Alumni & Development Team Partnerships for the Win!
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT
Speaker(s): Shumiala Kinnear, Associate Vice President and Chief Development Officer, Alumni Association of the University of Michigan, Jen McGrath, Deputy Executive Director of Donor Engagement and Communications for Resource Development, MIT
Elective Session
Regardless of how an advancement shop chooses to structure alumni relations and development, there are natural opportunities for alumni teams to collaborate with development teams to engage prospective and current donors in meaningful ways. In this session, you will hear relevant examples of alumni professionals partnering with development officers to cultivate donors in the major gift cycle, while also providing alumni audiences with unique and special experiences. You will gain insight into the win-win opportunities that you can create in your advancement shop that lead to major gifts while also engaging alumni with impactful, alumni-centered programming.