February 20021 Best Practices in Advancement Services Customer Service: Benchmarking with the Best...

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February 2002 1

Best Practices in Advancement Services

Customer Service:

Benchmarking with the Best

Jennifer Houlihan Warwick

Loyola Marymount University

February 2002

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Participants Georgetown USC Johns Hopkins Stanford Goucher Duke DePauw Michigan State Ohio State UC Davis Columbia Lebanon Valley

St. Michael’s (VT) Houston Baptist Wake Forest University of Washington Oglethorpe Bucknell Hollins Dickinson George Washington Upper Canada College University of South Florida

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What is Advancement Services?Tier I

Biographical updates Gift processing Research Database management and reporting Donor acknowledgement

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Tier II Prospect management Stewardship Gift societies Annual giving* Training

* direct marketing (mail and phone)

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Tier IIIPersonnelFacilitiesBudgetCommunicationsEventsScholarships

Web Technology Grant writing Board liaison Imaging services Building projects Online alumni

directory

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LMU University Relations Services Biographical updates Gift processing Research Database management

and reporting Donor

acknowledgement Prospect management Stewardship Training

Personnel Facilities Budget Events Scholarship

management Tech support Imaging services

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LMU University Relations Services

Develop m en t Services:B io/Dem o, G ift P rocessin g ,

Datab ase Mg m t an d Rep ortin g ,Ackn ow leg em en ts

Prosp ect Research :Research , P rosp ect

Man ag em en t, Im ag in g

Sp ecial Even ts:Reu n ion s, Ded ication s,

Cam p aig n P rep

O p eration s:Hu m an Resou rces, Facilit ies,

Train in g & Develop m en t,Bu d g et, Recep tion

Don or Relation s:S teward sh ip ,

Sch olarsh ip Man ag em en t

Execu tive D irector

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What does good customer service include?Frequent and consistent communication

of policies, procedures, and progress on assigned projects

Self-service tools to empower staff and reduce reliance on others

Expertise and credibility in niche areas

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Winning CharacteristicsStrong leadership within and above the

departmentClear expectations of performance and

roles of department AND internal customers

Competent, cheerful staff eager to contribute

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How do they do it?

The Web

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Communication

Its Role in Customer Service

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External Customers

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Communication with External Customers: Who Are We?

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Communication with External Customers: Who Are We?

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Communication with External Customers: Terminology

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Communication with External Customers: Donor Relations

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Communication with External Customers: Donor Relations

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Communication with External Customers: Stewardship

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Communication with External Customers: Stewardship

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Communication with External Customers: HR

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Communication with External Customers: HR

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Internal Customers

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Communication with Internal Customers: Overall Department

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Communication with Internal Customers: Overall Department

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Communication with Internal Customers: Overall Department

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Communication with Internal Customers: Online Newsletter

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Communication with Internal Customers: Policies

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Communication with Internal Customers: Overall Department

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Communication with Internal Customers: Bio/demo Updates

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Communication with Internal Customers: Gift Processing

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Communication with Internal Customers: Database

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Self-Service Tools

Empowering Customers and Liberating Staff

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External Customers

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Self-service for External Customers: Bio/demo Updates

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Self-service for External Customers: Bio/demo Updates

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Self-service for External Customers: Help

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Internal Customers

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Self-service for Internal Customers: Research

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Self-service for Internal Customers: Research

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Self-service for Internal Customers: Research

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Self-service for Internal Customers: Research

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Self-service for Internal Customers: Research

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Self-service for Internal Customers: Research

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Self-service for Internal Customers: Moves Management

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Self-service for Internal Customers: Events

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Self-service for Internal Customers: Events

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Self-service for Internal Customers: Events

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Self-service for Internal Customers: Database

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Self-service for Internal Customers: Human Resources

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Staff Expertise

Building Confidence, Credibility and Trust

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Staff expertise

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Staff expertise

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