EPISODE · Oct 28, 2022 · 50 MIN
132: Dana Cummings, Franklin College
from RAISE Podcast
Dana Cummings serves as Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Franklin College, located in Franklin, Indiana. She has spent the entirety of her 16-year career in higher education fundraising - working for big public institutions, as well as small privates, and all within her home state of Indiana. Dana is also pursing a doctorate in education, and is set to complete her degree in 2024. Dana's research interests have to do with women in higher education leadership positions and she is a strong supporter of women who are interested in progressing up the career ladder within higher education, especially those with an advancement background. Dana and her husband have three children, ages 14, 11, and 9, and live on a small farm outside of Franklin, Indiana, where they raise katahdin sheep and chickens.
What this episode covers
On this episode of the RAISE Podcast, Brent chats with Dana Cummings, Vice President of Institutional Advancement at Franklin College. Dana's mother worked in advancement alongside Curt Simic (previous podcast guest and the fundraising G.O.A.T.), and from a young age, Dana admired Simic's work. As fate would have it, he later became her mentor. When Dana faces challenges, she still asks herself, “What would Curt do?” Dana shares how the journey of her undergraduate studies in anthropology at DePauw University became the foundation for her fundraising career, and reflects on the transformative experience of building dorms for an indigenous university in Nicaragua. Also on this episode, Dana addresses the addresses the wins and challenges of working on big and small teams, and she shares the story of making the biggest ask in the history of Franklin University. Tune in to learn about a young fundraiser turned VP (and hobby sheep farmer).
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132: Dana Cummings, Franklin College
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