
The first phase of Hawai'i Pacific University's $100 million Hawai'i Loa campus expansion — including eight new dormitory buildings and a student center — could occur within the next year, said HPU President Chatt G. Wright.
Wright has long talked about the future expansion of HPU's Windward campus, but major obstacles have stood in the way, including a decadeslong moratorium on connecting to the city's sewer system. But after a six-year approval process and $4 million in construction work, HPU now has the infrastructure necessary to build up its flagship campus.
"Hawai'i Pacific University is moving to a new stage in its history," Wright said. "The plan recognizes one of our most acute needs, and that is a need for more student housing. We own that campus, there is no indebtedness on it. It's a beautiful location and it's just logical that it become the main center of Hawai'i Pacific University."
The state's largest private university recently unveiled its master plan for its "windward Hawai'i Loa campus," developed by architectural firm Group 70 International Inc. The project, which is likely to be done in phases, will quadruple the existing number of on-campus student housing spaces, and also includes plans for a new academic center, a performing arts center, athletic facilities and a new academic building.
The university is working with Marts & Lundy, the same fundraising firm used by 'Iolani School and Punahou School.
Economic and Environmental Pressures Lead to Less Mowing at Middlebury College
By Scott Carlson
Middlebury College recently sent us this video, which details the environmental and economic impact of mowing the vast expanses of lawns on the campus. Middlebury officials have decided to stop mowing some parts of the green, both to cut carbon emissions and to save money.
Laying Off Charity's Rain Makers
Even fund raisers face dismissals as recession's grip tightens
'No More Easy Places to Cut'
Most charities still strive to protect the jobs of fund raisers by cutting efforts that don't involve direct solicitations or reducing spending on fund-raising newsletters or other items that are least likely to affect revenue, says Donald M. Fellows, chief executive of Marts & Lundy, a Lyndhurst, N.J., fund-raising consulting company.
John Silvanus Wilson, Jr. AppointedExecutive Director for White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced the appointment of John Silvanus Wilson, Jr., Ed.D, as executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
Colleges Could See Decline in Number of Large Gifts, Experts Say
During a recent Council for Advancement and Support of Education conference, experts predicted that the recovery from the current downturn will likely be weak, which could mean fewer large gifts to higher education and an overall slowdown in the pace of such giving, the Chronicle of Philanthropy reports.
Conference attendees heard that the bursting of the housing bubble and the slumping stock market are likely to affect the so-called "gift pyramid" — the fundraising model used by development offices to map out their campaign strategy. According to Bruce R. McClintock, chair of consulting group Marts & Lundy, campaigns that used to count on raising 70 percent of their dollars from the top 1 percent of donors (those who give gifts of $1 million or more) may see that shrink to just 50 percent. At the same time, the middle of the pyramid (donors who give between $100,000 and $999,999) could expand from providing 4 percent of the dollars raised to 25 percent, while the bottom the pyramid, which represents 95 percent of the donors to a campaign and 5 percent of the dollars raised, could shift to 90 percent of the donors giving 10 percent of the total raised. "We know [the pyramid is] going to get flatter, not steeper," said McClintock.
Colleges Will See a Decline in Megagifts, Experts Predict
Bruce R. McClintock, chair of the consulting group Marts & Lundy, and Darrow Zeidenstein, vice president for resource development at Rice University, ...
More Colleges Consider Adding 'Gift Tax' to New Donations
A growing number of colleges are considering fees on new donations, in an effort to make up for a decline in the revenue that helps pay for fund-raising operations.
Bruce McClintock participates in Giving Institute Panel Discussion
At a session held by the Giving Institute, an organization that represents big fund-raising consulting firms, veteran consultants said that more and more donors are cutting back on gifts to the institutions they think are well endowed in favor of front-line social-service groups that meet growing human needs.
Don Fellows Quoted on Economy's Impact on Billion-Dollar Campaigns
The economy's collapse has caught up with the billion-dollar campaign. In the past 12 months, the amount of money raised by a dozen of the colleges engaged in higher education's biggest fund-raising campaigns fell 32 percent from the year before, according to a Chronicle analysis.
Philanthropy and Its Enemies
Activists want to redistribute foundation wealth based on racial quotas. Today the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP), a research and advocacy group, will release a report offering "benchmarks to assess foundation performance." Its real aim is to push philanthropic organizations into ignoring donor intent and instead giving grants based on political considerations.
Doug Stewart Joins M&L as Co-Leader of the Health Sciences Practice
Marts & Lundy welcomes its newest senior consultant, Douglas G. Stewart, who will also serve as co-leader of our Health Sciences Practice Group.
Senior consultant Kathleen Hanson awarded the 2009 Robert Bell Crow Memorial Award by CASE/NAIS
Kathleen Hanson, senior consultant with Marts & Lundy and former assistant head/vice president for advancement & external affairs at the Baylor School in Chattanooga, TN, was awarded this year’s Robert Bell Crow Memorial Award at the CASE/NAIS Conference in Denver. She joins a distinguished list of advancement professional who have received this award including Marts & Lundy senior consultant Tracy Savage and former senior consultant Gwinn Scott.
The Crow Award pays tribute to Robert Bell Crow, former director of development at Deerfield Academy. The award recognizes independent school advancement professionals for their distinguished service to the profession, the school, and CASE. The winner is selected based on the professional achievements of the nominees, their length of service, and their involvement in CASE international and district activities.
CASE Crystal Apple Awards for Teaching Excellence
Marts & Lundy senior consultant Scott Lange was awarded a 2008 CASE Crystal Apple Awards for teaching excellence. Crystal Apple awards are presented to CASE faculty members for their outstanding performance at 10 or more CASE educational programs.
UT's $3 Billion Campaign
The University of Texas at Austin announced on October 17 an eight-year campaign to raise $3 billion. "We intend to become the best public university in the nation," President William Powers Jr. said in announcing the Campaign for Texas. Each of the university's colleges, schools and units has outlined specific campaign priorities and funding goals ranging from $5 million to $350 million. To read more, visit www.utexas.edu
BC Kicks Off $1.5 Billion Campaign
Marts & Lundy client Boston College on October 11 announced a $1.5 billion capital campaign that University President William P. Leahy, SJ, says will make it possible to hire additional faculty, create endowed professorships, and fund academic centers and research programs. Called “Light the World, 150th Anniversary Campaign for Boston College,” the seven-year campaign will also help meet students’ financial needs. To read more, visit www.bc.edu.
University of Utah Capital Campaign Goes Public
Announcing the “public phase” of its current capital campaign, another M&L client, the University of Utah, on October 26 pointed to two of the most noteworthy research projects funded by gifts to the campaign. The university’s Center for Neuroimage Analysis is developing techniques to improve treatment for autistic children, while its Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is studying ways to slow global warming through the safe storage of CO2 created by underground coal power plants. To read more, visit www.togetherwereach.net.
Parkland Memorial Hospital Receives $80 Million in Pledges
Officials from Parkland Memorial Hospital, a Marts & Lundy client, announced Wednesday that almost $80-million in charitable pledges have been made. Read More at Philanthropy.com.
FromInconvenient Truth to "Passionate Givers"
The Changing Climate for Environmental Philanthropy
These are the best of times for environmental fundraising, but also challenging times. A recent experience of Marts & Lundy Senior Consultant Penny Scarpucci illustrates both sides of the story: "I had one environmental client who chose not to go into a campaign, and by our most conservative estimate, they had the potential to raise $50 million," recalled Scarpucci. "The economy scared them."
It Takes a Community
Independent schools should not take their neighbors for granted, writes Tracy G. Savage, senior consultant with Marts & Lundy who works with U.S. independent schools in fundraising and constituent relations efforts. "Just as we cultivate our best donors," Savage writes, "a school must creatively and strategically develop community goodwill and nourish and steward it constantly."
CASE Honors Gibson
The Council for Advancement and Support of Education-- CASE -- is honoring Burr Gibson, Executive Chairman of Marts & Lundy, with a CASE Lifetime Achievement Award.
Marts & Lundy's Client Stony Brook University Receives Record Gift
James H. Simons donates $60 million for a Center for Geometry and Physics, the largest gift to a public university in New York. Gov. Eliot Spitzer pledges to make Stony Brook, on Long Island, one of the nations’ top public research universities.
Richard B. Boardman joins Marts & Lundy
Feb. 14, 2008
LYNDHURST, N.J. – After 30+ years, Dick has returned to Marts & Lundy in a new role as Of Counsel. He brings to the firm and our clients vast experience in fundraising and consulting at the highest levels.
Breaking the Billion Dollar Barrier
Marts & Lundy Partners with Michigan State University in Record-Setting Campaign
Oct. 25, 2007
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State University can boast of a plethora of awards and achievements as one of the country’s first state land grant universities-from cutting-edge research in medicine, engineering, and forensic science, to its scenic campus in East Lansing that’s home to more than 45,000 undergraduate and graduate students pursuing some 200 areas of study.
Martha H. Keates joins Marts & Lundy
Oct. 8, 2007
LYNDHURST, N.J. – Martha H. Keates joins Marts & Lundy after 13 years at Scripps College and has 23 years of fundraising experience. As VP for institutional advancement at Scripps, Martha led her team to the successful completion of the Campaign for the Scripps Woman, which raised $101 million. During her first two years as VP, Martha's staff won a Circle of Excellence award for overall improvement in performance. We welcome her to the Marts & Lundy team.
$1.4 billion exceeds The Campaign for MSU goal
Oct. 4, 2007
EAST LANSING, Mich. – With an ambitious overall goal to raise $1.2 billion during The Campaign for MSU, Michigan State Universityannounced today that donors had far surpassed the university's expectations by committing a total of $1.439 billion during the campaign.
Board of Directors elects three members
Aug. 1, 2007
LYNDHURST, N.J. – Marts & Lundy is pleased to announce the election of senior consultants Ilisa Hurowitz and Willard E. White to its Board of Directors. Ilisa and Willard were elected by the shareholders to three-year terms and replace senior consultants Ron Arena and Sandy Drew, whose terms expired. Shareholders also elected Betsy Cotton, CFO of TerraCycle to a three-year term as an independent director.