Volume XIl,
Number 3
Mar. 29, 1990

Resource Development Office Established

With the arrival of Resource Development Officer Randi
Duke, Cap is becoming part of a growing trend in community
colleges. "Over half of B.C.'s community colleges now have
resource development offices," says the personable new
administrator, who plans to do for Cap what she did at Douglas
College. Over 6-1/2 years at Douglas, Randi assisted the
College in undertaking special projects by securing new
sources of funding, established a college foundation which
raised over $1M in endowment funds, and started their first
alumni association.. "The first million is the hardest,” says
Randi, who uses her considerable people skills to uncover
sources of funding.

For the first six months, Randi's priority is to meet people
and get to know the college community. Though she says
"giving begins at home”, Randi promises we won't be receiving

begging letters with our pay stubs. Her first project is to build a
list of College "friends" including both current and potential
donors. At the same time, she will be seeking out volunteers to
help in her fundraising activities. Once again, people are the key
to her approach. “It is important to remember that “students are
the cornerstone of our system. We’re not raising money just for
bricks and mortar. We’re raising money to help people reach their
educational goals.”

Randi's background in special education has given her
experience in a range of areas: she has been Director of Training
at the National Institute on Mental Retardation in Toronto, a
faculty member in Special Education at UBC, Director of
Training at the B.C. Association for Mentally Handicapped
People, and Coordinator of Special Education at the College of
New Caledonia. She went to Douglas College in 1983 as their
Community Resource Development Officer and raised over one
million dollars in endowment funds through the Douglas College
Foundation which she helped to establish in 1986.

Along with working to expand the College’s coffers, Randi
will be a resource person for faculty, administrators and staff
seeking grants and will be responsible for maintaining a current
list of granting bodies and funding sources. She sees herself as a
support person in this capacity and will be available to anyone
needing assistance or advice on grant applications. Further down
the road, Cap can also look forward to the growth of endowment
funds and an alumni association. Randi can be reached at 2709
and is temporarily located in A101.

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