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It Takes a Community
Independent schools should not take their neighbors for granted, writes Tracy G. Savage, senior consultant with Marts & Lundy who works with U.S. independent schools in fundraising and constituent relations efforts. "Just as we cultivate our best donors," Savage writes, "a school must creatively and strategically develop community goodwill and nourish and steward it constantly."
CASE Honors Gibson
The Council for Advancement and Support of Education-- CASE -- is honoring Burr Gibson, Executive Chairman of Marts & Lundy, with a CASE Lifetime Achievement Award.
Marts & Lundy's Client Stony Brook University Receives Record Gift
James H. Simons donates $60 million for a Center for Geometry and Physics, the largest gift to a public university in New York. Gov. Eliot Spitzer pledges to make Stony Brook, on Long Island, one of the nations’ top public research universities.
Richard B. Boardman joins Marts & Lundy
Feb. 14, 2008
LYNDHURST, N.J. – After 30+ years, Dick has returned to Marts & Lundy in a new role as Of Counsel. He brings to the firm and our clients vast experience in fundraising and consulting at the highest levels.
Breaking the Billion Dollar Barrier
Marts & Lundy Partners with Michigan State University in Record-Setting Campaign
Oct. 25, 2007
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State University can boast of a plethora of awards and achievements as one of the country’s first state land grant universities-from cutting-edge research in medicine, engineering, and forensic science, to its scenic campus in East Lansing that’s home to more than 45,000 undergraduate and graduate students pursuing some 200 areas of study.
Martha H. Keates joins Marts & Lundy
Oct. 8, 2007
LYNDHURST, N.J. – Martha H. Keates joins Marts & Lundy after 13 years at Scripps College and has 23 years of fundraising experience. As VP for institutional advancement at Scripps, Martha led her team to the successful completion of the Campaign for the Scripps Woman, which raised $101 million. During her first two years as VP, Martha's staff won a Circle of Excellence award for overall improvement in performance. We welcome her to the Marts & Lundy team.
$1.4 billion exceeds The Campaign for MSU goal
Oct. 4, 2007
EAST LANSING, Mich. – With an ambitious overall goal to raise $1.2 billion during The Campaign for MSU, Michigan State Universityannounced today that donors had far surpassed the university's expectations by committing a total of $1.439 billion during the campaign.
Board of Directors elects three members
Aug. 1, 2007
LYNDHURST, N.J. – Marts & Lundy is pleased to announce the election of senior consultants Ilisa Hurowitz and Willard E. White to its Board of Directors. Ilisa and Willard were elected by the shareholders to three-year terms and replace senior consultants Ron Arena and Sandy Drew, whose terms expired. Shareholders also elected Betsy Cotton, CFO of TerraCycle to a three-year term as an independent director.