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Summer Institute in Educational Fundraising 2023
Summer Institute in Educational Fundraising 2023
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10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT
Diversifying Your Database
Speakers: Shalonda Martin, Sr. Director of Advancement Services, Pomona College
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT
Gift Agreements & Compliance
What's a Gift Agreement? Why are they important? What should or shouldn't be in a Gift Agreement? We'll cover the critical importance of a properly written Gift Agreement and how it benefits both your institution and the donor. We'll also cover the various regulations and laws that impact Gift Agreements. Give you guidance on how to write appropriate Gift Agreements that meet your donor's requests while also staying compliant.
Speakers: Katie Harrell, Sr. Director Strategic Performance Management, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT
Remember This!
Imposter Syndrome: Don’t let it hinder your success! Are you a new or emerging leader? Or have you climbed the proverbial ladder and still feel like a fraud? Then this session is for you. Using a live (and confidential) interactive platform, in this session, you will learn that you are not alone! Let’s discuss Imposter System and how to overcome negative self-talk to increase your level of influence and positively impact your career.
Speakers: Gustavo Segui, Director of Marketing & Advancement, International School of Curitiba
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT
You're a New Leader, Now What
Is Your Institution Prepared to Respond Effectively? A crisis is any event or situation that can negatively impact your institution’s reputation. Whether you’re dealing with an infectious disease on campus, a polarizing speaker, or a social media post that went viral for the wrong reasons, knowing how to respond effectively is vital. From managing day-to-day issues to responding to a public relations nightmare, using real-life examples, this session will share ways to anticipate, mitigate and manage your school’s reputation through strategic communication tactics that are timely and effective.
Speakers: Toya Webb, Chief Marketing, Communications and Government Relations Officer, Elgin Community College
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CT
Annual Giving
Whether you work in the department or not, understanding annual giving is foundational in successful development programs. This presentation will touch on common strategies, efforts and emerging trends; giving you a strong start for an annual giving specialist career or providing insight on how best to leverage the power of annual gifts.
Speakers: Skylar Beaver, Assistant Director of Advancement, The Lawrenceville School
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT
Major Gifts
No matter how your organization classifies major gifts, these large commitments are the fuel that often drives annual production of private support. This introductory session will explore definitions of major gifts, how they fit into a comprehensive development effort, and what motivates donors to make them. The presentation will provide a conceptual understanding of how the development cycle applies to major gifts and the steps involved in securing them. The session will close by placing these large donations in the context of societal, economic, and philanthropic trends across the nonprofit educational sector.
Speakers: Chris Clarke, Associate Vice President, Duke University, Karl Miller Lugo, Vice President for Advancement and Alumni Engagement, University of Texas at San Antonio
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CT
Pipeline Development
A robust pipeline might be one of the strongest indicators of current and future fundraising success. It ensures that your organization will always have the critical philanthropic support that is so needed. Attend this session to discuss the various areas within the pipeline, how to create robust pipeline activity and to measure its overall health.
Speakers: Lacie LaRue, Assistant Vice President Advancement Strategies and Technology Innovation, University of Oregon
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CT
Leadership Annual Giving
More and more annual giving programs are starting to invest in leadership annual giving. Many times, these are our most loyal donors…and our future major gift donors. This session will look at how you develop a leadership annual giving program, how you measure the value added back and how leadership annual giving fits in with
existing annual giving strategies.
Speakers: Skylar Beaver, Assistant Director of Advancement, The Lawrenceville School
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CT
Getting Face to Face with Prospective Donors: The Cold Call & Your 1st Visit
Turn up the heat on your cold calls and keep the door open after your first visit. Learn how to get the appointment, how to start the conversation and keep it on track, and most important, how to end the visit ensuring a productive next step. Have to solicit on that first call? We'll cover that as well. The development professional who masters and enjoys cold calls and first visits is destined for success.
Speakers: Karl Miller Lugo, Vice President for Advancement and Alumni Engagement, University of Texas at San Antonio
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CT
Getting Face to Face with Prospective Donors: The Art of Listening
As a leadership annual fund or major gift professional, you are a detective or anthropologist, uncovering clues to your donor's philanthropic interests, motivations and values. And, like a good detective or anthropologist, you have many different tools for gaining the information you need. In this session we will identify some of the critical skills needed to be a strategic listener and observer as well as an active participant in relationship building.
Speakers: Trish Jackson, Chief Advancement Officer, Northfield Mount Hermon School