Gift Planning Mount Holyoke College is expanding its philanthropy operations with a new Gift Planning Officer as of May 2026, indicating growth in donor engagement and gift structuring; a sales opportunity lies in offering donor management, fundraising analytics, and targeted gift planning software or services to support this expanded team.

Digital Stewardship The college joined JSTOR Digital Stewardship Services and is migrating from Islandora to JSTOR Stewardship for digital collections; opportunities exist to provide digital asset management, metadata enrichment, archival hosting, and migration services, as well as training and compliance solutions.

Five Colleges Collaboration Participation in a multi-institution online system with shared museums and galleries signals a readiness for enterprise collaboration tools, content management, and cross-institution workflows; propose integrated collaboration platforms, LMS enhancements, and digital exhibit management solutions.

Athletics Engagement Active outreach for National Girls and Women in Sports Day and a growing athletics events footprint point to opportunities in student-athlete engagement platforms, event management, youth outreach analytics, and branded digital experiences for family and community involvement.

Strategic Leadership Leadership-focused initiatives and recognition programs, including leadership funds and notable executive departures, suggest a market for leadership development programs, alumni and donor stewardship services, and executive-capacity planning or CRM enhancements to support strategic fundraising.