New Web Resources for Members – May 2008

Here are the new web site member resources for May 2008.

Episcopal School Leadership and Benefaction in a Time of Affluence
Jonathan Glass’ August 2000 Network article discusses a way forward for Episcopal school leaders when responding to challenges brought on by a culture of affluence and entitlement. These challenges include the hard-charging, consumer parent, the over-involved and controlling major donor and the aggressive leadership style of some trustees new to school work.
Glass, The Rev. Jonathan T.; Development, Advancement & Communications; Heads of School & Headship in Episcopal Schools; Rectors & Rectorship in Episcopal Schools; Trustees & Trusteeship in Episcopal Schools.

Further Thoughts on Money and Prosperity
In this September 2000 Network article, Peter Cheney reflects on the spiritual deadening that can result from an incessant focus on money and getting ahead.
Cheney, The Rev. Peter G.; Development, Advancement & Communications; Spirituality & Prayer.

Observations on the Moral Basis of Fundraising
Originally published in the August 2000 of Network, this essay by the Rev. Richardson W. Schell, headmaster of Kent School, Kent, Connecticut, reflects on the increasing pressures to raise money, but argues that doing so is at its most moral when it supports ideals and goals in which the school believes whole-heartedly.
Development, Advancement & Communications; Heads of School & Headship in Episcopal Schools; Rectors & Rectorship in Episcopal Schools; Trustees & Trusteeship in Episcopal Schools.

Reputation
Peter Cheney, in this March 2001 Network article, asserts that, because the reputation of an Episcopal school is central to the fulfillment of its mission, schools should undertake a “reputation audit.” He offers possible questions that such a study might include and suggests who might lead the process.
Cheney, The Rev. Peter G.; Development, Advancement & Communications; Episcopal Identity & Religious Life.

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