Working In The Education Industry As A Director Of Development
Karen's biggest challenge as Director of Development at Lighthouse Community Public Schools is a lack of time and personnel to fully realize the fundraising potential. The organization has "so many great stories to tell," but Karen feels "stretched a little thin" trying to execute all the development activities they envision.
Project Management, Teamwork, Communication, Overcoming Challenges, Leadership
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Karen Fee
Director of Development
Lighthouse Community Public Schools
University of Southern California, '91
University of Utah, '96, MEd in Eduation
International Relations & Affairs
Education
Education
Scholarship Recipient, Took Out Loans
Video Highlights
1. Balancing the many compelling stories and projects that could be undertaken with available time and resources.
2. The need for additional team members to fully execute the organization's communications and outreach goals.
3. Exploring and implementing creative ways to profile students, families, and events, while also fostering relationships with community partners.
Transcript
What is your biggest challenge in your current role?
The biggest challenge, I would say, is there's so much that we *could* do. There are so many great stories to tell and so many ways we could make videos.
We could be profiling students and families, covering events, and working with community partners. I wish I had more time in every day or more people on my team.
So, I think just being stretched a little thin is my biggest challenge.