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4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST
A Unique Model For A Small Shop
A Unique Model for a Small Shop
In turbulent times many smaller institutionally-related foundations (IRF’s) are seeking alternative economic models to be fully self-sustaining. The Kean University Foundation’s economic model is unique and cutting edge. Now in our fifth year under this structure, the Foundation employs all staff and absorbs the associated costs (benefits, human resources, information technology, legal, etc.) This presentation summarizes the funding/spending plan for the Kean University Foundation and the organization’s competitive cost per dollar raised. While all conference attendees are welcome to attend, this session is geared toward the smaller shop (assets less than $100M).
Speakers: Eileen Cotter, Philanthropy Officer, Kean University Foundation, William Miller, Chief Executive Officer, Kean University Foundation
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST
WHATS LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? Moving Alumni Affinity to Philanthropic Engagement
Love has everything to do with alumni and their healthy lifelong relationship to their alma mater. What happens though, when the love alumni have for the relationships developed in college, the professors who guided them through their academic work and the co-curricular activities stays casual and informal? This session explores how to identify, amplify and cultivate alumni experiences that align with their life cycle and that of the institution. The session will detail how strategic planning, processes and programming focused on alumni affinity; directly translates to annual, endowed and perpetual gifts.
Speakers: Carla Henry Hopkins, Director for Alumni and Donor Engagement, Bowie State University
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EST
Rethinking Today’s Workplace in Hiring and Retention
Recently, millions have left their jobs as changing life circumstances, declining unemployment, and a tight labor market empower them to search for something new. In response, Aspen Leadership Group has developed, “The Great Rethink,” a series that explores the greatest challenges and opportunities facing employers and job seekers today.
Employees, and employers, are rethinking what work means. We've all faced pressures that force us to rethink how the personal and professional knit together. That rethinking has spawned new attitudes across the employment landscape. Its impacts are necessitating conversations about hiring, retention, staffing, and the size and design of physical offices.
Employees, and employers, are rethinking what work means. We've all faced pressures that force us to rethink how the personal and professional knit together. That rethinking has spawned new attitudes across the employment landscape. Its impacts are necessitating conversations about hiring, retention, staffing, and the size and design of physical offices.
Speakers: Patrick Key, Senior Consultant, Aspen Leadership Group, Clare McCully, Senior Consultant, Aspen Leadership Group, Esther McGowan, Executive Director, Visual AIDS, Jonah Nigh, Senior Vice President for Development and Alumni Engagement, The New School, Steven Wallace, Senior Consultant and Vice President for Stewardship and Strategic Partnerships, Aspen Leadership Group
8:45 AM - 10:00 AM EST
Recognition of District I & II Chief Executive Award Recipients and Day 2 Keynote Session - From Struggle to Success: How Emotional Intelligence and Resilience Can Help You Overcome Struggle and Thrive
Success means different things to different people, but we all want it. For most people, finding their purpose in life as well as doing something meaningful and impactful in this world is the key to happiness. From poverty to a successful entrepreneur to a philanthropist that speaks to underserved youth around the world, Josef will share his story of how finding his purpose changed not only his life but also put him on a positive path to making a difference in this world.
Speakers: Josef Azam, Founder, Design Shopp
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EST
The Class Gift – Access to Higher Education for High School Grads in NH
The Gift to the Class of 2021 initiative was designed to encourage high school graduates to continue their education during a time where indecision became a key factor due to the pandemic. Developed by the Foundation for NH Community Colleges and the NH Charitable Foundation, the effort was highly successful and widened the thinking about the critical importance of philanthropy in supporting students who face a myriad of challenges to complete post-secondary education. The CASE presentation will focus on how engaging faculty, staff and donors can result in measurable impact that continues today. Participants will learn of the journey and the intersection of advancement and enrollment in a time that required new, innovative thinking to provide New Hampshire residents with affordable and accessible education.
Speakers: Tim Allison, Chief Advancement Officer, Community College System of New Hampshire
Topics: Branding
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EST
Strategic Planning and Goal Setting For Milestone Events
The session will start with developing overall goals and then move into a discussion of all the aspects of a major milestone celebration, including numbers of and types of events, communications, commemorative collateral materials / legacy projects, publicity and media coverage, and reaching targeted audiences. We will explore questions such as: Should we have a committee and what should its composition be? What types of programs and events best fulfill our objectives? How do we combine our fundraising efforts with the celebrations? How do we develop long- and short-term timelines? What is a reasonable budget for the programs we envision?
Speakers: Sharon McCullough, President, Expert Events, Andrea Cunnell, Director of Alumni & Corporate Engagement, Rutgers Business School
Competencies: Relationship BuildingStrategic Thinking
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EST
What's in a Name? Donor Recognition Best Practices
Is your donor a sweet smelling rose or the donor formerly known as a prince? Does their name appear on your campus buildings, programs, professorships and scholarships? Social justice and inequity issues have obliged our campuses to grapple with donor recognition and determine the how, why and when should a name be revered and still preserve the integrity of the institution. In this course, we'll examine a framework to mitigate institutional risk while ensuring donor recognition remains a powerful tool for engagement.
Speakers: Kirsten Lavin, Sr. Director of Stewardship and Donor Engagement, Johns Hopkins University, Ashlyn Sowell, Associate Vice President for Campaign and Engagement, Johns Hopkins University, Elisabeth Koenig, Head, Complex Gifts and Gift Policy, Johns Hopkins University
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EST
How To Win Alumni Back With A Resubscription Campaign
As email marketers in higher education, one of the most challenging audiences to target is unsubscribed alumni. This cohort represents alumni who have opted out of institutional messaging—intentionally or not—and have limited outreach options. To address this, Harvard has implemented targeted resubscription campaigns and built strategic re-engagement journeys to reconnect with unsubscribed populations. Over the last two years, these efforts have led to re-engagement rates exceeding 50% and high engagement among those resubscribed, with open rates surpassing 70% and click rates 15%. In this session, we will discuss Harvard’s resubscribe efforts and review how to design a successful re-engagement journey.
Speakers: Mary Sansone, Senior Associate Director, Engagement Marketing, Harvard University
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EST
From 0 to COVID to 65: Campaign Success after 25 Years
In 2017, with a new strategic plan, Hood College aspired to launch its first campaign in nearly three decades. As the campaign closes in June 2023, Hood’s team will share how they built the systems for campaign fundraising, engaged volunteers, stayed the course through a global pandemic, and achieved the record-breaking goal in record-breaking time – while growing annual giving. In this session, we will discuss the key decisions and steps that led to success and reflect on the ways in which Hood’s culture of philanthropy has been improved – for the next campaign but also for the long term.
Speakers: Nancy Gillece, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Hood College, Elizabeth Farr, Senior Vice President, Grenzebach Glier and Associates
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EST
Leading a High Performing Team in Times of Cultural Change
The stakes have never been higher to find, grow and retain a high performing team. The rise of talent management has been key in developing strategies to address the challenges in the advancement market. However, talent management must have a seat at the table and strong support from the top of the organization to succeed. Please join Boston University’s Chief Advancement Officer and head of Talent Management to learn how a strong partnership from the President on down impacted unprecedented growth and success in fundraising. Topics include talent acquisition, compensation, onboarding, culture, recognition, engagement, training, DEIB, career progression and more.
Speakers: Amy Bronson, Associate Vice President, Strategic Talent Management, Boston University, Karen Ann Engelbourg, Senior Vice President, Office of Development & Alumni Relations, Boston University