november 18, 2009 julie goldman director, southeastern conference academic consortium

ACL WebinarConsortial Survival 101

November 18, 2009Julie Goldman

Director, Southeastern Conference Academic Consortium

Webinar GoalsProvide a forum for discussion among

consortium and center directors.Share and identify best practices for helping

keep your organization viable now and in the future.

Webinar FormatFacilitated discussion – everyone brings

knowledge and ideas to the group.Specific areas for discussion will be identified

and participants are encouraged to share their experiences and ideas.

Topic OutlinePositioningCommunicatingPromotingBuilding relationshipsValue added & return on investmentThinking bigChange is good

Positioning

Organizational focus--Who are we?

Shared vision--What do we do…or not do?

Clear mission--Do we need to re-evaluate or re-align?

Communicating

Communicating up, down, and sideways

Telling the story

Networking

Promoting

Believe in it, then sell it

Getting the message out

Using the tools you are given

Celebrating successes

Building RelationshipsCommitment and involvement--Is your board on

board?

Trust and transparency

Face time and the personal touch

Planting seeds and pulling weeds

Thanksgiving--giving credit where credit is due

Value Added “Show me the money!!!!!!!!!!”

(Jerry Maguire movie)

Value Added & Return on Investment

Value added—what is it?

Value added—why is it important?

How can we show ROI if there is no I?

Thinking Big

I have a dream, they have a dream, everyone has their own dream…now what?

Don’t limit yourself

Believe--envision the future and sell the dream

Change is good"If you want to make enemies, try to

change something."— Woodrow Wilson

The way it has always been done got us here in the first place

Opportunity knocks

Doing things differently is why consortia exist

Conclusions & Best PracticesSo now what do we do?

Additional Comments or Areas of Discussion

ResourcesThe Financial Downturn and It’s Impact on Higher

Education, National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) http://www.nacubo.org/documents/Impact%20of%20the%20Economy%20on%20Higher%20Education.pdf

Collective Foresight: The Leadership Challenges for Higher Education’s Future, American Council on Educationhttp://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=HENA&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=26463

Thank you for your participation!Contact Information:

Julie Goldmanjulie.goldman@secac.net

479-575-4332www.secac.net