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Exploring alumni entrepreneurship, innovation, and philanthropy in Higher Ed. I focus on the unique role of the Advancement office in connecting these domains. When they intersect, a university's ideal innovation ecosystem is fully unlocked—fueling alumni engagement, knowledge creation, and philanthropy.

When it Comes to Pre-Exit Pledge Forms, Less is More.

When it Comes to Pre-Exit Pledge Forms, Less is More.

Advancement Leaders, Digital Marketing, Founders Pledge, Fundraisers, Tactical, PhilanthropyDee Dee MendozaDecember 15, 2019Pledge forms, Tactical, Optimizely, web forms, marketing

Guest Post: Where does a Pre-Exit Philanthropy Program Live?

Guest Post: Where does a Pre-Exit Philanthropy Program Live?

Advancement Leaders, Fundraisers, Alumni RelationsDee Dee MendozaNovember 17, 2019Tactical, guest post, christian shuck, decentralized

Universities Should Not Accept Gifts of Startup Stock

Universities Should Not Accept Gifts of Startup Stock

Advancement Leaders, Entrepreneurs, Fundraisers, Essential Concepts, Foundational PostsDee Dee MendozaOctober 30, 2019stock, startups, gifts, Founders Pledge, pre-exit philanthropy, tax

Guest Post: But How Does it COUNT?

Guest Post: But How Does it COUNT?

Advancement Leaders, Fundraisers, Alumni RelationsDee Dee MendozaOctober 8, 2019Tactical, guest post, christian shuck

The 5 Truths of Pre-Exit Philanthropy

The 5 Truths of Pre-Exit Philanthropy

Advancement Leaders, Alumni Relations, Ecosystem Leaders, Fundraisers, PhilanthropyDee Dee MendozaSeptember 22, 20195 truths, Philanthropy, kauffman foundation, ecosystem development, innovation, pre-exit philanthropy

Entrepreneur's Perspective: Margaret Nyamumbo, Founder of Kahawa 1893

Entrepreneur's Perspective: Margaret Nyamumbo, Founder of Kahawa 1893

Alumni Relations, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Ecosystem LeadersDee Dee MendozaMay 3, 2019coffee, Kahawa1893, Smith College, Interview, entrepreneur, Harvard, Questions, questions for entrepreneurs

Think Big, Start Small. 11 Rules for Intrapreneurs.

Think Big, Start Small. 11 Rules for Intrapreneurs.

Advancement Leaders, Fundraisers, Leaders, Tactical, Ecosystem LeadersDee Dee MendozaApril 21, 2019intrapreneurship, innovation, bureacracy, entrepreneurial thinking

The 3 Things You Need to Launch a Successful Pre-Exit Program

The 3 Things You Need to Launch a Successful Pre-Exit Program

Advancement Leaders, Alumni Relations, Ecosystem Leaders, Foundational Posts, Leaders, Essential Concepts, Ideas and ConceptsDee Dee MendozaDecember 2, 2018Founders Pledge, pre-exit philanthropy, Alumni Relations, Philanthropy, chief architect, executive sponsor, mindset, Platforms, organizational dynamicsComment

The Power of Critical Mass

The Power of Critical Mass

Advancement Leaders, Alumni Relations, Founders Pledge, Fundraisers, PhilanthropyDee Dee MendozaNovember 17, 2018science, prospecting, membership, growth, plutonium

Founders only? A Parable of Opportunity Recognition

Founders only? A Parable of Opportunity Recognition

Advancement Leaders, Alumni RelationsDee Dee MendozaOctober 28, 2018pre-exit philanthropy, Philanthropy, founders, Google, entrepreneurship, equity, prospecting, mindset

Recording Pre-Exit Philanthropy Commitments

Recording Pre-Exit Philanthropy Commitments

Fundraisers, Alumni Relations, Tactical, Philanthropy, Founders PledgeDee Dee MendozaSeptember 23, 2018pre-exit philanthropy, Philanthropy, database, databases, solicitations, Tactics, TacticalComment

The State of Pre-Exit Philanthropy in 2018

The State of Pre-Exit Philanthropy in 2018

Advancement Leaders, Founders Pledge, Fundraisers, PhilanthropyDee Dee MendozaJuly 28, 2018Founders Pledge, Landscape, pre-exit philanthropy, Philanthropy, HistoryComment

Why it Works: University Research and Pre-Exit Philanthropy

Why it Works: University Research and Pre-Exit Philanthropy

Advancement Leaders, Ecosystem Leaders, Fundraisers, Founders Pledge, Research, PhilanthropyDee Dee MendozaJune 26, 2018Founders Pledge, Philanthropy, research, Zoltan Acs, Geoff Parker, Christopher Hayter, Marshall Van Alstyne, Platforms, EcosystemsComment

What a Founders Pledge is NOT

What a Founders Pledge is NOT

Advancement Leaders, Alumni Relations, Fundraisers, Essential Concepts, Founders Pledge, PhilanthropyDee Dee MendozaMarch 29, 2018Philanthropy, venture capital, entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship

The One [Entrepreneur] That Got Away

The One [Entrepreneur] That Got Away

Advancement Leaders, Alumni Relations, Fundraisers, Philanthropy, Founders Pledge, Essential ConceptsDee Dee MendozaMarch 11, 2018failure, Founders Pledge, pitching, pre-exit philanthropy, mindset Comments

Entrepreneur's Perspective: Pomona College Alum Walter Rivera

Entrepreneur's Perspective: Pomona College Alum Walter Rivera

Philanthropy, Interviews, Digital MarketingDee Dee MendozaFebruary 28, 2018Entrepreneurs, Alumni Relations, mindset, QuestionsComment

Can a Founders Pledge Help Your University Stay Solvent?

Can a Founders Pledge Help Your University Stay Solvent?

Advancement Leaders, Ecosystem Leaders, Ideas and ConceptsDee Dee MendozaDecember 28, 2017Founders Pledge, Higher Ed, Finance Comment

21 Next-Level Questions to Build Relationships with Entrepreneurs

21 Next-Level Questions to Build Relationships with Entrepreneurs

Alumni Relations, Fundraisers, Ecosystem Leaders, Tactical, PhilanthropyDee Dee MendozaDecember 15, 2017Tactics, Questions, Meetings, Entrepreneurs, mindset

Can You Build a Founders Pledge Program Outside of Higher Ed?

Can You Build a Founders Pledge Program Outside of Higher Ed?

Philanthropy, Leaders, Founders PledgeDee Dee MendozaDecember 3, 2017 Comment