In a world transformed by the pandemic, rising global conflict and economic uncertainty why should we commit people and resources to global engagement and fundraising ? This session will examine global trends in philanthropy, where best focus your international engagement and fundraising, and building cross-generational transformative philanthropic relationships. With professional experience across six of seven continents this session will share practice from countries such as The United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, The United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Turkey, Cyprus, India, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Singapore.

Is your "Advisory Board" simply an honorary title for board members or trustees who have completed their board service? Or maybe you are considering adding an advisory component to your volunteer structure? Learn how Woodward Academy's Advancement leaders partnered with volunteer leadership to bring their Advisory Board out of retirement to nurture and sustain key relationships, leverage influence and philanthropic support, while also enhancing board development and building a pipeline of future leaders and major donors.

With intensive planning, The Kinkaid School was able to launch the largest capital campaign in the School’s history in October 2021, just 15 months after a new head of school took office in the midst of COVID-19 and societal unrest. Kinkaid’s head of school and chief advancement officer will share lessons learned in communications, board relations, volunteer engagement, and advancement staffing which helped secure $120 million in pledges in only 22 months. This remarkable progress convinced the board to confidently increase the working goal from $125 million to $180 million, a number just $20 million less than the total the community had given in the 115 years before the campaign commenced.