Maximize Donor and Alumni Giving
Identify and secure funding sources to support your mission
With projected declines in tuition revenue and government funding, advancement departments need to maximize participation and contribution levels from all sources—alumni, friends, foundations, and corporations.
Our solutions help maximize donor giving by supporting increased participation and contribution magnitude, quantifying the economic contributions of your institution, and bolstering your alumni and stakeholder engagement strategy.
Clients who implemented Hanover's recommended strategies saw a 10% increase in alumni giving within one year
Advancement insights to identify new donors and engage the entire donor base
Advancement Analytics
Holistic analysis of survey data, institutional data, and 3rd party data identifies key donor personas and gives you the tools to deliver hyper-personalized messaging to the right constituents at the right time.
Donor Segmentation Analysis
Evaluates which donor profiles correlate with fundraising success and which could be untapped opportunities.
Alumni Impact & Engagement Survey
Captures alumni outcomes and impact while identifying engagement levels and likelihood to give.
Economic Impact Study
Quantifies the impact your institution has on its community, providing an anchoring point to fundraising efforts.
Hanover Research Supports Landmark $160M Grant Win for Louisiana State University from NSF Engines
“NSF Engines represent one of the single largest broad investments in place-based research and development in the nation’s history — uniquely placing science and technology leadership as the central driver for regional economic competitiveness.”
— Sethuraman Panchanathan, Director, U.S. National Science Foundation
Hanover Quantifies Iowa Wesleyan University’s $55.1M Economic Impact on Its Community
“Global competition is increasingly regional in nature, and rural regions with comprehensive regional universities are uniquely advantaged. Beyond the obvious economic impacts this study highlights, Iowa Wesleyan University is building the human, social and cultural capital of this region, and is poised to enhance these unique contributions to regional competitiveness. This region would be wise to assure these benefits are acknowledged and supported.”
– Charles W. Fluharty; Iowa Wesleyan University Board of Trustees and President and CEO of the Rural Policy Research Institute
MSU Future-Proofs its Alumni & Donor Communication Strategies
“This survey provided valuable insight into the effectiveness of our current communications and revealed key preferences in how our audiences engage with us. These findings have been instrumental in shaping our marketing strategies for our upcoming capital campaign. By identifying areas for growth, we were able to make more meaningful shifts from traditional print to more impactful digital communications. Given the insights and successes of this study, we look forward to partnering again with Hanover again on future research.
— Ryan Kilcoyne, Senior Marketing Officer, College of Natural Science
Victoria University of Wellington and Hanover Refresh Grantseeking Strategies
We have engaged Hanover Research to help us deliver our strategic goal to diversify our research funding sources. We are keen to develop stronger expertise that takes us to the next level in applying for U.S. funding successfully, and we consider them a good partner to work alongside us to do this. In addition, having access to their library of resources, webinars and training materials will allow us to build a broad base of knowledge in our Research Office.