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The Azure Summit

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The Azure Summit Hawai'i

June 15–17 2025
Honolulu 

This two-day intensive conference is focused on helping give Heads and Principals of independent and Charter schools in Hawaiʻi the skills needed to build philanthropic support. It was designed to provide fundamental elements of successful fundraising programs and will include interactive breakout sessions to focus on individual schools’ goals. Participants will get practical guidance to build philanthropy as a source for their schools and leave with a written action plan to jumpstart their work. 

You’ll also hear invaluable perspectives from local leaders such as Dr. Paul Turnbull, President of Mid-Pacific, and Kitty Wo, Chair of the Trustee Advancement Committee at Punahou.

This Summit is specifically designed by and for school leaders in Hawaiʻi in collaboration with consultants from Marts&Lundy. School leaders are encouraged to bring their development officers to this conference. 

 

The 2025 Curriculum

01
The Fundraising Landscape

01

The Fundraising Landscape

A review of fundraising patterns and performance nationally and within the state, with special focus on schools. 

02
Fundamentals

02

Fundamentals

The building blocks of successful programs.

03
The Case for Support

03

The Case for Support

Articulating your vision for your school and making the case for philanthropic support. 

04
The Role of Leadership

04

The Role of Leadership

The crucial role of school Heads, Presidents, Principals, and Board members in creating success.  

05
Fundraising Art and Science

05

Fundraising Art and Science

How to talk about philanthropy in a fun and inspiring way. 

06
Creating Your Action Plan

06

Creating Your Action Plan

What to do to jumpstart your school’s fundraising right away. 

About our Leadership Initiative

Missions are advanced and visions realized when the passions and talents of individuals are engaged in a common goal. This requires exceptional leadership as well as generous donors.

Though there are many experienced fundraising professionals working each day to engage new donors and steward existing ones, the magnitude and pace of philanthropic giving are amplified when the institution’s top leader becomes its top philanthropy champion.

Marts&Lundy created The Azure Summit so that leaders of mission-driven organizations can experience the highest-quality teaching on the critical role they can play in developing a deep and broad culture of philanthropy. The Summit’s leadership curriculum is tailored to high-performing professionals who expect to gain significant knowledge that drives their expertise and action to new heights.

Pricing

  • $2,100 Registration

Register Today

To register, please complete the form below. Your chief advancement officer, if attending, can be registered now or at a later date.

Summit Venue

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Renaissance Honolulu Hotel & Spa

1390 Kapiolani Boulevard
Honolulu

Make Reservation

To receive your Azure Summit Hawaiʻi rate, please reserve your room by Tuesday, May 13, 2025.

About the Hotel

Our Hawaiʻi Honolulu hotel is located at Honolulu’s most iconic urban corridor. Renaissance Honolulu overlooks Ala Moana Center, is just a stroll from Magic Island, and is just a short ride from the vibrant neighborhood of Kaka’ako.

Faculty

Marts&Lundy Faculty

About Noelehua Lyons Archambault

Noe Archambault is the Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Punahou School, responsible for overseeing alumni relations, archives, fundraising and advancement services departments, which collectively marshal resources and support, advancing the mission of Punahou School. She joined the fundraising team at her alma mater in 2006, serving as Senior Director of Development before her current position. Prior to independent school fundraising, she focused on higher education advancement, serving as the Associate Director of International Initiatives at Harvard University and as the Director of Development at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa Colleges of Arts and Sciences.

Noelehua Lyons Archambault

narchambault@punahou.edu

About Shannon Cleary

As Vice President of Institutional Advancement at Mid-Pacific Institute, Shannon is dedicated to supporting innovation in education and ensuring the school’s financial sustainability. With over 20 years of experience in building schools, program development, and advocating for educational innovation, she has led various advancement efforts, including blended-learning initiatives. Shannon has served as director of advancement at several schools, and is a founding faculty member and administrator at Maui Preparatory Academy. She also is an appointed charter school commissioner for the State of Hawaii with a portfolio of 40 public charter schools.

Shannon Cleary

scleary@midpac.edu

About Peter Hayashida

Peter joined Marts&Lundy in 2022 and was elected Chair of the Board of Directors in March 2024. Peter has deep experience in advancement leadership, organizational culture, and talent management, as well as planning for and executing university campaigns. As Vice Chancellor for Advancement at University of California, Riverside from 2009 through 2021, Peter led development, alumni engagement, and communications & marketing at a Carnegie Research 1 institution enrolling 26,000 students in Southern California. In this role, Peter led UCR’s first comprehensive fundraising campaign, surpassing its $300 million goal; oversaw an institutional rebranding and visual identity initiative; launched an alumni census and facilitated a transition away from dues-based alumni membership; and served in a campus leadership role during The Great Recession and the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Peter Hayashida

hayashida@martsandlundy.com

Martha Voegeli

About Martha Voegeli

Martha has worked in advancement for over 30 years, serving a variety of educational institutions. Her consulting experience includes strategic counsel to more than 20 independent schools.

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Martha Voegeli

voegeli@martsandlundy.com

Jim Zimmerman

About Jim Zimmerman

Jim has spent three decades leading advancement programs at Middlesex School, Cate School, The Lawrenceville School, Francis Parker School, and currently The Branson School. He served as a trustee of his alma mater, Bucknell University. In 2021,Jim accepted the Chief Advancement Officer position at The Branson School and became a Marts&Lundy Consulting Partner.

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Jim Zimmerman

zimmerman@martsandlundy.com

Testimonials

The Azure Summit was a great chance to learn from people with real experience and expertise in shaping philanthropic campaigns.  The insights to planning and structuring a campaign were invaluable, as was the chance to share ideas with colleagues from different contexts, all striving to give opportunities through philanthropy to their students and communities. 

  • Justin Garrick, Head of School
  • Canberra Grammar School

Attending Marts&Lundy’s Azure Summit was the most outstanding learning experience I have had in this area. The Summit brings Heads of schools together with experienced and expert fundraising consultants and professionals for a small-scale conference focussed specifically on fundraising campaigns and culture. Sharing this two-day conference experience with my newly-appointed Director of Development gave us a common language, a common framework and a sense of direction that has been invaluable and that has begun to bear fruit.

  • Tim Bowden, Head Master
  • Trinity Grammar School

Was the best 2 days of learnings I have ever had from a conference. The presenters were spot on and the topics very well chosen.

  • Peter Wilson, Director of Development
  • Trinity Grammar School

Each presentation got me thinking about what I need to do as Head of School to prepare my community for a campaign. I walked away with many ideas and direction that I would have never thought about without the Summit.

  • Jim Detora, Head of School
  • Avon Old Farms School

Presenters were fantastic, and it was wonderful to learn several new things. I really enjoyed the size of the group and look forward to staying connected with everyone!

  • Beth Giese, Director of Development & Community Engagement
  • Visitation School

The Marts&Lundy staff have been a wonderful resource to our school throughout our campaign process – and this conference continued to show what a great partner and first-rate organization they are.

  • Chris Webb, Director of Institutional Advancement
  • Avon Old Farms School

The benefit my Advancement Director and I received from attending The Azure Summit was far greater than I had imagined! I’ve been to many local, state and national conferences focused on the topic of building a philanthropic culture and capital campaign and this was by far more helpful and personalized. We both walked away feeling more knowledgeable, empowered, and prepared to create and lead the way in advancing my school! It was superb! Thank you!

  • Arvi Balseiro, Head of School
  • The Cushman School

As we are entering a campaign and have done a feasibility study with Marts&Lundy, this felt tailored to where we are in the process, and it laid out a great roadmap for the next steps. I would recommend that Heads attend after their first year in the role. I just finished my fifth and I absolute wish I had attended 3-4 years earlier.

  • Jennifer Galambos, Head of School
  • Kent Place School

My experience with the Azure Summit was nothing but positive. I felt that it was designed to help someone like me who has spent her career on the academic side of the program. It gave me the opportunity to learn from the experts, who have been in the trenches with schools across the country during their strategic planning and all stages of their capital campaigns in all cycles of the economy. The shared anecdotes, the role play with potential donors, and the opportunity to ask questions and dig in were invaluable.

  • Jess Hill, Head of School
  • Harpeth Hall

Many takeaways. I loved connecting with my peers. The program covered what I wanted to learn.

  • Sebastian Robert, Head of School
  • Ecole Bilingue de Berkeley

The most useful part of the summit was hearing about the campaign planning metrics and the information on gaining support of internal stakeholders.

  • Felicia Smith, Director of Institutional Advancement
  • Saint Andrew's School

As a new head of school, the Azure Summit proved an invaluable professional development opportunity. The Marts & Lundy team took the time to prepare a program that met the individualized needs of each of us in the room, and I left the Summit feeling prepared and more confident in my ability to lead my school’s upcoming campaign.

  • Noni Thomas López, Ed.D, Head of School
  • Gordon School

The Azure Summit provided myriad opportunities for me as Head of School to think strategically about inspiring meaningful gifts, strengthening my partnership with my Director of Advancement, and creating a vibrant culture of philanthropy in my school community. Most importantly, it developed my confidence as a fundraising leader who inspires donors’ generous support of my vision and my school’s mission.

  • Laura Konigsberg, Head of School
  • Turning Point School

I thought many of the sessions were engaging and helpful. I especially liked the session on strategic thinking. I appreciated the opportunities to brainstorm around challenges or scenarios.

  • Theresa Smith, Associate Head of School/Head Elect
  • The Webb Schools

Contact Us

If you’d like more information on our curriculum and presenters, please contact Martha Voegeli at voegeli@martsandluny.com.

For questions or assistance with your registration or lodging, please contact theazuresummit@martsandlundy.com.