7:30 AM

CASE Run or Walk

8:30 AM

Registration Opens

10:00 – 10:30

reConnectWest! Coffee with Sponsors

We’ve missed each other. Start by reconnecting!

10:45 – 11:45

Elective Sessions I Choose one of six

• New Parent and Family Onboarding and Philanthropy: A Partnership
• Broadening the Reach of Engagement through Strategic and Enhanced Programming
• Beyond AP Style: Editing for Inclusion
• Hybrid Homecoming 3.0: Overhauling events to connect the University community across the globe
• Avengers Assemble: Building Diverse Teams Through Intention and Inclusion
• Board Recruitment For Small Shops - Finding Allies & Advocates

12:00 – 1:15 PM

Welcome and Opening Plenary Session

“Can we talk about race with donors?” - Engaging in Important Anti-racist Donor Conversations

1:30 – 2:30

Elective Sessions II Choose one of six

• Diversity in Alumni Data & Metrics: A Collective Think Space
• Time Zones? What Time Zones?! Creating a Virtual Global Alumni Community
• Here Are 7 New Story Ideas You Might Not Have Thought Of
• Newcomers Session
• Ensuring that Fundraising Training Pays Off
• EQ & You: How to Appeal to Your Donor's Interest and Motivation

2:30 – 3:00

Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall

3:00 – 4:00 

Elective Sessions III Choose one of six

• Our Parents Are Your Future Donors: Lessons From A Small School
• Harnessing Alumni Career Expertise: Engaging Career Experts to serve your alumni
• The Manifestation of Diversity and Social Justice in Marketing Materials
• The Future of Events
• Keeping Creative Thinking Alive in a World of Persistent Changes
• Fundraising from the international community                                            

4:15 – 6:00

Networking Reception with Sponsors

6:00 PM

Conference Adjourns for the Day

6:30 – 8:00 AM

CASE Run or Walk

9:00 – 10:00

Continental Breakfast with Sponsors

10:15 – 11:15

Elective Sessions IV Choose one of six

• The Statistical Correlation Between Frontline Fundraisers and Dollars Raised Within an Institution
• Refresh Your Boards with Design Thinking
• What it Takes to Successfully Migrate a Website from One Platform to Another
• Metrics Matter: A communicator's guide to determining what metrics to evaluate and benchmark
• Increasing Organizational Capacity through Inclusive Leadership
• The great fundraising debate: 2022 edition
• Building a Culture of Philanthropy through a Campaign Ambassador Program

11:30 AM – 1:30 PM

Plenary Session and Lunch

DEI and our students: The best practices in synergy and garnering funding for programs and student support

1:30 – 2:00 

Desserts & refreshments with Sponsors

Continuing the DEI Conversation                                                    

2:00 – 3:00

Elective Sessions V Choose one of six

• Learning to Speak Planned Giving (a.k.a. Planned Giving 101)
• Collaborative Engagement Efforts – Finding New Ways to Do Our Work
• Using an Advancement Lens Towards DEI
• Events Roundtable
• The Changing Tide of Employment and Retention

3:10 – 4:10

Discover the Next: A Guide for the Value of Higher Education Conversation

4:10 – 5:00 

Networking and Trivia Fun!

6:00 PM

Conference Adjourns for the Day

7:00 – 7:45 AM

Breakfast with Sponsors

8:00 – 9:00 

Elective Sessions VI Choose one of six

• Other Duties As Assigned
• Lifting Kryptonite: What Superman Taught Me About Crafting Proposals to Save the World
• Meeting the moment: Engaging alumni who champion racial equity in their workplaces
• Inspiring Creativity

9:10 – 10:10

Elective Sessions VII Choose one of six

• Prospect Pipeline: Leveraging data, technology & people to identify and cultivate new prospects
• No One Can Whistle a Symphony: Shared Pathways for Collaboration & Philanthropy
• CASE AMAtlas: From Global Standards to Global Data
• How to optimize virtual events using digital marketing to reach your target audience
• From the Ground Up: Building an Internal DEI Initiative From the Ground Up
• With Inspiration From The Past ""reConnect"" To Your Own Philanthropic Story

10:10 – 10:30

Coffee Break with Sponsors

10:30 –- 11:30

Elective Sessions VIII Choose one of six

• Building a Meaningful Stewardship Program for Transformational Donors
• From Volunteer Management Mess to Metric-Moving Success: Alumni Chapter Rebirth
• The Power of Pitching
• Fundraising beyond borders
• Reimaging Development Officer Training and Onboarding
• Representation Matters: Creating an Intentional DEI Advancement Plan

11:30 AM – 12:15 PM

Closing Plenary Fireside Chat Session and Remarks

Thriving in the New Better with People Award Winners

12:15 PM

Conference Adjourns