The Youkey Education Plaza was dedicated in honor of Dr. Jerry Youkey, Dean of the USC Medical School at Greenville, and his wife Sharon Youkey, for their tireless support of medical education. It supplies a tasteful new horizon for exterior recognition on the beautiful Greenville Hospital System campus. The exterior program will mean greater opportunity for recognition for both the new medical school and the GHS Foundation.
Read MoreThe Sylvia Vlosky Yaschik Jewish Studies Center at the College of Charleston has expanded its facilities and is including an innovative new concept, a kosher/vegetarian dining hall. Notably, the new facility will be open to students, faculty, staff and the community, thereby providing greater connections between the college community and downtown Charleston, South Carolina.
Read MoreAt Roper St. Francis, members of a patient’s family and support team are encouraged to participate in cancer wellness programs, too. Donors to the Donna Fielding Cancer Wellness Institute help meet a simple goal: to address all of a cancer patient’s needs – mind, body and spirit – and to include those around them in the journey.
Read MoreFor well more than a decade, families in Catawba Valley, North Carolina have celebrated the birth of their children with medallions placed in the hospital corridors.
Read MoreOver a period of several years, a vision of the hospital as a central hub for the spirit of the community has evolved in Catawba Valley. Spurred by the medical center’s reputation, new construction and an upcoming 50th anniversary, the not-for-profit community hospital made a commitment to purposefully improving the architectural experience and bringing the rich cultural heritage of the region into the healthcare facilities.
Read MoreSeveral years ago, I had the good fortune to participate in the planning and design of a designation for cumulative giving recognition at the LeBonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, TN. This project was like no other. The hospital’s CEO, foundation and marketing teams had made a commitment to high volume, high quality, high impact public art within the hospital.
Read MoreThe University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus faces a number of circumstances shared by other large or expanding institutions. The campus is growing rapidly, is actively seeking high-level philanthropic support that will warrant significant naming opportunities and must coordinate the points of view of many different stakeholders. Fundraisers must operate under guidelines that govern the entire university system.
Read MoreThe Flint RiverQuarium opened in 2004, with high expectations for the positive impact it would have on the redevelopment of the downtown Albany, Georgia business and entertainment district. Yet for over a decade, the FRQ has struggled to achieve financial self-sufficiency. Over time, it has become obvious that sustainable private philanthropy must be secured in order for the organization to survive.
Read MoreHeurista was engaged to conduct a top-down review of stewardship practices at the YMCA of Western North Carolina, draft stewardship guidelines and design a comprehensive set of donor recognition products. The resulting program includes brand compliant signs for naming opportunity recognition and electronic “philanthropy centers” that provide versatility for the evolving Y giving programs.
Read MoreDuring our trip to Toronto for the first annual Association of Donor Relations Professionals Canadian Regional Workshop, we visited the new Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning at SickKids. It is an architectural beauty, and showcases many of the newest trends in donor recognition. First we noted the handsome lettering that so nicely identifies the building and highlights the contemporary branding characteristic of SickKids. Upon closer inspection, we were delighted to find major donors honored on the blue glass panels to the left of the entry.
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