Learn how to develop successful strategies for opening doors for increased engagement within organizations that employ large numbers of alumni. Discuss best practices that can identify new alumni leaders for increased involvement with your institution. Explore an array of partnership opportunities between your institution and these organizations. By using a consultative best-practice approach, you'll be able to build that bridge between companies and your institution for increased individual and corporate engagement/philanthropy, while driving home the importance of true collaboration.

“We build too many walls and not enough bridges.” Stereotypes in higher education hinder partnerships between academics and advancement professionals. After all, faculty do the university's “real work" and development officers are just slick salespeople, right? No wonder the relationship between advancement and academics is defined more by walls than by bridges. Learn how to bridge this divide and build a program that fundraises FOR and WITH academics.