Barbara Barron
  • Advancement Consultant for
    Independent Schools
  • About Me
  • What I Do
      • Services Offered
      • Advancement Consulting
          • What is “Advancement Consulting?”START HERE
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      • Advancement Appraisal
          • What is an “Advancement Appraisal?”START HERE
          • Finding the Good: How the Advancement Appraisal Works
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      • Creating Campaigns
          • What Kind of Campaigns Does Barbara Create?START HERE
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      • Feasibility Studies
          • The Power of the Feasibility StudySTART HERE
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      • Ongoing Coaching
          • What Kind of Coaching Does Barbara Do?START HERE
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      • Speaking and Training
          • My Latest Talk: “Fixing Fundraising – New Nonprofit Best Practices”LATEST
          • List of Speaking and Training Events
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  • Client Schools
      • Locations
      • Canada
          • Crofton House School – Vancouver, BC
      • China
          • Shanghai American School – Shanghai, China
      • USA – West Coast
          • Athenian School – Danville, CA
          • The Carey School – San Mateo, CA
          • Cate School – Santa Barbara, CA
          • Cow Hollow School – San Francisco, CA
          • Crystal Springs Uplands School – Hillsborough, CA
          • Drew School – San Francisco, CA
          • Fountain Valley School – Colorado Springs, CO
          • Harbor Day School – Newport Beach, CA
          • Julia Morgan School for Girls – Oakland, CA
          • Katherine Delmar Burke School – San Francisco, CA
          • Live Oak School – San Francisco, CA
          • Marin Primary and Middle School – Marin County, CA
          • Mount Tamalpais School – Mill Valley, CA
          • The Presentation School – Sonoma, CA
          • Presidio Knolls School – San Francisco, CA
          • Rolling Hills Prep School
          • Sage Ridge School – Reno, NV
          • San Diego French American School – San Diego, CA
          • San Domenico School – San Anselmo, CA
          • Silicon Valley International School – Palo Alto, CA
          • Sonoma Country Day School – Santa Rosa, CA
          • Spring Hill Schools – Petaluma, CA
          • St. Matthew’s Episcopal Day School – San Mateo, CA
          • Trinity School – Menlo Park, CA
          • The Wesley School – North Hollywood, CA
          • Woodside Priory School – Monterey Bay, CA
      • USA – The Midwest
          • Trinity Catholic School – Hutchinson, KS
      • USA – East Coast
          • Cheshire Academy – Cheshire, CT
          • Convent of the Sacred Heart School – New York City, NY
          • Indian Mountain School – Lakeville, CT
          • Rodeph Sholom School – New York City, NY
          • Watkinson School – Hartford, CT
  • Testimonials
  • Advancement Articles
      • Categories
      • Most Popular
          • How to Design a Major Gifts Program That WorksOctober 17, 2022
          • How Do We Become Schools That Truly Value Teachers?March 13, 2019
          • How Do I Get Rid of My School’s Phonathon and Raise More Money?November 7, 2018
          • How Do We Write a Welcome Letter to the New Parents at Our School?August 8, 2018
          • How Do We Create a “Culture of Philanthropy” At Our Schools?June 13, 2018
          • What Are Some Low-Cost High-Impact Gifts We Can Give Our Donors?November 8, 2017
          • How Do We Write a Really Good Annual Fund Letter?September 27, 2017
      • The Board of Trustees
          • How to Build a Great Advancement CommitteeMarch 30, 2023
          • 11 Ways to Make Sure Your School’s Newest Trustee is Prepared for the JobFebruary 23, 2023
          • Selecting Good Trustees: 6 Ways to Make Sure the Newest Addition is a Good OneFebruary 17, 2023
          • The Board of Trustees at The Nirvana SchoolAugust 8, 2022
          • How Can We Help Boards Overcome Campaign Jitters?February 23, 2022
          • How Do We Thank Trustees?August 17, 2020
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      • Changing the Culture
          • Better MetricsJanuary 9, 2024
          • What Good Are Trade Secrets If We Don’t Share Them?November 6, 2023
          • Is Technology a Crutch?September 20, 2023
          • Why Participation is Not Worth Fighting ForAugust 14, 2023
          • How Can We Set Priorities that Serve Us and Our Programs?July 25, 2023
          • Sacrificing Sacred Cows: Some Reflections on CASE-NAIS ’23February 6, 2023
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      • The Development Team
          • What is the Real Cost of Turnover in Our School’s Development Office?February 16, 2022
          • Let’s Hear it for the One-Woman Development OfficeFebruary 20, 2021
          • How Can We Train Volunteers To Be Superstars For Our Campaigns?April 10, 2019
          • How Can We Show Our Team That We Appreciate Them Every Day?December 13, 2017
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      • Ending Things
          • Should We Plan for Our Own Succession?April 5, 2023
          • Ending Our EngagementNovember 16, 2021
          • How Can We Know When We’re Done?February 7, 2018
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      • Engaging with Donors
          • Why Are Your Donors Not Participating?December 4, 2023
          • How Can You Make Sure Your School is Ready for the New Millennial Super Donor?May 26, 2023
          • How to Create a “Guide to Giving and Getting Involved” for New ParentsApril 5, 2023
          • How We Can Get Rid of That Terrible Thank You LetterJuly 26, 2022
          • The Best Question You Can Ever Ask a DonorApril 10, 2022
          • What We Can Learn From Banks – and Then Do Very DifferentlyApril 16, 2021
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      • Fundraising Tactics
          • Does It Matter What Your Meeting Space Looks Like?February 26, 2024
          • Why Do We Need a Feasibility Study Before We Start Our Capital Campaign?October 20, 2023
          • How to Design a Major Gifts Program That WorksOctober 17, 2022
          • What Makes a Great Case for Support?October 3, 2022
          • How Can We Earn the Opportunity to Make That Big Ask?August 8, 2022
          • Giving Circles Taken to the Next LevelFebruary 4, 2021
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      • The Head of School
          • How to Make Yourself Invaluable to a New Head of SchoolMay 19, 2021
          • Taking Care of Our Heads — of School, That IsDecember 8, 2020
          • How Can We Cultivate a Strong Relationship With Our Head of School?April 11, 2018
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      • Interviews
          • Major Gifting with Elizabeth CarterNovember 30, 2021
          • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: An Interview with Tesha McCord PoeOctober 12, 2020
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      • The Nirvana School
          • Welcome to the Nirvana SchoolMay 8, 2022
          • The Board of Trustees at The Nirvana SchoolAugust 8, 2022
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      • Summer Projects
        • The Two Things You Must Do Before Summer VacationMay 8, 2022
        • The Four Summer Projects That Are Worth Your TimeJune 2, 2023
      • Unsexy Money
          • How Do the Recent Tax Changes Impact Giving?September 30, 2020
          • How Can We Raise Money for Debt Reduction and Cash Reserves?October 10, 2018
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  • LATEST: Research That Affirms Our Approach

How to Create a “Guide to Giving and Getting Involved” for New Parents

April 5, 2023

How can we begin what might be a 10+ year relationship with a new family that sets the right tone and creates a lunching pad for great things down the road?

What I Do

  • Advancement Consulting
  • Advancement Appraisal
  • Creating Campaigns
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Ongoing Coaching
  • Speaking and Training

Most Shared Advancement Articles

  • How Do We Write a Welcome Letter to the New Parents at Our School?
  • Taking Care of Our Heads -- of School, That Is
  • How to Start a Major Gifts Program at Your Independent School
  • Selecting Good Trustees: 6 Ways to Make Sure the Newest Addition is a Good One
Most Recent Testimonial

"As a new school head, I am working to learn all I can about the evolving world of advancement. Working with Barbara opened my eyes to long-standing best practices as well as innovative approaches to donor engagement. Barbara is a warm an attentive listener and discerning in her insights. I've already high recommended Barbar to my network!"

Alexandra Locket
Head of School, Cate School
[Added February 28, 2024]

Recently Added Schools

  • Rolling Hills Prep School (November 2024)
  • The Presentation School (August 2024)
  • Convent of the Sacred Heart School (May 2024)
  • San Domenico School (May 2024)
  • Fountain Valley School (May 2024)
  • Cate School (December 2023)
  • Katherine Delmar Burke School (December 2023)
  • Crofton House School (April 2023)
  • Silicon Valley International School (2023)
  • Spring Hill Schools (April 2023)
  • Shanghai American School (April 2023)

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