Alumni and Development

1
Alumni and Development

• Building relationships to help secure the future
  of Drake

2
Understanding What We Do!

• Enhancing reputation
• Building meaningful relationships
• Securing resources

3
Measuring Results - FY 2007

• Events and Programs
• 125th Alumni Celebrations
• On campus events
• Alumni services
• Fundraising
• Drake Fund reached record high of 2,926,771
• Total support exceeded 15.5 million

4
Easy Work

• It is simply the RIGHT PERSON talking with the
  RIGHT PROSPECT, asking for the RIGHT AMOUNT, for
  the RIGHT PROJECT at the RIGHT TIME

5
Trends, Threats, Opportunities

• Geopolitics
• Political uncertainty
• Economic instability
• Wealth Transfer
• Boston College
• By 2052 between 41 trillion and 136 trillion
  will be transferred from WW II generation to Baby
  Boomers
• More than 6 trillion given to charity

• Shifting generational demographics
• How will future generations respond to call to
  service and philanthropy
• Segmented Marketing/Messaging
• Women Philanthropy
• Women hold future wealth in America

6
Moving Ahead

• Drake University completed its last comprehensive
  campaign in 2002
• Growing momentum, national accolades, teaching
  excellence, discipline leadership, commitment to
  strategic planning and a solid financial
  foundation have positioned Drake to consider our
  next comprehensive campaign

7
Are We Ready?

• Do we have the leadership, staff, resources,
  donor base to successfully execute a major
  campaign?
• We all have to ask, is Drake University worthy
  of the investment of our alumni and friends?
• Now is the time for all those connected to Drake
  to embrace our ambition, invest in our
  Universitys future and let other see the
  capacity and promise of Drake University.

8
Future Campaign Cultural Change

• Next campaign will be a broad-based campus and
  community effort
• President Maxwell role and priorities will shift
  during campaign
• Next campaign will be defined by advancing the
  Universitys strategic plan and ensuring
  transparency understanding of fundraising
  progress

9
Identification, Cultivation, Solicitation,
Stewardship

10
Thank You!

• Thank you for your confidence in and support of
  Drake and the office of alumni and development
• We look forward to partnering with you in helping
  to secure Drakes future and building a Greater
  Drake!