Training Solutions for Higher Education.

Higher education’s challenges don’t live in silos so we don’t either. Our programs serve professionals across the academic enterprise, enrollment management, student affairs, advancement and alumni relations, and the business office. We also offer extensive training and resources for developing leaders. Find what you’re looking for below.

Conference Package Fiscal Year End-Promotion

2018 Fiscal Year-End Promotion Conference Packages For a Limited Time. Save Up to 50%! Promotion Ends Saturday, June 30, 2018. Purchase Your Conference Package Gain flexibility and savings with a conference package. Our fiscal year-end promotion is back for a limited time! This year we are offering packages of both 3 and 5 […]

November 14 - 16, 2018

Leading Change Through Collaboration

November 14 - 16, 2018

Orlando, FL

Leading Change Through Collaboration November 14 – 16, 2018 Orlando, FL Gain the knowledge and practical tools you need to lead a variety of change efforts. Despite best intentions, or even external mandates for change, numerous forces are at work that perpetuate the status quo on college campuses. How can leaders initiate and sustain […]

How Higher-Ed Leaders Derail: A Survival Guide for Leaders

By Patrick Sanaghan with Jillian Lohndorf

Every leader in higher ed should read this survival guide. Buy copies for your deans and for emerging or intermediate leaders in your division. Order 10 or more copies and receive a $15 discount on every copy you purchase!

Presidential Transition Guide

A book + digital recording and course packet by Kathleen D. Gaval and Pat Sanaghan

$145 for One Copy
$300 for Three Copies
$500 for Six Copies

High-Impact Advising: A Guide for Academic Advisors

By Sue Ohrablo, Ed.D.

Buy copies to train your entire team of advisors. Order 10 or more copies and receive a $5 discount on every copy you purchase!

5-Paths to Leadership 360⁰ Assessment

5 Paths to Leadership 360° Assessment The Five Paths of Leadership 360 is designed to be a tool that you can use to improve your leadership effectiveness. Leaders vary widely in style and approach, and The Five Paths of Leadership 360 incorporates multiple measures to ensure that you receive a comprehensive assessment. This assessment is a […]

Comprehensive Fundraising Campaigns: A Guide for Presidents and Boards

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Communication and Conflict Management: A Handbook for the New Department Chair

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Not Helicopters, but Allies: Partnering with Parents to Better Support Students

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The Seduction of the Leader

Each digital copy purchased is licensed to the individual purchaser. Academic Impressions restricts the purchaser from making copies of this book or distributing digital copies for any reason.

Innovative Strategies for Annual Giving and Alumni Relations: Lessons from the Corporate World

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Writing Meaningful Contact Reports: A Handbook for Fundraisers

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Fundraising for Boards: A Guide

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Evacuation Planning Procedures for Study Abroad Emergencies

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International Travel Handbook: Engaging Constituents Abroad

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The 4 Pillars of Donor Relations

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Successful Fundraising Calls: A Phonathon Scripting Workshop

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How to Engage Faculty in Academic Program Prioritization

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Fundraising for Deans: A Guide

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The Meeting Diagnostic Tool (MDT)

Assess the effectiveness of your regular meetings and identify the specific factors that either help or hinder your meetings. This tool assesses elements that few leaders pay attention to. The MDT is a product of attending, participating in, designing, and facilitating 1000+ meetings. It looks at four critical elements that either make or break a […]

The High Performing Teams Survey

Just getting smart people in a room is not enough to build a powerful team. Is your team reaching its full potential? In higher education’s merit-based culture that prizes individual effort, rarely is attention given to building a powerful team. This survey instrument will help you find out exactly where your team is functioning well, […]

Strategic Planning Implementation and Execution Survey (SPIES)

Strategic plan stalled? Learn why and how to re-build your institution’s momentum. Many institutions have a collaboratively created shared vision and have high aspirations for their strategic plan, but implementation often starts and stops. This institution-wide assessment gives you insight on where to focus your work and where your implementation efforts could be getting hung […]

The 5 Paths to Leadership SELF Assessment

We need great leaders to overcome the challenges facing our colleges and universities. Yet too often, leaders have blind spots when it comes to balancing their strengths and opportunities which prevents them from bringing all of their talents to their team and institution. The 5 Paths to Leadership Assessment is designed to shed light on […]

Scripting and Training for Effective Fundraising Calls

Too often, training of phonathon callers is a one-time investment. After an initial session, callers go to their work, and do not later have the opportunity to debrief, share tips and practices, and thus improve on their work. In this paper, Albert Melfo, director of annual giving at Kent State University, offers a structured approach […]

Strategic Planning: 5 Tough Questions, 5 Proven Answers

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Mitigating the Campus Parking Problem

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Using Predictive Modeling to Guide Resource Allocation in Annual Giving and Alumni Relations

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Fundraising for Presidents: A Guide

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Jim Langley’s Fundraising Guides for University Leaders

Securing your institution’s financial future isn’t just about raising more dollars — it’s about creating the conditions that foster continued and increased support. These four books rethink how your president, board members, academic deans, and other key stakeholders support the work of fundraising and donor relationship building. Learn practical strategies for involving those stakeholders at […]

Productive Conversations with Donors: A Handbook for Frontline Fundraisers

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