As part of an effort to help Pathways 2025 grantees launch their projects effectively and strengthen institutional capacity in support of your missions, we have engaged several consulting partners to walk alongside you this year. These organizations will offer regular drop-in sessions where you can bring questions and real-time challenges, as well as webinars and facilitated conversations designed to support your leadership, planning, and implementation efforts.
Introduction to Fundraising
Drop-in: April 20, 2-3 p.m. ET
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In this conversation, Brad Layland, CEO, and John Ranheim, Chief Consulting Officer and Senior Consultant of The Focus Group, share practical guidance to help you launch your fundraising efforts with confidence and build a strong foundation for long-term sustainability. They discuss common early-stage fundraising mistakes and how to avoid them, explore strategies for building endowment and governance structures that inspire long-term confidence, and offer insights on cultivating relationships that are essential to a successful first year.
Introduction to Strategy and Sustainability
Drop-in: April 23, 3-4 p.m. ET
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In this conversation, we speak with Dr. David Rowe, President of Windermere Consulting, who shares practical guidance on building a strong strategic and relational foundation for long-term sustainability. He explores how schools can start well and position themselves for lasting impact, covering common early-stage mistakes to avoid, strategies for creating governance structures that support clarity and strategic decision-making, and ways to cultivate trust and relationships that will sustain collaboration over time.
Introduction to Assessment and Evaluation
Drop-in: April 28, 2-3 p.m. ET
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In this conversation, Kay Edwards, President, and Mary Reinders, Senior Research Partner, of Outsight Network, share guidance on designing thoughtful assessment and evaluation strategies for your projects. They discuss why evaluation is so important and explore how leaders can determine whether to bring in outside expertise or handle the work internally, offering practical insights to help grantees strengthen their project planning and impact.
Introduction to Partnerships & Collaborations
Drop-in: April 30, 1-2 p.m. ET
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In this conversation, Rick Staisloff, Senior Partner at rpk GROUP, shares practical guidance to help institutions build and sustain strong partnerships in support of collaboration-focused projects. He explores what it takes to get partnerships off to a strong start in the first year, highlights common challenges and missteps institutions encounter, and offers best practices for addressing them. Rick also provides insights on sustaining partnerships over time.
