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UQ Founders Pledge: An entrepreneur's ultimate gift
Cyber security – what are our responsibilities and are we doing enough?
UWA: The Living Room: Power of Collective Giving
In 2021, in response to the pandemic and to address an increasing mental health crisis, a pilot project called The Living Room (TLR) was officially launched at The University of Western Australia. Believed to be the first initiative of its kind on a university campus in Australia, TLR provides students with a well-being ‘safe space’ that offers low-barrier, peer-to-peer support for students who are struggling with their mental health. The services are provided by student peer support workers and in-house clinical psychologists. To date over 3,000 students have accessed the service.
Development and Alumni Relations (DAR), in partnership with UWA Student Success and Wellbeing (SSW) team, secured $700,000 pilot funding required to run the programme. By taking a collaborative approach, DAR was able to reach its goal under 18 months through a variety of channels: major giving, COVID relief appeal, global alumni giving, and a subsequent student phone appeal.
Experience Level: Level 3 - Practicing/Maturing Mid-Career
Topics: Fundraising
Fiona M. Allan, Chief Advancement Officer, The University of Western Australia Louisa Webb, Manager, Alumni & Community Giving, The University of Western Australia
Crisis Management: Alumni Communications in Challenging Times
Universities are places of constant change. Whether it’s changes to our research and its impact on society, our branding, our structures, our policies, or our staff, change is the only constant in our sector.
As alumni professionals, we have to be comfortable with change as it relates to our communities. How we react to and communicate change – the planned and the unplanned – can have enormous positive or negative implications for the reputation of our institutions. Hear from three practitioners from across the region as they provide real life examples of change that went well, and some that didn’t – and what we can learn from both.
Topics: Alumni Relations
Mark Bentley, Director, Alumni Relations and Development, The University of Auckland
Rob Blandford, Associate Director, Alumni Relations, University of Tasmania
Anthea Cuddihy, Deputy Director, Advancement Services and Alumni Relations, CQUniversity
Moderated: Nuzhat Kamran, Director Office of Advancement, Lahore University of Management Sciences
Prospect research – what are you doing with your data?
Whether you have a Prospect Development team or just a single researcher, this session will cover how to build a robust major gift prospect pipeline and set your fundraisers up for success. We will talk about effective research techniques, strategic portfolio management, partnering with fundraisers and key issues in prospect development to allow you to maximise the use of data to inform and drive your major gift program.
Experience Level: Level 2 – Emerging Early Career, Level 3 – Practicing/maturing Mid-Career, Level 4 - Senior/Experienced Mid-Career
Topics: Advancement Services
Molly Masiello, Director, Fundraising Research & Consulting Victoria Coyne, Manager, Prospect Development, University of Sydney
Six and a half things you need to know about alumni communications in 2023
Five countries. Two continents. 30 institutions. 11 CASE Circle of Excellence Awards. What have we learnt? Quite a lot actually – and so much of it from our insightful, expert clients. Come and hear what HE around the world is thinking about alumni comms – and Mira’s predictions for the future of alumni content and engagement – in this session.
Experience Level: Level 2 – Emerging Early Career, Level 3 – Practicing/maturing Mid-Career, Level 4 - Senior/Experienced Mid-Career
Topics: Marketing and Communications
Mira Katbamna, Director, YBMy