Empowering Educational Excellence by Transforming Abu Dhabi's Academic Landscape
The client sought to understand the fundraising landscape for launching an MBA program in Abu Dhabi in partnership with a globally recognized Ivy League business school.
- Industry
- Education · Public Sector
- Region
- Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Duration
- 6–7 months
The challenge
Comprehend the fundraising landscape to support the launch of an MBA program in Abu Dhabi in partnership with a globally recognized Ivy League business school.
How we delivered
The approach
- 01
Needs assessment and fundraising targets
- Assessed funding gaps over 10 years and set aspirational targets.
- Benchmarked methods to bridge the gap, recommending multi-year contracts with annual disbursements.
- Developed donor profiles by effort, leadership involvement, and offer flexibility.
- 02
Benefits framework for donors
- Curated tangible and non-tangible donor benefits - brand uplift, networking, talent access.
- Quantified the total value of benefits and defined bespoke mixes per partnership tier.
- 03
Donor filtration and shortlisting
- Used a two-stage filtration process to shortlist donors from local and global markets.
- 04
Outreach and advisory board
- Defined guiding principles for donor approaches emphasizing leadership buy-in.
- Developed a fundraising timeline, milestones, and an Advisory Board recruitment strategy.
Outcome
The result
Supported the establishment of an Ivy League business school in the Middle East, with a long-term financial plan for the elite program.
- 10
- year funding-gap horizon assessed
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