EPISODE · Jan 5, 2024 · 53 MIN
171: Joe Manok, Clark University
from RAISE Podcast
Joe Manok is the Vice President for University Advancement at Clark University where he provides executive leadership to all aspects of fundraising, corporate and foundation relations, and alumni engagement.Prior to joining Clark, Joe held senior-level positions for eight years in the Office of Resource Development at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as part of the MIT’s $6.2 billion Campaign for a Better World. Most recently serving as senior director of philanthropic partnerships. Before joining MIT, Joe worked between 2003 and 2014 at the Office of Development of the American University of Beirut (AUB). He served as associate director of development for major gifts and advancement services in New York, and as the assistant director for development services in Beirut.Joe earned his Bachelor of Science in computer science from AUB and is working toward his Master of Science in nonprofit management from Northeastern University. He is a certified fundraising executive through CFRE International and completed an executive certification in strategy and innovation at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. He sits on the board of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) in Massachusetts and has been recognized by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) with the Rising Star Award for his consistently high level of professional achievement and commitment to the advancement profession.
What this episode covers
On this episode of the RAISE Podcast, Brent chats with Joe Manok. Joe is the Vice President for University Advancement at Clark University where he provides executive leadership to all aspects of fundraising, corporate and foundation relations, and alumni engagement. Joe’s career path tells the story of the incredible transformative power of higher education. Raised amidst civil war in Beirut, Lebanon, Joe taught himself computer programming and worked at a fast-food restaurant to make ends meet. As fate would have it, the restaurant was located across the street from the University of Beirut in Lebanon. When Steve Jeffrey, the then-Vice President of Development at AUB, learned about Joe’s self-taught programming skills, he encouraged Joe to enroll in the Computer Science program at AUB. With the help of a scholarship and a work-study job in the Development Office, Joe’s journey in higher education began. Joe’s passion for science, liberal arts, and the power of philanthropy led him to the mecca of innovation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Drawing on his learned wartime resilience, international friendships, and deep curiosity about global issues, Joe thrived at MIT. His innate inclination to use new technology to unlock solutions to global issues brought him to the Vice President role at Clark University – and Joe hit the ground running. Harnessing the energy and enthusiasm of his innovative team, Joe made an early commitment to bring Clark to the tech-savvy forefront of innovation in fundraising. In partnership with EverTrue, Joe and his team recently announced the launch of the EverTrue-Clark Advancement Lab. Through the Lab, our teams will leverage our combined expertise to strengthen the intersection of technology and advancement, with a specific focus on AI. Tune in!
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