The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between a foundation and an institution ideally memorializes a shared vison for the partnership. Too often, MOUs are use as a contractual constraint to manage risk in in lieu of solid policies and governance practice. A good MOU process builds understanding of and commitment to the partnership among both administrators and board leaders. This session will share AGB’s newly revised Illustrative MOU and engage a group of foundation leaders in a discussion about the ways institution-foundation partnerships are changing and recommendations for the development, review, and renegotiation of MOUs as tool to foster effective collaboration.

In a post-pandemic world of poor retention and high burnout, today's advancement job market is riddled with continual turnover and labor shortages. Meanwhile, current research indicates only 1 in 5 employers provide sufficient training and career development opportunities for existing talent. Now is the time to embrace the changes and rethink current processes. Based on 20+ years of research and 40+ years of experience in the field, Advancement Resources’ Ben Golding and Robin Bellinger, MCLC, share the top three essential changes teams must make in order to hire the right people and retain the best talent.

The Office of Gift Compliance at the University of Colorado Foundation is focusing on tackling underutilized funds through a variety of approaches, encompassing an in-house developed gift compliance focused data set and report (Fund Purpose Report). This work has greatly improved the Foundation’s relationship with campus (controllers, fund managers, deans, etc.) and Advancement staff and has led to overall improvements in spending, transparency and communication surrounding gift funds.

Are you and your foundation cyber resilient? Join us as we discuss leading practices you and your organization can adopt to help anticipate, withstand, and recover from cyber threats and how to integrate cyber resiliency into your foundation.

Starting with a high level overview of recent hiring and compensation trends followed by a panel discussion of three advancement leaders to discuss their individual experiences/observations in their respective operations.

No longer is it enough to be the best fundraiser in the room. Through a commitment to character development, continual learning, confirming the fundamentals, innovation, and modeling excellence, the leader of a development program can bring out the best from their team and build a successful program of significance. Through this session walking through "The Leadership Factor" chapter of the speaker's new book, "BeneFactors: Why Some Fundraising Professionals Always Succeed", attendees will learn the key factors to becoming leaders of the modern fundraising enterprise.