Student success initiatives are often widespread, and they impact multiple areas of a single institution. However, campus administrators often don’t have enough program information to strategically allocate resources to the initiatives that create the most impact. This can lead to wasted resources and misaligned attention on programs that do not contribute to student success. Join us for an online training session that will help you understand how your retention team is measuring the success of the retention programs you have in place. You will leave with a worksheet that organizes the institutional programs, goals, and students related to these initiatives.
International alumni are often overlooked in campaign efforts. However, a campaign is a great opportunity to engage your institution’s increasingly diverse constituents. While many institutions may be intimidated by the prospect of a global campaign, your shop can successfully accomplish a global campaign by: Identifying your international alumni base Gathering and reviewing important alumni data Planning international events and donor visits Join us online to assess your institution’s readiness for taking your campaign global and intentionally plan for international alumni involvement in every stage of your campaign.
Don’t hear it from a software company, hear it from someone like you! Agenda Selecting the Decision Team and Responsibilities Determining the Scope of the Project Developing Questions for the Vendors Evaluating the Different Systems Comparing Software Side-by-Side Funding Considerations and Ideas
While the advancement profession has grown increasingly diverse, senior management and chief advancement officer roles remain largely male and white. Women have made strides into senior management roles across the field in recent years, but many are not compensated at the same level as their male counterparts. As institutions attract increasingly diverse student populations, it is important that the diversity of the campus community is reflected across the administration as well. Now is the time to create your career plan and focus on moving into a senior management role. Join us online to gain the tools to guide your career path towards senior management while effectively negotiating compensation and overcoming perceived performance gaps. Our expert instructor will address the following key questions: How do you become an executive director, vice president, or associate vice president of advancement? How do you map your career path to get to the top position? How do you negotiate a competitive salary? How do you assess your professional environment for growth?
Gain the buy-in you need to improve the transfer credit process for your institution and potential transfer students. Agenda Brief Background on Case Studies Conducting a Self-Audit of Your Process What does your process look like? Who are the stakeholders involved? What data do you currently collect? What data do you need? Separating policy from business practice Gaining Buy-In and Making the Case Involving stakeholders in the planning process Building relationships and gaining allies Strategies for addressing opponents of your initiative Tying your initiative to your institution’s strategic plan Making a compelling case Moving Forward The importance of communication and keeping people in the loop Continuing to collect data Supplementary activities to further buy-in
Implementing collaborative and team-based learning in large, diverse classes has proven to be an effective tool for improved student engagement and learning. The challenge is designing and facilitating your course to effectively identify students’ current knowledge and craft activities that promote a deeper understanding of the subject matter. Join us online to learn how to design your courses to incorporate team-based learning. Our expert instructor will cover how to: Build diverse student teams Assess teams’ current knowledge Create problem-based activities to promote critical thinking Evaluate the team-based experience Instructional designers, faculty developers and current faculty will leave this training with a proven and researched model for designing and facilitating team-based learning courses. During the webcast, we will demonstrate different team-based learning strategies through active attendee participation, allowing you to experience guided team interaction and dynamics.
Supervising staff in residence life is challenging–there is often a trade-off between process-driven management decisions and time-intensive mentoring. Spending too much time on the former undermines staff motivation and satisfaction, while the latter may leave little room for other duties. When faced with staff attrition and stretched resources, is your residence life supervision strategy as effective as it can be? Join us online to learn how the University of Washington implemented supervisory coaching in their residential life department to improve staff engagement. We will examine how coaching is different from other supervising strategies, and how your institution can use this strategy to improve staff development at multiple levels. You’ll also examine how to measure results and select the right way to employ supervisory coaching at your institution.
Learn from the University of North Carolina’s award-winning student philanthropy programming. Agenda UNC’s Institutional Context, Program Background and Heelraisers Council The Planning Process Other events and touches Calculating dates Marketing your programming Sample Events Stop Day / Tuition Freedom Day Give Thanks Day Tag Day Class Giving Program Execution Responsibilities and duties of student organizers and volunteers Partnering across campus Student stewardship Evaluation Social media engagement Tying back to goals Effect on class giving Lessons Learned Early mistakes Evolution between years
Are you packaging financial aid strategically so as to increase net tuition revenue? Agenda Principles of Institutional Aid Need-based aid Merit aid Athletic aid Aligning Financial and Admissions Goals Admissions perspective Financial aid perspective Shared perspective around net tuition revenue Financial Aid Strategizing: Cost Benefit Analysis and Predictive Modeling What pricing strategies balance institutional and financial goals? What might the impact of these strategies be on future applicant pools? Where does our data tell us we can build an applicant pool? At what cost to the institution? Examples of strategy development and predictive modeling Key Net Tuition Revenue Data Points and Steps for the Future
Most planned giving shops have a marketing plan, but how effective is it? Whether you’re collaborating with a communications team or on your own, an integrated marketing and communications plan allows you to work smarter, not harder. An effective marketing plan will uncover unknown gifts, identify new prospects, and engage current donors—allowing you to demonstrate a tangible return on investment. Join us online to learn how one institution has developed a strategic marketing program that both informs their donors and serves as an effective stewardship tool. Our expert instructor will share practical takeaways for implementing these tactics, regardless of shop size and resources.
