Advancement Legends podcast

On the show this week, host Ryan Catherwood chats with Colleen Fitzpatrick, VP of Advancement at Middlebury College in Vermont. Colleen shares her career story going from student affairs to development, first at U.VA. and then Duke. Hear about Middlebury’s recent controversy when students protested during a speaking event featuring a well-known conservative thought leader, and then the resulting challenges Colleen has been working through while communicating with donors. Colleen also shares her thoughts on fundraising campaigns and some of her plans for the next one at Middlebury.