Institutional Advancement

From the Hampshire website:

The mission of the Office of Institutional Advancement is to build and sustain positive relationships across multiple constituencies and to engage robust philanthropic support from many different sources in order to fully realize the academic mission and potential of Hampshire College. Our values are:

Commitment to Enduring Relationships We foster constructive, long-term relationships with all external constituents of Hampshire College, including alumni, parents, grandparents, trustees, friends, and donors. We treat all colleagues in the office and on campus, at every level, respectfully and with appreciation for what they bring to the college.

Commitment to Professionalism We each behave in a manner that is consistently and strictly ethical and legal. We maintain optimal standards of quality and accountability in all we do. We foster an environment where every person has a voice, and where diverse voices are heard and appreciated.

Commitment to Excellence We strive to hire and retain a diverse workforce, believing that we as individuals, our office together, and the college as a whole benefit tremendously and can better achieve excellence when we share a broad spectrum of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We, individually and collectively, take responsibility for always improving the quality of our work.

Commitment to Best Practices We identify the best practices in our professions – including but not limited to annual giving; major gifts; gift planning; corporate, foundation, and government relations; alumni relations; and advancement services – and adapt them to the Hampshire environment. We each master the technical skills necessary to perform our jobs in alignment with best practices, and we continuously develop those skills.

Commitment to Education We know that our activities are informed by and are in support of the educational mission of Hampshire College, and that this is the greater good for which we all work. We are committed to the principle that every one of us is an educator and a learner. We model the key educational commitments of the college within our own context, in the realms of environmental stewardship, maintaining a global sensibility, fostering sustainability, and building and honoring diversity.

2008 Fiscal and Staffing Report
By Clay Ballantine

Following the successful conclusion of The Campaign to Endow Hampshire’s Future, which raised 52 million, this past summer the development staff crafted a mission statement for the Office of Institutional Advancement: “to build and sustain positive relationships across multiple constituencies and to engage robust philanthropic support from many different sources in order to fully realize the academic mission and potential of Hampshire College.” For fiscal year 2008 over $5.4 million was raised in endowment, $650,000 in capital construction and equipment, and $3 million in program support. In 2009 we aim to achieve an overall fundraising goal of $6 million.

Several staffing transitions occurred this summer. Our office welcomes Julie Martel, formerly director of the Lemelson Assistive Technology Design Center, who was hired as Hampshire’s first stewardship and donor relations officer. We are pleased to have promoted two staff members: Sarah Hart is now associate director of alumni relations and events, and Kira Kmetz is now assistant director of annual giving. We said farewell to major gifts officer Kim Klein, who was instrumental in moving the Liebling Center forward. This month we welcomed Sara Crawley as a new major gifts officer. We are also excited to collaborate with Michael Medeiros, Hampshire’s new marketing writer. Michael works in the Communications office and will assist with development and admissions publications.