Effective leadership is inclusive leadership. When our colleagues feel they can show up authentically in all aspects of their identities and contribute without fear of repercussion, we’re building stronger teams and stronger organizations. But this doesn’t happen automatically—it takes time, intention, and continuous learning and growth. Our Inclusive Leadership Certificate Program: Build Your Skills and Self-Awareness is designed as a first step on that journey. Academic Impressions’ leadership model takes a holistic approach to leadership across four key dimensions: self-awareness and personal development, interpersonal leadership skills, team development, and leading at the organizational level. This program takes you on a deep dive into self-awareness and personal development to help you to become a more inclusive leader. You can participate individually or with your team in this 4-week program, which explores four key questions: Each week includes resources and practical strategies to help you to lead more inclusively. The course culminates in a draft of your inclusive leadership philosophy which you can use as a guide in the future—because this work does not end with the conclusion of the program.
Alumni participation has steadily declined across institutions of higher education in the United States for several decades. And increasingly, donors are taking their philanthropic inclinations to organizations where they can give to specific purposes with targeted outcomes. The most successful deans and academic leaders are attuned to this reality and work in concert with their advancement colleagues to help alumni and donors see how the institution’s capabilities align with alumni and donor passions to make a significant, sustainable difference in society together. Understanding how to facilitate philanthropic engagement from alumni and donors by providing them with portals of purpose to give through your institution, rather than to it, can restore and sustain your student experience and alumni affinity for years to come. Join us for a five-week certificate program designed to teach you how leadership, collaboration, and philanthropic vital signs can combine into a larger strategy to strengthen donor engagement with your unit. Specifically, you’ll learn: As a culminating activity, you will create an action plan for the year ahead focused on improving collaboration and the health of your philanthropic vital signs, and you’ll discuss with your peers how to overcome any barriers you may face to implement it.
Training, resources, and experts you can count on right now. Annual Giving Alumni Relations Major & Planned Giving Other Advancement Areas Membership with Academic Impressions provides all of these resources and more. Each year we create dozens of new development opportunities to address the most pressing issues facing advancement shops and enable you to connect to hundreds of your peers around the country. Membership with Academic Impressions provides all of these resources and more. Members get access to a large, expanding collection of resources that you can put directly in the hands of your advancement professionals. You’ve looked to us for nearly 20 years for the most comprehensive and practical advancement and leadership training available. If you’re not a member yet, now is a great time to subscribe your team or your entire advancement operation. JOIN THESE CURRENT MEMBER INSTITUTIONS See a Sample of What’s Included Resources by Area of Expertise Advancement 101: A 7-Day Foundational Series New to Advancement? Sign up for our mini course to receive bite-sized lessons on fundraising basics daily for 7 business days. Complete the program to get a certificate. Sign Up ⟶ Annual Giving Trainings to help to fill the beginning of your pipeline. […]
