Elements of a Healthy Culture

Advancement Offices are Turnover Plagued. But there is another way.

I don’t broadcast this very widely, but I’ve been laid off three times.

The first time was in 2005, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, as part of Tulane University’s mandatory reduction in force (RIF). OK, so maybe that doesn’t count.

The second time was when I served in my first Executive Director of Advancement role. My position was eliminated when …