Finding Your Institutional Voice
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CT
Speaker(s): Colin Hennessy, Vice President for Alumni and Donor Engagement, The University of Iowa Center for Advancement, Megan Rajski, Director of Annual Giving, Fairfield University, Jake Strang, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Alumni Annual Giving, University of Pittsburgh, Astria Smith, Senior Executive Director for Annual Giving and Alumni Relations, Southern Methodist University
Plenary
Whether you’re new to your institution or you’ve been there for decades finding your voice and learning how to talk about the impact of annual giving on your campus is a must. In this session, each faculty member will talk about how they learned the ethos, culture, and narrative of their institutions and how they leverage that knowledge to produce results. Storytelling is an important part of the annual giving framework, and each campus has a uniquely special story to tell -- what’s your story?