Podcasts Education Profiles in a Life of Purpose Lisa Gibert: Developing and Advancing a Vision

Lisa Gibert: Developing and Advancing a Vision

Published: March 25, 2019, 8 a.m.

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Lisa Gibert is the Chief Executive Officer of Clark College Foundation, the fundraising partner of Clark College. In 2018, Lisa was selected as one of the top fundraising leaders in the country by the Council for Advancement as Support of Education (CASE). She received the CASE Commonfund Institutionally Related Foundation Award, one of the fundraising industry\\u2019s most prestigious national honors for her 20-year career supporting advancement work at higher education institutions.

Under Lisa\\u2019s leadership for the last 13 years, Clark College Foundation\'s total assets have increased by $23 million. The scholarship dollars provided to Clark students have trippled and $40 million has been distributed to the college over the 13 years that she has headed the nonprofit organization.

Lisa exemplifies in her work and life how money can be used to make a difference in the world. Listen in and enjoy hearing about her background and her insight! \\xa0

A FEW FINE POINTS OF THE CONVERSATION

  • The distinction between development and fundraising \\u2014 and how the role of advancement applies to all of us
  • What Lisa does in her current job
  • How Lisa\\u2019s varied background led to her current position and how an introvert can be a leader
  • How Lisa learned to treat money and how she taught her children
  • How puzzles can lead to open solutions
  • What is beyond \\u201cmoney\\u201d \\u2014 it\\u2019s not (only) about the dollars
  • What hospitality, banking, accounting, and fundraising all have in common (hint: look beyond the dollars \\u2014 connection and impact in relationships)
  • The motto Lisa uses
  • The foundation of accounting \\xa0and the link between the companies Lisa worked with (hint: mission based)
  • Lisa\\u2019s atypical route to development and throughout her career == and what she enjoys most in her current role
  • Lisa\\u2019s vision for Higher Education with its current value proposition challenges
  • Manufacturing as an example of a new education model
  • Job opportunities in development and degrees available, and what characteristics an individual would need to excel
  • The greatest challenge Lisa finds \\u2014 and how \\u201cshe gets to yes\\u201d
  • Who Lisa finds inspirational and where she experiences growth
  • The personal side \\u2014 Lisa\\u2019s health challenges, her passions, and how they\\u2019ve contributed to who she is
  • The long term view and the three things about Lisa wants us to know
  • And so much more

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