Special Events in Advancement 2025
Nashville, TN |
Events and experiences are an impactful way to drive organizational goals, brand, and success – and they’re a lot of work! As both prices and expectations rise, leveraging resources and thinking strategically is vital. Join us at the Special Events in Advancement conference to gain inspiration and new ideas, pick up tools and strategies to implement in your shop, and connect with professionals across the industry.
Submit a proposal to speak at the Special Events in Advancement! Deadline is Jan. 10, 2025
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Learning Objectives
- Collaborate with stakeholders to create new opportunities to engage students, alumni, family, donors, and community members
- Demonstrate your work through event metrics and storytelling with data
- Design spaces and experiences for meaningful engagement at special events
- Examine program plans for accessibility, inclusion, and equitable experiences for all attendees
- Implement templates, tools, and strategies to plan and manage complex programs
- Leverage events to develop new constituents such as donors, perspective students, and sponsors
- Market and communicate events to drive registration, engagement, and fundraising
Who Should Attend?
This conference is designed for staff who work at a higher education institution, a PreK-12 school, or an educational nonprofit and:
- Plan events for students, alumni, families, donors, board members, and community members
- Manage complex programming that may include regional or global engagement, conferences, graduations, homecomings, galas, and events for a president’s office, head of school, or board
- Emerging professionals looking to expand their knowledge
- Maturing professionals looking to sharpen their skills and add to their toolkit
- Experienced professionals looking for inspiration and techniques for strategic programming
Register for a conference in US/CAN and apply the cost toward your first year of CASE membership in US/CAN. This offer is open to most in-person conferences or trainings scheduled through June 30, 2025. Some restrictions apply. Offer does not include cost of pre-conference registration. One offer per institution.
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