input: [Existing source reference] "He said when financial difficulties hit the public sector, the school district began planning for the possibility of reduced budgets. In 2011, it hired Liz Hall for a new part-time position to direct the Office of Advancement. Its mission as described by Dewey & Kaye, the executive search firm contracted to fill the position, was as follows: Enhance the district's goal of financial independence; Expand revenues to minimize the adverse effect of current fluctuating funding from local, state and federal sources; Create new funding sources including an annual fund drive; Establish effective coordination of volunteer groups and their efforts; Expand efforts to seek competitive government grants as well as foundation support; Increase public affairs activities; Increase viable partnerships; Foster a culture of philanthropy within/toward the district. To date, Hall has raised nearly $400,000." School districts getting more creative as budgets continue to tighten," by Justine Coyne, Pittsburgh Business Times, April 5, 2013
output: "The second approach or initiative, and the one that I am most proud of to date, is when financial difficulties really hit our district in 2011, I approached my executive director and our board about planning for the possibility of reduced budgets. In 2011, we hired a new part-time position to direct the Office of Advancement, which I developed and supervise. This office's mission is to: Enhance the network's goal of financial independence; Expand revenues to minimize the adverse effect of current fluctuating funding from local, state and federal sources for our schools; Create new funding sources including an annual fund drive; Establish effective coordination of volunteer groups and their efforts; Expand efforts to seek competitive government grants as well as foundation support; Increase public affairs activities; Increase viable partnerships; Foster a culture of philanthropy within/toward the network. To date, the office has raised nearly $2.5M in additional funding for my schools."