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As the nation's demographics continue to shift toward a new minority-majority, organizations are experiencing a transformation: donors and constituents are becoming more diverse. As we look toward the future of our organizations, it is vital that we are inclusive and create unique experiences to attract the diversity of the communities we serve. Join us for a strategic approach on intentionality and measurement for sustainability to develop programs to engage and fundraise from diverse communities.

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Workplace diversity has become increasingly paramount. That rising importance, in turn, has placed extra pressure on hiring diverse professionals. In a market with a shallow pool, finding diverse candidates is hard to achieve. Some professions debate that an effective talent management program will naturally incorporate diversity. Unfortunately, these two efforts often are not integrated. This workshop will help development leaders and hiring managers understand the current challenges in recruiting and retaining diverse candidates, grow staff retention and cultivate a more diverse and collaborative environment.

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Join Conference Co-Chairs, Birgit Smith Burton and Rob Henry as they kick-off the Conference on Diverse Philanthropy and Leadership. 

Be part of an informal conversation with Lovette Russell about her success in raising money for Hughes Spalding Hospital - the original black hospital in Atlanta, her recent double lung transplant and her journey to recovery and her family life as the daughter-in-law of one of Atlanta’s most prominent businessmen, Herman Russell.

Description: Paul will share his experience from more than two decades of developing more than 5,000 diverse young leaders for careers working for community and social change in communities across the country. Based on his book, "Everyone Leads: Building Leadership from the Community Up," Paul will surprise the audience with unexpected stories and invite audience members to share their own stories to see new leadership possibilities within themselves and their communities. Paul will also illustrate leadership values critical to inclusive, collaborative, and accountable leadership.

Enter into open and frank dialogue about the intersectionality and prevalence of race, gender, and economic privilege in the world of fundraising, grantmaking, and nonprofit governance. Learn about the cultural and historical factors that have brought us to where we are today and the growing presence of women and people of color in philanthropy. Explore how organizations and coalitions of the willing can address practices within their fundraising and other operations to open the doors permanently to a more equitable future. The goal of this session is to build familiarity and promote collaborative learning around the Fundraiser’s approach to advancing and incorporating equity into their work in service of improved outcomes for their mission and our shared community. Our central focus will be on identifying and discussing how to leverage opportunities, experiences, and expertise of our networks for more equitable and powerful resource building, grantmaking, and collaboration. Participants will benefit from content delivered from a dual perspective—both typical 501c3 organizations and supporting organizations, also known as intermediaries. By the end of this session, attendees will walk away (1) understanding the ways that race, gender, and economic privilege impact the world of philanthropy; (2) grounded in their ethical responsibility to advance equity and with trends and ideas to support their charge; and (3) with practical examples and ideas on how to begin dismantling such power differentials in their own organization and community.

Our institutions are serving increasingly diverse constituents, yet this diversity is infrequently represented in our donor bases. In an age of "mega gifts", our most invested donors are serving as co-visionaries in creating the future of higher education. To truly serve diverse communities and position higher education as a promoter of social equity and justice, our philanthropic work must represent and elevate diverse voices. This session will explore how to quantify and track the diversity of your donor base (appropriately); how to identify donor diversification goals and measurements; and how to create a diverse pipeline of prospective donors. We will also explore how diversifying donor bases relies upon the diversification of other areas of our institutions. Join two career prospect research leaders as we dive into the specifics of diverse prospect identification and tracking.

How many Development professionals begin a new position with unrealistic expectations, and are unprepared for the hierarchy and the structure? Entering a new position has its challenges, even if you are a seasoned professional. The major difference for me was corporate to non-profit. The same holds true going from institution to institution. One size does not fit all. I had to develop a strategy to become an effective development officer and a team player in my new environment by using what I've termed "The Ripple Effect." Attendees will walk away knowing how to:

• Learn the culture and the chain of command, not venturing around it;
• Look and Listen;
• Follow procedures and pay attention to details;
• Be interested and interesting in all aspects of the profession;
• Set attainable goals and work smart; and
• Attract donor support without even asking; How and when to utilize "The Ripple Effect," and how to know when you are successful.

Philanthropy is often defined by the literature through a wealth-White-heterosexual-male lens. However, all communities and members of marginalized social identities have the potential to give, and they do! One aspect of my research focuses on philanthropy in non-traditional donor communities. Building off of research from the two national studies, the National LGBT Alumni Giving Study and the National Alumni Giving Experiment, this lecture will explore how and why people in the LGBTQ communities engage in philanthropic behaviors, specifically within the context of giving to higher education.