Utilize intrusive advising practices to identify and aid students who are in danger of failing or dropping out. Agenda Making the Most of Critical Timing in Your Outreach Points Academic Calendar Registration Course WD ADD/DROP Financial Dates Enrollment Calendar Improving Interdepartmental Communication Advisory Councils Dean’s Council Liaisons Sharing Data Utilizing Data and Predictive Modeling to Inform Your Practice Tools: Noel-Levitz, LASSI Predictive Algorithm Models How to Get Data in Advisor’s Hands Engaging Students Through Coaching Maximizing Content and Delivery in Student Meetings
Set your new major gifts officers up for success with an effective onboarding plan. Agenda After briefly discussing common onboarding pitfalls and sharing their personal onboarding success story, John Dinkens and Dan Bolsen will walk you through a 30-60-90-day MGO onboarding plan according to key monthly outcomes: Day 30: New hire should be familiar with the key internal and external stakeholders and fundraising priorities across campus. Day 60: New hire should be making five significant contacts and five donor visits per week. Day 90: New hire should be “off and running†with donor visits. You will leave with an understanding of how you can flex this onboarding plan based on your own and your new hire’s strengths.
Move beyond one-sided content in your university magazine and encourage more engagement. Agenda This session will offer you many different ideas on how your readers can interact with your magazine and how you can choose ways to implement these pieces based on your goals and purpose. Examples will include: Eliciting nostalgia, including illustrating alumni memories Stories built by editors around real Class Notes content Opportunities for readers to submit content based on prompts
Be more intentional with how your donor recognition programs are leveraged. Agenda Reasons to Rethink Your Donor Recognition Programs Using a Audit Tool to Identify the Recognition Programs You Need Most Customizing Programming, Communication, and Branding Based on Your Results Focusing on annual giving Consecutive giving Leadership annual giving Focusing on lifetime giving: Major gifts Planned gifts
Let your platform drive your content – better engage your target audiences. Agenda The presentation will consist of two main sections as follows: Fundamentals of a distributed content strategy How this differs from traditional content strategy approaches Understanding your audiences and preferences Pairing your message and platform with audience expectations Applying a distributed content strategy Best practices for creating platform-specific content Measuring the impact of distributed content strategies Educating and training others on campus Specific examples will be included in both sections to help you apply what you are learning to your own work throughout.
Overview A shifting landscape of federal research funding and declining corporate research and development budgets make university and industry partnerships highly attractive for both sides; however, opposing values and interests can make such partnerships especially tricky to manage. Join us for a series of webinars that will guide you through the nuances and complexities of these research partnerships. Over seven sessions, we’ll carefully cover the most critical considerations for creating win-win relationships: Navigating the benefits and challenges Managing expectations and creating relationships Establishing contacts and handling proprietary information Preparing proposals and budgets Addressing compliance and contracting issues Negotiating intellectual property (IP) Leveraging government involvement AI and UIDP Academic Impressions (AI) and the University-Industry Demonstration Partnership (UIDP) have partnered together to offer this series of webinars. Members of both organizations will be able to retain their respective member pricing and archiving privileges. See registration details for more information.
Successful climate surveys are transparent and actionable – are you well-positioned for such an undertaking? Many institutions sink thousands of dollars into a climate survey, yet struggle to get adequate response rates and translate the data into truly actionable results. Join us for a webcast that will teach you cost-effective and efficient strategies for navigating the climate assessment process successfully on your campus. Our expert instructors from Grand Valley State University will share research-based best practices for how to: Work with senior leadership to build a case for and gain clarity about the value and goals of climate assessment for your institution on the front end Roll out the survey and ensure you receive a healthy response rate Share the results with campus constituents in a transparent and productive way Ensure that your results translate into meaningful change at the programmatic, service, and dialogue levels on campus You will see specific examples from GVSU’s own climate assessment work and results along the way.
Learn how to create an environment of interdisciplinary research and scholarship on your campus. Agenda During this 60-minute webcast we will help you develop a strategy for implementing interdisciplinary research on your campus, including: How to prioritize research areas Nine potential options for creating interdisciplinary research with limited resources Creating a research structure to support collaboration Incentives and rewards to fuel targeted research areas We will close by reviewing a comprehensive research cycle you can utilize after establishing your research areas.
We’ve all suffered through bad meetings. Given how much time we spend with our colleagues, this pain has real consequences for our teams and institutions. The stock advice around “making an agenda” and “drafting action items” will only do so much to make meetings more effective. Our Meeting Success Kit will help your organization start focusing on the less obvious components of meetings that can significantly shift how people engage and how they build agreement. As higher education continues to face significant and fundamental challenges, you must be able to convene and engage diverse stakeholders on key topics in order to meet your goals.
Join tax specialists online to discuss your concerns on the recent changes. Overview The new tax legislation signed into law in December 22, 2017 will affect how higher education operates. Join us for a free online forum to discuss tax reform and its impact on donors, financial aid, exemption status, employee incentives, and more. Upon registration for this free webcast you will receive a brief survey on your current questions or concerns that will guide our discussion. While we can’t provide all the answers, this discussion will encourage you to think about how to best prepare for tax reform at your own institution.
Join us for a webcast that will showcase a successful model for streamlining the institutional scholarship administration process through centralization. Mark Walter from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte will discuss: The challenges the institution previously faced with scholarship administration How they entered into conversations about changing the model How they conducted a subsequent audit of their current processes: application, review, and awarding The decision to create an entirely new central scholarship office and adopt scholarship administration software You will learn about critical pieces of the centralization process, as well as pitfalls to avoid if you are considering a centralized scholarship administration process at your own college or university.
New to SEO? Join us and learn how to improve the SEO on your website. Agenda You will be guided through a series of practical tips and “how-toâ€s for improving SEO on your website. Each tip will be accompanied by a specific example to help illustrate how you can apply this in your own work. You will come away from this webcast with an understanding of: How content, performance, and Google Analytics are interrelated What your top trending keywords are How to impact keyword rank
Are you properly equipped to handle sexual harassment in advancement? Agenda After briefly defining sexual harassment and outlining common examples of harassment in fundraising, Audra Brickner will outline the key pieces your team needs to discuss around sexual harassment prevention and response, including: How managers can use a standard process for handling harassment after it occurs How teams can create a culture in which harassment from donors is discussed / reported We’ll close with some tips on how fundraisers can respond to harassment in the moment.
Donor retention rates in higher education tend to be some of the lowest across all industries. As a donor relations professional, donor retention is likely one of your metrics. But, do you fully understand how you can better influence this important goal? Learn how you can better understand donors’ behavior and tailor your approach to retain more of them. You will leave this example-based training with new insights on: How data can help you develop an understanding of donor behavior What strategies you can employ to increase your donor retention rate Why shifting your culture from just dollars raised and alumni participation towards retention can lead to long-term success
In 2014, University of Notre Dame launched an initiative to link teams of Notre Dame alumni with non-profits to work pro-bono on special projects. This program has helped the university engage many alumni who were not actively involved prior to their service projects. Click the image below to download this tip sheet and learn more about the ND Impact Partners program and get 4 tips for how you can implement a program like this on your campus.
Identify ways for your campus to better support students with undeclared majors. Â Agenda Reasons why students are undeclared and how to meet those different needs Risk factors associated with being undeclared Key strategies to working with undeclared students Start the conversation as early as possible Connect students across campus to identify interests Create a sense of community and Remove the stigma of “undeclared”
Learn how you can support first-generation students across multiple aspects of their collegiate experience. Agenda Throughout this training we will focus on four critical elements of first-generation student success: Addressing students’ social-emotional needs Celebrating students’ achievement Graduating early or on time Building a professional resume
Learn how to more effectively use your professional capital to influence your colleagues.  Agenda Your “Professional Relationship Account†Authority vs. Influence Influencing Up Using the power of persuasion Highlighting your competence in handling complex issues Influencing Across Leading and mentoring peers Finding common ground Influencing Down Listening to key messages Showing interest and respect Building relationships that grow your influence
Supervision is much more than informal meetings and annual performance reviews. This online training examines a supervisory model that can help you develop the capacity of your employees. You will learn: Keys to being an effective supervisor Questions to use in creating a meaningful supervisory relationship Methods for establishing trust An effective supervisory structure (when to meet and what to cover) How to discuss areas for learning and improvement Join us online to learn how effective supervision can improve your team’s performance and results.
Get more out of your virtual meetings by learning how to better engage participants. Agenda Choosing the right medium for your virtual meeting Applying engagement strategies at each phase of the meeting Planning and preparing Setting the tone and expectations Moderating and facilitating Making decisions and agreeing on action Using tools and resources to plan your next meeting
