EPISODE · Oct 12, 2023 · 43 MIN
166: Ann Spira, University of California, San Diego
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As Vice Chancellor for Advancement and the Executive Vice President of the UC San Diego Foundation, Ann Spira holds the overall managerial responsibility for all university fundraising campaigns and transformational initiatives. In addition, Ann provides the strategy and facilitation of the top-tier volunteer leadership for the Campaign for UC San Diego, which successfully concluded at $3 billion.Ann joined UC San Diego after a 30-year career in the performing arts, most recently as Deputy General Director of San Diego Opera. A natural innovator of marketing and development programs, Ann helped propel San Diego Opera into an internationally recognized company, hailed for both artistic and fiscal excellence. Responsible for leading the revenue team and board development units, she created a $100M long-range strategic plan and led the ongoing recruitment and leadership of the 60-member Board of Directors, one of the most highly contributing and respected Boards in the region.
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Music and theater are in Ann Spira's blood. Her mother was on the leadership team of the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts in Milwaukee, Ann herself majored in vocal performance at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, and she served in a leadership role at the San Diego Opera for over 30 years. On this episode, Ann and Brent discuss ideas that higher ed fundraisers can borrow from the opera world to deliver those magical “behind the curtains” moments to their donors. They talk about AI’s influence on radical personalization. And they dig into the super-successful, nation-wide board engagement strategy that is leading UC San Diego’s rapid growth. Tune in!
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166: Ann Spira, University of California, San Diego
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