How can you bring your entire institution together to work with your donors and alumni for maximum impact? What if the interests of your Dean are in conflict with that of your President? What if your alumni board wants one thing but the university leadership points in another direction? Might your academics be secretly fundraising and not sharing their projects and donors? Where do you even start if your institution is only beginning systematic alumni relations and fundraising – or do you have an advantage precisely because of that? Navigating the internal waters is a skill as important as your external alumni and donor voyages. We will present successful and not-so-successful cases to start the discussion – join us in this interactive plenary where you can share your own frustrations and discoveries!