Higher Education Fundraising Perspectives from a Seasoned VP and a Millennial Major Gifts Officer

This week, we are joined by Doug Smith, VP for Advancement and Shea Healy, Major Gifts Officer, both at Stonehill College. Doug has almost 30 years of experience in philanthropy while Shea graduated from college just a few years ago (class of '17). They share their experiences with fundraising from very different perspectives and we discuss everything from the importance of stewardship, donors as investors, the post-covid fundraising landscape to what it's like to be a younger gift officer and what personal characteristics lend itself to success in the philanthropy field.