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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.

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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

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

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

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, 2017Comment

A Brief History of Early Founders Pledge Programs: REVISED, UPDATED, EXPANDED!

A Brief History of Early Founders Pledge Programs: REVISED, UPDATED, EXPANDED!

Philanthropy, Founders Pledge, Advancement Leaders, Ecosystem Leaders, Foundational Posts, Fundraisers, Ideas and Concepts, Essential ConceptsDee Dee MendozaSeptember 24, 2017Philanthropy, Founders Pledge, Berkeley, Dartmouth, HistoryComment

Learn How to Find Your Alumni Entrepreneurs

Learn How to Find Your Alumni Entrepreneurs

Founders Pledge, Philanthropy, Alumni RelationsDee Dee MendozaSeptember 10, 2017Tactics, Tactical, Prospect Research, prospectingComment

Build the Largest Founders Pledge Community You Can

Build the Largest Founders Pledge Community You Can

Philanthropy, Founders PledgeDee Dee MendozaAugust 27, 2017Founders Pledge, ConceptsComment

Universities Need to Engage Alumni Entrepreneurs NOW

Universities Need to Engage Alumni Entrepreneurs NOW

Philanthropy, Founders Pledge, Advancement Leaders, Alumni Relations, Ecosystem Leaders, Foundational Posts, Fundraisers, Ideas and Concepts, Essential ConceptsDee Dee MendozaAugust 13, 2017Founders Pledge, Entrepreneurs, Engagement, PhilanthropyComment

What is a "Founders Pledge?"

What is a "Founders Pledge?"

Foundational Posts, Ideas and Concepts, Advancement Leaders, Ecosystem Leaders, Entrepreneurs, Fundraisers, Philanthropy, Founders Pledge, Essential ConceptsDee Dee MendozaJuly 16, 2017Founders Pledge, Philanthropy, CSR Comment