In April of 2023, Holyoke Community College held its third annual day of giving, #TogetherHCC: Drive to Change Lives, raising over $250,000 from 506 donors. Located in Western Massachusetts, HCC staff set out to raise their giving day game by implementing a donor-centered approach before, during, and after the big day. This session will provide practical steps and strategies for small shops to execute a giving day that both broadens the donor base and fosters a culture of philanthropy.

Develop a women's giving circle full of diverse and powerful women who are committed to raising funds to support and make an impact in the educational goals and dreams of women students. The end result of the giving circle is an event where funds are raised and given away in the form of scholarships all in one night. Event attendees get to vote on the students who they think should receive the scholarships.

Work smart, not hard. In this session, you will walk away with a formula to conduct a Recency, Frequency, Monetary (RFM) score in seconds. We will go step-by-step through using a traditional RFM score to find prospects who have demonstrated a meaningful affinity. We will overlay these scores with an RFM+ approach. The RFM+ approach goes beyond the standard philanthropic indicators to measure additional types of engagement and affinity, such as event attendance and membership data. We will show you how to use wealth screening results to identify prospects with a strong capacity and are giving to like organizations. Lastly, we will share a Community College CASE Study of our work.

.Ivy Tech Foundation is the largest singly-accredited community college in the country. They were founded in 1963 and have 75 academic programs serving nearly 180,000 students. With 43 locations across the state of Indiana, they employ approximately 6,500 faculty and staff.

In 2020 they started their journey to implement a cohesive CRM across multiple campuses.
They began the journey during the pandemic and work from home. They performed the implementation with a small and mighty team, and they had to learn an entirely new product and streamline their business processes.

Hear about their transformative outcomes and how they have become more efficient in their processes and procedures, how they have provided data easier and accessible via mobile devices, and how they have utilized dashboards for ease of reporting.

The team kicked off their project in March of 2021 and went live in October of 2022 and they support 105 Salesforce/ascend users.

What to do if you suddenly find yourself at the helm of a rudderless Advancement ship and the passengers are relying on your to get it safely back on course. This is for those people who are beginning, or want to turn around, a Foundation/Advancement operation that has never existed or has been neglected for so long it's on the rocks and about to sink. What can you do when you have less than zero resources and need to turn the boat around? Where is the biggest bang for the buck? How can you exponentially increase impact without increasing personnel? How can you leverage connection and technology to bring about the needed change and get your operation back on course? This was where we found ourselves at Diablo Valley College and you can hear what we've done so far.

Join us for an exhilarating breakout session that will revolutionize your approach to donor stewardship and engagement! Discover the secrets to creating meaningful connections and nurturing long-term relationships with your supporters. Learn how to craft impactful impact reports that showcase the transformative power of their contributions. Explore the Howard Brown Giving Society, a prestigious recognition program that inspires elevated giving. Gain insights into planning unforgettable donor events that leave a lasting impression. We'll also delve into the art of crafting an engaging annual report card that highlights achievements and fosters trust. Plus, uncover the magic of holiday stewardship and its role in deepening donor relationships. Lastly, discover how a scholarship reception can strengthen bonds and attract new benefactors. Don't miss this game-changing session packed with practical strategies and inspiring ideas that will take your donor stewardship to new heights!

The Gumbo of Community College Fundraising has been cooking for the Louisiana Community and Technical College System since 2014 and the roux in the gumbo is just now being perfected for success. This session focuses on how elements of enrollment management, student affairs, academic affairs, workforce and economic development, fundraising, and governmental affairs are key ingredients to making the gumbo. Join this session to learn from a community college “Sous Chef” who has had the opportunity to work in each department at the college level and now is the “Executive Chef” at the system and what key ingredients played an important role to making a robust impact in Louisiana. These ingredients shared with attendees are key strategies to investments toward student success.

Thanks to the alignment of solid planning, a dedicated team, and inspired fundraising, the Alamo Colleges Foundation executed a successful gala called MOSAICO to support AlamoPROMISE students. Founded over 75 years ago, The Alamo Colleges had never before hosted a major fundraising gala. In Fall 2020, our Chancellor tasked our Foundation team to execute an event that would proudly showcase our ability to achieve our mission and shelve any stigma against community colleges by "showing our partners and donors that we have arrived." Join this session to find out how our Development Team overcame pandemic delays, leadership changes, organizational challenges and other concerns to create an inaugural event that raised $820,000 for student scholarships and support.

Building a culture of philanthropy involves engaging stakeholders in the stories of our students and alumni. A successful major gift strategy is aligning a donor's interest with our shared mission. This session will share three case studies of fundraising success in New Hampshire that collectively have built a culture where students choose community and donors give opportunity.

Changing the game! Learn how Long Beach City College made Athletic Fundraising a priority. LBCC Foundation supports the vision to elevate LBCC Athletics through strategic annual fund development and a long-term athletic endowment funding. By building a relationship with your Athletic Department our goal is to empower and encourage you to understand the value collegiate athletics has in your fundraising portfolio. Through this relationship you will be able to provide essential leadership and access to quality resources that directly support the growth and progress needed for student-athlete achievements. Fundraising campaigns can be framed around corporate dollars on campus who facilitate large athletic projects and capital improvements, grants programs and summer youth programs through the use of campus athletic facilities. Additional funding and engagement can come from strategic community partnerships, faculty and staff monthly giving and payroll deductions for employees. Utilizing your campus facilities for naming campaigns can actualize major gifts to establish a long-term endowment. Athletics is the front porch into many institutions and understanding the value athletics brings to the table as well as maintaining successful fundraising programs will provide significant and long-term benefit during economic down times and budget cuts.