Avoiding “Gifts That Cost”

Live Event: 05/21/2024 at 2:00 PM (EDT)

Not all donations are straightforward—naming bequests, real estate, and other gifts can sometimes cost the institution more than their worth. Join Tom Herbert, NACUBO consultant and former senior vice president for university advancement at Miami University, as he discusses how to identify and negotiate complicated gifts. Topics will include legal and ethical concerns, transparency and accountability, and risk management.

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Tom Herbert

Consultant

NACUBO

Tom Herbert brings nearly 30 years of foundation and fundraising knowledge to NACUBO Consulting. Most recently, he was Miami University’s senior vice president for university advancement and president of the Miami University Foundation. For almost ten years he led an advancement staff of approximately one hundred and fifteen in all areas of alumni relations, communications, information technology and development. He successfully completed Miami University’s first $500-million campaign and successfully launched its first $1-billion campaign.

Herbert has presented at numerous development conferences for the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and served on its National Commission on Philanthropy. Currently he is on the faculty at Rice University’s Center of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership where he has taught a seminar on nonprofit management.

Herbert holds a BA in history from Northwestern University and a JD from Chicago-Kent College of Law.