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District VII Annual Conference 2023
CASE District VII Connect West Conference
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10:45 AM - 11:45 AM PT
This Isn’t Very Funny: Using Humor in Communications, Even Amid Challenge
Session Description: 2020 wasn't a very funny year. 2021 wasn't a lot of laughs either. But amid challenging times, the University Relations team at UC Riverside found ways to utilize humor in executive communications, strengthening connection among a broad range of internal and external stakeholders and capturing media attention while delivering important messages. In this session, we will review these examples, then examine the strategic benefits of using humor. We'll also address when it's not appropriate. Finally, we'll review some ideas for cultivating humor, ending with an understanding of how this contributes to institutional health.
Speakers: Sheree Winslow, Sr. Executive Communications Manager, University of California, Riverside
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM PT
The Fundraising Throwdown!
Session Description: In this interactive event, two teams of experienced fundraisers will tackle a surprise fundraising challenge, live, in a cooking-show inspired competition! They'll accept your feedback as they "cook," and you'll determine their fate over three rounds of surprises. See it unfold live as the teams respond and share their perspectives on today's biggest advancement challenges. You’ll decide what happens each round and who will be crowned the Throwdown! champions. Be ready to offer your take on key topics, including organizing campaigns, balancing revenue and participation, and engaging an inclusive donor base. It's a CASE session like nothing you've seen before!
Speakers: Brian Gawor, Vice President, Research, Ruffalo Noel Levitz, Pamela Chan, Director, Strategic and Direct Marketing, UC Berkeley, Justin Marquart, Vice President and Consultant, RNL, Zachary Smith, Vice President of University Development and Alumni Engagement, Cal Poly
Competencies: Business and Financial AcumenRelationship BuildingIndustry or Sector ExpertiseStrategic ThinkingLeadership
Topics: Annual Giving
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM PT
The Virtuous Circle: Donor Stewardship That Creates Long-Term Impact
Session Description: Learn how Western University of Health Sciences is utilizing Blackbaud's Award and Stewardship Management software to create a “Virtuous Circle” that inspires existing scholarship donors and transforms donor-funded scholarship recipients into new donors after graduation. Share and discuss other institutions' strategies for donor relations that can be replicated at your institution to elevate your department’s operations from fund stewardship to a complete donor-centric program focused on stewardship strategies, impact reporting, and donor engagement and recognition.
Speakers: Russel Heskin, Executive Director of Special Projects, Western University of Health Sciences
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM PT
Leading in a JEDI-Conscious World: Emergent Cross-Department Collaboration
Session Description: Today, educational institutions must implement JEDI (justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion) principles throughout the organization and create learning opportunities in real time. This case study demonstrates how Alumni Relations, in collaboration with Development and the DEI offices, successfully produced virtual conferences and community events focused on JEDI learning, resulting in measurable engagement and giving. Learn the opportunities and challenges of reframing strategic leadership alliances and how to extend programming across and beyond the institution. Discover how the CASE strategic framework was used, how to leverage the virtual environment while creating community, and the power of joining forces across departments.
Speakers: Elena Nicklasson, Director of Development & Community Relations, Fielding Graduate University
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM PT
Utilizing Advertising Techniques in Leadership, Management, and Communication
Session Description: The Five-Step Persuasive Process is an advertising technique. In this session, we will explore how these steps may be instrumental in school leadership, management, and communication. This interactive session will explore ways in which we can best use this method to reach employees and constituents, examine desired outcomes of messaging, define the target audience, and determine when we will know if or when we have succeeded in reaching our objective.
Speakers: Brian Adams, Vice President for Advancement, Bellarmine College Preparatory
Competencies: Integrity and ProfessionalismRelationship BuildingEmotional IntelligenceStrategic ThinkingLeadership
Topics: Branding
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM PT
Plenary Luncheon with Eric Abrams
Last lunch will be served at 12:30
Program will begin at 12:45
We live in challenging times. Our society feels divided by politics, by social class, by race—even by what we regard as true. This could provide an opportunity for educators and educational institutions to assert their rightful places as vendors of truth and creators of opportunity. Unfortunately, trust in schools and colleges is at an all-time low.
Rather than despair, Eric Abrams, Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer at KQED, has created a vision for Positive Curiosity. Our discussion will illustrate how this concept can help us learn to disagree without being disagreeable, and to move conversations from seeking to win to seeking to understand with kindness, grace, and optimism.
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Speakers: Eric Abrams
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PT
Engaging Alumni Throughout the Career Lifespan
Session Description: Institutions are seen as resources for alumni throughout their career, but each career stage has its unique set of challenges and benefits. Alumni relations is quickly becoming a source of support for alumni, and alumni are also helping their community. This session will first start with reviewing the new UCLA strategic plan that focuses on the alumni life stage, and share how the Alumni Career Engagement team used this model to create a career-stage approach to organizing their resources. The presenters will share their approach, actual programming templates, and website examples to show how they implemented the new strategic direction.
Speakers: Gloria Ko, Senior Director, Alumni Career Engagement, University of California, Los Angeles, Kelsey Beisecker, Associate Director, Alumni Career Engagement, University of California Los Angeles
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PT
Building a Faculty-Engaged Foundation Program, An Interactive Conversation
Session Description: Join Jennifer Martinez and Robyn Ireland for an interactive conversation on how UC Davis School of Education Development and Foundation and Corporate Development teams collaborate to build a faculty-focused foundation fundraising program. They will share “how-to” scenarios to strengthen your relationship with faculty and academic leadership and build a faculty-forward strategy to raise more foundation money. Attendees should come prepared for an interactive discussion on building a model to expand a pipeline of foundation support, establishing trust, and structuring support and services calibrated to the needs of new and experienced faculty. This session will address navigating challenges in working with faculty and across silos and strategies for improving communication and building up their foundation fundraising toolkit.
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Speakers: Jennifer Martinez, Managing Director of Development, University of California, Davis, Robyn Ireland, Associate Director, Foundation Engagement, UC Davis
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PT
The Courage To Be Creative
Session Description: Creativity isn’t just for creative professionals or artists. Creative thinking is one of the most sought-after skills companies (and CEOs) look for. And yet, 75% of people think they're not living up to their creative potential. How, exactly, do you get more creative? In this session, you will: Learn the mechanics of creativity; Experience a mini-Creative Friday, an outrageous day of silliness used by the ASU Outreach Hub to increase creative thinking, teamwork, and professional development; Have some fun (without forced socialization); Leave with some creative thinking exercises you can do, anywhere and at any time.
Speakers: Anna Consie, Senior Director, Creative, Arizona State University
Topics: Branding
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PT
How to Win the Final Rose in a Candidate's Market
Session Description: Recruiting excellent talent during the Great Resignation and Quiet Quitting era has left even the most experienced recruiters and leaders on a roller coaster ride. Candidates have the upper hand and we oftentimes find ourselves vying for that Final Rose! Flexibility, higher pay, and a dynamic culture are just a few of the demands. Come join Caltech’s talent management team and AVP of Advancement Services to learn some tricks we have learned along the way from how to market a role and attract a diverse candidate pool, develop the candidate experience, and take home the final rose!
Speakers: Susan Blaisdell, Associate Director of Talent Acquisition, Caltech, Nathan Fay, Assistant Vice President for Advancement Services, California Institute of Technology, Katrina Onderdonk, Senior Director, Talent Management for Advancement and Alumni Relations, California Institute of Technology
Competencies: Global and Cultural CompetenceIntegrity and ProfessionalismBusiness and Financial AcumenRelationship BuildingEmotional IntelligenceIndustry or Sector ExpertiseStrategic ThinkingLeadership
Topics: Branding