Every philanthropic organization dreads the thought of being short-staffed. With lofty fundraising goals and Boards/Presidents to satisfy, we can’t afford to slow down. Well, 2020 was a wake-up call for EVERY organization, including those of us that thought we were surely insulated from retirements, resignations, and other employment issues that would result in catastrophic staffing shortages.
Think about it like Congress passing an unfunded mandate; work continues at the same frantic pace, but you don’t have the people to perform. What can you do when confronted with a lack of resources (and hiding and crying are not an option)?
We’ll discuss Clemson’s recent experience with staff shortages, how we survived, some of my mistakes, and how Clemson is now growing stronger and better.
This session will be recorded and emailed to all registrants with any slides or other materials presented during the presentation.
Moderated by: Emily Hinz, Treasurer for Apra Carolinas
Jennifer Kehoe is the Senior Director of Prospect Research for Clemson University and has over 20 years’ experience in fundraising. She started her career in this field as a Development Officer in Corporate & Foundation Relations at the University of Florida Health Science Center in 2002. After 4 years as a Gift Officer, she realized she much more enjoyed Research/Prospect Management and made her move in that direction in 2006 and has never looked back. Jennifer has had the pleasure of leading Prospect Development departments at the University of South Florida, the University of Central Florida, Rutgers University, and now, Clemson University.
Jennifer has a BS in Criminology from Florida State University and an MPA from Troy University.
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