AI Pro Chats: 3 Unique Donor Relations Tactics

Get fresh ideas for donor relations from Lynne Wetser. Overview Join us for an exclusive online chat with Lynne Wester focusing on three innovations in donor relations. This 45-minute session is only available for our AI Advancement Pro members; bring your pressing donor relations questions and get them answered by an expert.

University Magazines: Maximizing Print and Digital Content

Storytelling that builds affinity for your institution lies at the core of every good university magazine. However, selecting the best medium to deliver the story is equally important. Aligning content across the available platforms is essential to creating a great magazine. Join us online to hear from the expert behind some of the most award-winning […]

Case Management 2.0: Refining Your Service for Behaviorally At-Risk Students

Take your student affairs case manager position to the next level of care. Agenda Fostering the growth of your case manager program Redefining your focus Generalist vs. specialists Changing your services for students Marketing of services Timeliness of services Changing services to the rest of campus Building training for the rest of campus Furthering your […]

Blended Gifts: Strategies to Increase Your Fundraising Success

Learn how you can successfully combine a major and planned gift into a single ask. Agenda The giving potential of blended gifts Identifying when a blended ask is the best ask Tactics for bringing up a planned gift and making a dual ask Case studies The loyal annual gift donor with potential The worried about […]

Fundraising Essentials: Making the Cold Call

Improve your success rate for scheduling first appointments with prospects. View this pre-webcast recording that covers the fundamentals of planning your calls, including building your confidence and knowing your style, using prospecting findings, answering the two, key initial questions, planning anchor and supporting appointments, and using electronic resources to ease travel and budget pressures. It […]

Time Management: Practical Strategies that Work in Higher Education

Learn how to improve your productivity using proven time management practices. Agenda Bigger practices that are harder to implement Managing email Evaluating meeting effectiveness 5 ways to deal with procrastination Developing discipline Creating “chewable chunks†Smaller tactics that are easier to implement Asking for help 5-minute rule Celebrate small victories Bunches and bundles The myth […]

Preventing Leadership Derailment in Higher Education

Don’t let leadership derailment damage your organization. Agenda What is derailment? Tell-tale signs of derailment 6 things you can do today to prevent derailment 10 strategies to implement across your organization Included are two important resources that will be key to implementing the lessons in the webcast: A diagnostic tool to help leaders at risk […]

Cross-Training Admissions and Financial Aid Staff

Admissions and financial aid staff are often siloed at institutions, creating inefficiencies for both offices and those they serve. Cross-training both admissions and financial aid staff can help your institution maximize resources and improve the quality of the service you provide to prospective and admitted students and their families. Effective cross-training, however, involves a lot […]

Departmental Budget Training for Faculty Webcast Recording

Despite department chairs being responsible for many aspects of budgeting, faculty should play a role in the process. Unfortunately, most faculty are doing little or nothing in this regard. With a clear understanding of the budget, faculty can provide input about savings and other unexpected funds. This understanding can help your institution become more efficient […]

Avoiding the Seduction of the Leader Syndrome

Learn how you can get more direct and candid feedback from your direct reports. Honest concerns, suggestions, and ideas will all help you to affirm that you are on the right path, yet many leaders do not have access to this unfiltered information. Get an in-depth examination of why and how leaders are “seduced” into […]