External partners like local businesses or corporate sponsors can make a significant impact on your college or department’s financial management strategy and long-term sustainability. Partnerships can help you to create new revenue streams, promote cost savings, and/or provide resources and unique experiences for your students and faculty that your department or college may be lacking. But how do you as an academic leader identify the right partnership that meets both institutions’ needs, and—more importantly—how do you communicate your vision for the partnership in a way that reflects mutual benefit? Join us for an online workshop that will help you to strategize ways to effectively cultivate and communicate the value of external partnerships for your college or department. You’ll be introduced to a variety of successful external partnerships as inspiration for what’s possible, and will practice strategizing, crafting and communicating a compelling value proposition for various types of partnerships.
In light of an industry-wide decline in both overall giving as well as in changing donor expectations, it is more important than ever that advancement shops of all sizes take a strategic donor stewardship approach. Employing tactics like segmentation and personalized recognition and engagement touchpoints, and demonstrating impact by tying gifts to ongoing institutional priorities can help to ensure that your donors continue to give, and that you retain them over time. Join us for a live session that will help you to tie your donor retention efforts more directly to the fundraising bottom line. Our expert instructor Sarah Sims, Executive Director of Donor Engagement at the University of Houston, will share strategies like the following that lead to improved donor retention rates: Adjusting your approach by donor population Segmentation and messaging best practices How to shift organizational culture to a donor-centered retention mindset
Mindfulness is a key strategy in initiating our neuroplasticity—retraining our brains to see and experience more opportunities for empathy, curiosity, creativity, and inspired action. This video course will explore mindfulness from the perspective of a coach who works with academics on flourishing in their careers. Specifically, it will focus on the research-based mental resilience and stress reduction features of mindfulness, with an emphasis on the small, practical shifts that mindfulness can produce in our daily attitudes and behaviors. This video course is most applicable to faculty, as it relates the practice of mindfulness techniques that are specific to the faculty experience. However, anyone looking to integrate even short “mindfulness moments” throughout their day can decrease stress, increase optimism, and achieve self-identified improvements in mood, productivity, and peace by implementing the techniques offered in this course.
Foundations of Title IX Investigations: Training & Certification Friday, June 24 & Monday, June 27, 2022 Approach your sexual harassment investigations with greater confidence. Welcome to your course page for your virtual conference! We’ll be adding links to meeting rooms, schedules, social media, and course materials as they become available. Make sure to check back as it gets closer to your conference! EVENT INFORMATION Check back soon for links! ENSURE YOUR TECHNOLOGY IS READY This workshop is intentionally designed to allow for maximum learning, connections, and engagement. We advise the following in order to participate fully: Audio & Visual Needs
In traditional indigenous storytelling, it is common for a group of people to come together, sit in a circle, and share personal stories around a specific theme or topic. These story circles serve to build community and celebrate culture through information transmission. They also allow for equanimity and provide a way to see the similar in the diverse. In this way, story circles can be used as an equalizer and a way to find common ground around critical and sensitive topics like race. Join us at this live online event to learn more about how you can use indigenous storytelling methods on your campus to facilitate courageous conversations. You’ll learn how storytelling can: Encourage creative questions Act as a catalyst for reflection Ensure all voices are heard Provide valuable practice in reacting and responding to difficult conversations You will come away better equipped to help others share their own stories while also learning from the stories of others.
As campuses work more efficiently to recruit and retain candidates, it is imperative that your faculty and staff search committees have an ongoing process in order to review and refine their current hiring practices with an eye toward mitigating bias and removing barriers to inclusivity. This 5-part video series was created to help members of your search committees with managing the following stages of the search process:
Instructor Bev BaligadDirector, Compliance/Title IX CoordinatorUniversity of Hawaii — West O’ahu Course Highlights 7 hrs, 18 mins of video instruction Downloadable resources Course Details Released 12/08/2021 Preparing for and conducting a thorough and impartial Title IX investigation requires a specific and unique toolkit, particularly considering the May 2020 Title IX Regulations issued by the Department of Education. During this training, you will develop the foundational knowledge and skills to conduct a sexual harassment investigation effectively and with confidence. With the guidance of your expert instructor, you will learn how to: Clearly define and understand your role as the designated investigator Approach investigations using a proven methodology that allows you to identify gaps in relevant information Interview different types of witnesses using tailored interview tactics Identify interview questions that will help you obtain missing information to move the investigation forward Analyze the facts uncovered during your investigation to determine relevance and sufficiency You will examine a mock investigation—complete with facts, sample testimonials, and policies—to help you understand and appreciate the complexities of a complaint, while you also interpret and apply your learning to your campus’ current investigative practices and policies. We Want to Hear From You! Please take a few minutes to […]
Customer Service Skills Training: Certification for Higher Education Professionals March 23 – 25, 2022 Gain the knowledge and skills you need to provide high quality customer service in the higher education environment. EVENT INFORMATION Check back soon for links! ENSURE YOUR TECHNOLOGY IS READY This workshop is intentionally designed to allow for maximum learning, connections, and engagement. We advise the following in order to participate fully: Audio & Visual Needs
Comprehensive Student Retention Strategies for Men of Color February 15 – 16, 2022 Learn practical student retention strategies to better support men of color on your campus. Welcome to your course page for your virtual conference! We’ll be adding links to meeting rooms, schedules, social media, and course materials as they become available. Make sure to check back as it gets closer to your conference! EVENT INFORMATION Check back soon for links! ENSURE YOUR TECHNOLOGY IS READY This workshop is intentionally designed to allow for maximum learning, connections, and engagement. We advise the following in order to participate fully: Audio & Visual Needs
The fear of objections in frontline fundraising can get in the way of productive conversations with prospects. However, objections can be the first step to receiving a donor gift if we are prepared to listen closely and share a response that encourages new discussion and conversation. Join us for this online training to learn how to anticipate objections throughout the donor cycle, and how to utilize each response as an opportunity to learn and deepen the relationship. Through the technique of probing questions, our expert Kathy Drucquer Duff will demonstrate how to address common objections as well as how to extrapolate objections unique to your institution or initiative. This session will provide you with specific language you can share and practice with your team.
