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.
Interdisciplinary research projects tend to be more competitive for external funding and hold potential for high-impact results, but fostering these research projects can be rather challenging, especially in a resource-constrained environment. One way to advance interdisciplinary research is to use seed funding mechanisms, smaller scale appropriations intended to make research projects more competitive before attempting to win external funding. Figuring out the best seed funding approach based on your budget is key. There are a number of ways you can use any budget amount to foster interdisciplinary collaborations among faculty. Join us for this 60-minute webcast to hear how two speakers, from two distinct institutions, have used various levels of seed funds in creative and tiered ways to fuel interdisciplinary research efforts.
The right faculty member can make a big impact with alumni and donors by passionately explaining projects and research. Yet, while faculty are ideal partners for advancement staff, many are skeptical about fundraising or the time commitment required. Join us for a webcast that will showcase a variety of communication strategies that you can employ to help faculty feel more engaged in the philanthropic process without overwhelming them.
This podcast will help you answer, “What should my institution’s role be in providing mental health services to our students? Are we providing enough resources? When should I tell parents about suicidal ideation?” We’ve asked three experts to the table to help you think about the appropriate parameters around scope of service, as well as legal considerations.
Learn how you can develop and strengthen key leadership skills that will bolster your success as an academic dean. In this webcast, we’ll discuss how you can hone four essential practices, and you’ll leave with tips on how to navigate common leadership challenges for deans.
Agenda We’ll explore various strategies that foster inclusion of your undocumented and DACA-recipient students, including the following: Communication strategies that can be used at the campus or career-center level to attract undocumented/DACA-recipient students into your career services office. Programming and policy strategies that can be implemented within your career services office to ensure you are adequately servicing these students. One-on-one coaching strategies to improve communication and foster inclusion with these students once they are participating in your career services.
Agenda In this webcast, Dr. Elizabeth Coghill will describe how: ECU’s Pirate Academic Success Center promotes the success of various learners by infusing the curriculum with universal design principles and academic technologies She, her staff, and a network of peer tutors equip students to be independent learners
Most colleges and universities are either not using virtual reality (VR) or are using it in more token ways. Yet, according to the Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies 2018 report, these technologies are rapidly reaching a much more mature stage – holding more promise for higher education and student learning than ever before. For most institutions, however, this promise of VR in student learning is still unrealized. To help you strategize your approach to virtual reality in the classroom, we have designed a collection of member-exclusive webcasts and resources. This bundle will help anyone interested in VR focus on the ways this technology can be utilized to meaningfully fuel teaching and learning outcomes. [We will only briefly discuss augmented reality (AR) and simulation.] We will answer key questions around VR in student learning, such as: If you are a subscribed to our Academic Affairs, Business Office, or Online All-Inclusive memberships, you have free access to this collection of webcasts and resources centered around virtual reality (VR).
Leadership Learning Plan Supervision in Higher Education This learning plan brings together the four areas of supervision we are most often asked about: getting started, conflict & communication, delegation, and performance appraisals. Getting Started (~2 hours) If you need comprehensive frameworks for supervision, start here. Webcast Recording: Effective Supervision in Higher Education The supervisory model reviewed here will help you develop the capacity of your direct reports, boost the trust in your supervisory relationships, and ensure you have established an effective supervisory structure. Short Lesson: Coaching in Supervision If you are spending too much time overseeing your direct reports, this short lesson will help you build their capacity so you can spend less time directing their work. Additional Readings This curated list of books, articles, and online resources will expand your own understanding of supervision and can be a meaningful addition to your supervisor training program. Communication & Conflict Management (~2 hours) If you feel like you need to be more effective when discussing tough issues, check out the following resources. Activity: Active Listening and Framing Exercises Active listening and effective framing can help to ensure difficult conversations remain productive. Practice these valuable skills by working through the various scenarios presented […]
Badges have long been used in many arenas to designate achievements or prove mastery of skill, and higher education is no exception. Yet, many faculty members are not quite sure how these sought-after visual credentials can pose solutions to various challenges inside and outside of the classroom. Join us for a 60-minute webcast to learn more about: Why students value these digital badges The nuts and bolts behind badges Various ways faculty can incorporate badges into the student learning experience Distinct examples of how faculty have adopted badges to increase student persistence and engagement You will leave this webcast more confident and better prepared to kickstart an effective badging system in your classroom.
If you’re currently using learning analytics, this article will show you how a more advanced implementation of this technology plays out. We’ll follow TAWC’s journey about how they got there.
Managers and directors supervising frontline service providers can use these 5 resources to assess pieces of their overall operation, and develop scripts for frontline service providers with an eye towards improving the customer experience.
To represent your institutional brand in the best possible way, it’s crucial that your president maintains an authentic and consistent tone of voice. If you are looking to improve and optimize your presidential voice, you must first identify and assess your current tone. We invite you to join this webcast to do just that. In this practical online training, you’ll learn how to: Amplify your leader’s voice in the best possible way for your institution Tactfully critique the presidential voice by using a framework and strategies to guide you through a potentially difficult conversation You will gain access to a practical, downloadable tool to help you with the assessment of your presidential voice based on five key criteria that you can utilize when sharing feedback with your institutional leadership. If you’re looking to take a deeper dive into crafting and refining your presidential voice, we will soon post details for our upcoming program, Developing Presidential Voice: Strategies for Communications and Marketing Teams.
Agenda This case study-based webcast our expert speaker from Merrimack College will go through the steps they took for a successful faculty and staff giving campaign, including: Benchmark and set goals for participation Identify influential ambassadors Onboard ambassadors Educate faculty and staff Track gifts Steward faculty and staff donors
Agenda Throughout this webcast, Geoff Coyle of West Virginia University will outline how the university’s Instagram account has grown to nearly 100,000 – gaining over 28,000 followers in the past year alone – and the overarching strategy they have implemented to ensure their Instagram feed, stories, and IGTV posts are cohesive and on-brand. Along the way, he will share: How WVU’s strategy is broken down into three buckets: Brand Awareness, Student Experience, and Academics Examples of pictures, stories, and video that have been successful Inspiration and strategies to help you enhance Instagram strategy at your institution Ideas for dabbling in newer elements of Instagram – such as IGTV
