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Vice President of Institutional Advancement

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Vice President of Institutional Advancement

Scripps College

Claremont, California

Scripps College is the premier women’s college of the West. For more than 90 years, Scripps has offered its signature interdisciplinary approach to a liberal arts education. The College provides a rigorous curriculum and a robust intellectual community with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. Its educational success has led to a 42% increase in applications over the last decade.

Scripps’ 32-acre Claremont campus is on the National Register of Historic Places and has been called one of the most beautiful in the world. The College has garnered prestigious national grants for student and faculty research including Fulbright and National Science Foundation awards. The school is ranked #26 in U.S. News and World Report Best Liberal Arts Colleges and #8 on Forbes’ list of Best Colleges in the West. The school is in the final stages of More Scripps: The Campaign for Scripps College, its most successful comprehensive capital campaign to date.

Scripps is a member of the prestigious Claremont Colleges, a liberal arts consortium of five undergraduate and two graduate schools that provides students with opportunities for a broader variety of classes and social and cultural activities.

The Opportunity

Scripps College is seeking a Vice President of Institutional Advancement to lead fundraising and constituent engagement efforts, to plan and execute its next comprehensive campaign, and to continue to build on an already-strong and well-integrated development and alumnae relations operation. This seasoned advancement leader and manager will bring experience in individual major and principal giving and will demonstrate a commitment to liberal arts and to women’s education.

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About the Author:

Libby Roberts has earned the trust and admiration of executives across sectors and industries for her bold leadership, incisive judgment, and refreshing candor. A paragon of relationship-building, Libby forges strong client partnerships by deriving clear, actionable insights from open and honest dialogue. Libby’s expert guidance, rooted in a deep understanding of nonprofits, makes her an essential partner for organizations navigating the complexities of succession planning and executive recruitment.

Expertise

Libby’s proven recruiting and talent management strategies are designed to achieve the unique goals of her clients. She excels at guiding boards and leaders through the many stages of a search, collaborating with stakeholders while surfacing the core goals, priorities, and aspirations that unite an organization. For Libby, the end goal isn’t simply placing top talent in leadership roles but preparing organizations and teams to maximize the new leader’s potential long after the search has concluded.

Libby’s client list and broader community involvement reflect her extraordinary global network as well as her commitment to service. Her work has ranged across arts and culture, healthcare, higher education, and advocacy, as well as faith-based hospitals, universities, and other organizations.

Experience

With years of experience in the leadership roles for which she now recruits, Libby brings with her a deep and nuanced understanding of how organizations can engage their communities, develop teams, and recruit talented individuals who will succeed and drive missions forward.

Prior to joining Lindauer, Libby held leadership roles at many influential institutions, including Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Dartmouth, and Harvard Law School.

Her experience in annual giving, major gifts, and fundraising campaigns allowed Libby to form a holistic picture of the interconnected components of modern advancement programs. Meanwhile, her time spent managing teams and engaging boards honed her ability to navigate complex organizational structures effectively.

Through her extensive volunteer work, Libby gives back to her community and contributes to the development of the field of philanthropy. She has served on many boards, including the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Boston Trinity Episcopal Church, the Nelson Rockefeller Center, and The Boston House. She brings a wealth of global experience through her travel, international education, and work with Habitat for Humanity. She maintains her connection with her alma mater, Dartmouth, where she has been deeply involved since matriculation.

Libby’s passion for effecting change, her wealth of experience, and her commitment to forging successful client partnerships make her a valued leader and an essential resource for any search, leadership, or talent management project.

Education

Libby holds a BA from Dartmouth College with a Religion major.