Many institutions are looking to accelerate interdisciplinary research. If you’re a faculty member or research development professional, use this interactive form to set expectations for your team before beginning a project. It will guide you through a list of considerations that are key to building and managing a successful team.
Agenda We will help you start brainstorming a strategy for online recruitment events by introducing you to how Penn State World Campus executes the following: Webinars Virtual open houses Other virtual platforms You’ll leave with advice on how to get started on your campus. Resources Download the presentation slides (PDF) Download the additional resources (PDF) Download the leftover questions (PDF)
This online training is designed as an interactive workshop to enhance your advancement writing skills. We will cover a wide variety of advancement communications from solicitations to stewardship, including daily correspondence with alumni and donors, both digital and handwritten. In this two-day webcast series, both sessions will cover the six keys to effective writing and how they tie into the four pillars of donor communications. During the two 1-hr webcasts, you will have time to apply these skills to examples from your own shop.
Most career services offices assign students to advisors based on the students’ majors. But a small handful of institutions, including Rutgers University and DePaul University, have restructured into a small number of career industry clusters — which help students think more broadly about career options and mirror more closely the future world of work. Join us online to learn how both Rutgers and DePaul have implemented this new career clusters model. Rutgers has six years of experience utilizing the model and can share success stories (including a spike in student engagement), while DePaul is new to the model and can speak to transition challenges. You’ll leave with ideas for cluster-specific programming, marketing, technology, and employer relations.
The media landscape is changing — tighter deadlines, the 24-hour news cycle, shrinking budgets. All of these things are changing the way public relations departments interact with journalists. Consider reviewing this job aid and video before your next interaction with a reporter. Hear from former on-air reporter and current director of Media & Public Relations at The Ohio State University, Ben Johnson. He answers questions like: How has the changing media landscape changed the way you connect with reporters? How do you pitch positive stories about the institution that aren’t self-serving or too puffy? How do you respond to after-hours, breaking news? What’s the best way to contact reporters for a story pitch?
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Agenda In order to build your confidence and skills to have courageous conversations, you will learn the following: How to recognize obstacles to courageous conversations, such as social identities and implicit biases How to recognize the difference between intent and impact in your conversations Solution-oriented communication techniques that make it easier to start these conversations and increase your impact
With many employers claiming that college and university graduates lack skills necessary for real-world success, it’s especially important to help students build these skills starting in their first year. DePaul University is doing this through EDGE (Education and Development Grant for Employability) – an on-campus internship program for first-year students that links them to a department team for 5-10 hours per week. Students gain skills and experience that will help them in their future careers, and they also get workshops in career development and financial fitness. Join us online to start thinking about how to create a similar career development ecosystem on your campus. After describing DePaul’s EDGE program, we will share advice on how to define your own on-campus career development program – including how to identify and interact with campus partners.
A Showcase of Innovative Storytelling Mechanisms Across Higher Ed One of the most effective ways to get prospective students interested in your institution is to have current students speak directly to them through their own voice and storytelling. Use this resource to inspire your next student vlog, blog or social media “take-over” campaign. w a n t m o r e Storytelling Examples? See them Here
Microaggressions are small, subtle moments when communication can be offensive, even when it’s not intended to be. Over time, they build up, create tension, and can have a long-lasting negative impact on the student. It can be difficult to confront these situations, for fear of making the situation worse. However, it is necessary to intervene to build community and trust and to ensure a safe space for your students. Come to this webcast to learn how to intervene the moment a microaggression impacts your student. You will be introduced to a framework that will guide you through how to: Ask the right questions to defuse the tension Respond to the microaggression in a way that creates a safe space for your students Take action to make the situation right
With mental health concerns growing on college campuses, the need for prevention and promotion work on your campus is more critical than ever. The ability to engage your students in peer education is a much-needed solution as it allows you to effectively manage your counseling case load and resources, expand your reach, engage diverse students and reduce stigma in a non-threatening way. Join us online to hear how the University of Alabama at Birmingham has integrated peer educators throughout campus to create a culture of mental health awareness and tolerance. You will get advice on how to replicate the successes of UAB’s award-winning training program, as well as their events and outreach initiatives.
Agenda Our speaker, Dr. David Peck, will walk you through the process used at Azusa Pacific University to better align their YouTube Strategy with their institutional goals and target audience needs. During the webcast, he will share: The importance of understanding the needs of your various audiences and the science behind what interests them Key steps of the YouTube auditing process Azusa Pacific undertook How to intentionally align your videos and YouTube structure to your institutional mission and differentiators The impact that YouTube strategy has had at Azusa Pacific Along the way, he will provide best practices and ideas to help you strengthen the YouTube strategy at your own institution.
According to recent studies, up to half of college students battle with food insecurity, which researchers have linked to lower graduation rates. It is increasingly common for colleges and universities to establish a food pantry to help address food insecurity among students, but many pantries are not well-integrated with campus and community partners. To positively impact the lives of more students, schools can centralize and expand upon what they are already doing. Join us for a webcast where we will explore an exceptionally well-integrated food pantry model from UMass Lowell. You will learn how staff forged strong relationships with on- and off-campus partners to: Generate incremental funds Raise visibility for the initiative Position it as a central focal point of the university’s holistic efforts to address food insecurity on campus You will leave this training with strategies to work more closely with your own campus and community partners to either create a new food pantry or increase the impact and sustainability of your existing one.
Selecting the next president may be the most important decision you will make when it comes to the future success of your institution. Yet, the search process has become more challenging in this age of disruption. Searches are increasingly competitive, and institutions need to seek a new leadership skillset. Join us online to learn about the most crucial parts of your presidential search process. We will share the most fundamental goals of today’s search process, and you’ll learn how to operationalize these goals at your institution. You’ll leave knowing how to increase the chances of getting your preferred presidential candidate to say “Yes!” Selecting the next president may be the most important decision you will make when it comes to the future success of your institution. Yet, the search process has become more challenging in this age of disruption. Searches are increasingly competitive, and institutions need to seek a new leadership skillset. Join us online to learn about the most crucial parts of your presidential search process. We will share the most fundamental goals of today’s search process, and you’ll learn how to operationalize these goals at your institution. You’ll leave knowing how to increase the chances of getting your preferred presidential […]
Planned giving donors are passionate about furthering their institution’s vision by leaving a significant material legacy. However, planned gifts are notoriously hard to predict as these unique donors do not have to reveal their intentions before bequeathing the gift. Planned gifts are often set up like surprises for the institution, yet they are far too significant to be left to chance. To use their resources efficiently, planned giving officers must look beyond traditional approaches (such as mass mailing) when trying to pinpoint the right kind of prospects. Join us for this webcast to learn how to make better predictions about your prospects and market to the right people. Our expert faculty will cover: How to identify donors who are mostly likely to contribute to your institution with planned gifts How to mine your database for the right prospects What are some productive questions you can ask to kickstart the planned gift conversation What clues to look out for to find your perfect prospects Case studies that help you put what you’ve just learnt into practice In this training, you’ll work through case studies with specific donor profiles and gift types to help you hone your prospecting skill set.
Finding and engaging international alumni poses a range of unique challenges advancement shops are aware of but often struggle to tackle; mitigating physical distance, gathering and maintaining contact information, and exercising cultural awareness are just few of the many obstacles they confront. Even in the face of these difficulties, alumni engagement professionals must capitalize on the potential of this historically unengaged and underserved group; from giving to promoting your university abroad, this demographic has a lot to offer to your institution. Join us for this webcast where our expert faculty will share ways to gather and maintain data and engage international alumni in a way that is intentional and cost-efficient.
Agenda In this online training, our experienced faculty will discuss: How to build the business case for a thinking style or personality assessment Selling the value of assessments to your leadership team Core principles of adopting personality profiles internally Integrating assessment results into the shop’s operations Utilize outcomes to enhance professional development plans within your team Best practices for leveraging the inventories with donors Adopting a tool to help you have more productive conversations with donors
Most advancement shops struggle with data governance, especially when it comes to data that is: duplicated across multiple fields or shadow databases erroneously put into one field versus another inputted in open text fields instead of predefined dropdowns These data challenges often affect the integrity of critical alumni and donor information that the entire operation depends on. You can significantly improve the quality of your data and solve problems across your shop by establishing a committee that is representative of all departments within advancement. Join us for this webcast to hear our expert walk through the steps of establishing an effective data governance committee. You will leave this training with a collection of practical resources, such as a sample committee charter, an example of written data quality standards, tips for auditing your database, and a sample agenda for a committee meeting.
When hosting potential corporate partners on-campus, it’s easy for the visit to become a tour or show and tell. If not done well, all parties involved may be drained and left without the desired outcome. If skillfully executed, the visit is the perfect opportunity to hone in on the intersection between the corporation’s and your institution’s strategic roadmap and goals. Join us for this webcast to hear from our expert faculty and learn how to strategically prepare meaningful and actionable corporate campus visits that will ultimately result in trusted, mutually beneficial relationships with your corporate partners.
This webcast will detail a 30-60-90-day onboarding plan that will help your new major gift officers (MGOs) hit the ground running from day one. While this plan is targeted towards millennial hires with little prior fundraising experience (but many transferable skills), anyone could benefit from this onboarding framework. Better onboarding starts with considering regular goals and tasks for both the new hire AND the manager. Join us online to get a roadmap for this kind of onboarding that will increase production, lessen turnover, and advance donor relationships.
