RAISE Podcast

Since joining Marts&Lundy in 2016, Jim has provided strategic counsel to many schools and other organizations and conducted numerous campaign planning studies and development program assessments.Previously, Jim served as Chief Evangelist at EverTrue, helping hundreds of organizations understand how technology and innovation can transform their fundraising programs. His frontlin

Suzanne Hilser-Wiles, President, partners with GG+A clients around the globe to help them elevate their fundraising by offering more than 25 years of experience in advancement, program building, and campaign planning and implementation. Throughout her career, she has helped design, rebuild, and reimagine programs by applying her experience with a wide range of advancement programs

On this episode of the RAISE Podcast, Brent takes it back to his alma mater and interviews Sergio Gonzalez, Senior Vice President for Advancement at Brown University. Their conversation spans various facets of university development, emphasizing the significance of cross-campus collaboration, the evolving advancement tech stack, and the need to stay focused on building meaningful a

On this episode of the RAISE Podcast, Brent chats with Michael Andreasen, Vice Chancellor for Development at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Mike looks back on the twists and turns that led him to Chapel Hill, including his work on some incredible, transformational gifts like Stephen Ross gift to name the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. Mike sh

On this episode of the RAISE Podcast, Brent hosts Jeff Webb, President and CEO of the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association & Foundation. Jeff shares memories of growing up in a military family, the process of applying to a Service Academy, the rigor of earning a degree at the US Naval Academy, and his experience working in Naval Special Warfare after graduation. He traces his tran

On this episode of the RAISE Podcast, Brent hosts Mark Delos Reyes Davis, Vice Chancellor for University Relations at University of California, Santa Cruz and President of the UC Santa Cruz Foundation. Mark reflects on the the twists and turns of a fundraising career that has led him to some of the country’s highest-performing fundraising shops, including Rice, Hawaii Pacific, an

This week on the RAISE Podcast, Brent chats with Fritz Schroeder, Senior Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations at Johns Hopkins University. Fritz reflects on his younger years growing up with a dad who was the Dean of Students at UNC Chapel Hill and a mom who was the Executive Director of the United Way. A love for education, fundraising, and campus communities runs i

“We won’t give you a playbook. We will give you big questions. You’ll wrestle with those questions with your peers – and they will challenge you to think differently.” – Alex Lawrence, Executive Director, Advancement Leadership Lab On a previous episode of the RAISE Podcast, our guest Justin Fincher reflected on one of the most influential experiences in his fundraising

On this episode of the RAISE Podcast, Brent chats with Scott Rabenold, Senior Vice President for University Advancement at the University of Southern California. Scott just rounded out year one is this new SVP role, and he reflects on the twists, turns, mentors, and sponsors that eventually led him to land in sunny Los Angeles, home of the Trojans. During this conversation, Scott s

On this episode of the RAISE Podcast, Brent chats with Joe Manok. Joe is the Vice President for University Advancement at Clark University where he provides executive leadership to all aspects of fundraising, corporate and foundation relations, and alumni engagement. Joe’s career path tells the story of the incredible transformative power of higher education. Raised amidst civil