Learn about a model in which you can merge master planning processes with comprehensive condition audits in order to reduce deferred maintenance backlogs. Tim Carey, Associate Vice President for Facilities at Ithaca College, will highlight: The power of linking deferred maintenance to campus planning processes The specific tactics Ithaca College used to reduce their backlog […]
Learn how to better engage, track, and motivate your young alumni volunteers. Agenda Improving 4 Key Aspects of Volunteer Management TRACKING: Measuring progress and behaviors MOTIVATION: Using data and engagement opportunities ALIGNMENT: Providing growth and other outreach opportunities RECOGNITION: Using events, impact reports, and awards
Improve your professional development strategy to better retain gift officers. Agenda Understanding Your Team and Varying Needs Auditing Existing Professional Development Understanding current issues Resource audit In-House Professional Development Models Solutions to enhance retention Tried and true methods Best new practices in retention efforts Sample progression plans Various institutional models Establishing Effective Coaching and Mentoring […]
Be more strategic with evaluating each of your events. Agenda Understanding Successful Events Unique identifiers of advancement event success Attendee mix Location Follow-up Concrete ROI evaluation for events Surveying and Data Collection Collecting data before, during, and after the event Leveraging event evaluations to develop unique, meaningful events How to Evaluate and Eliminate a Failing […]
Learn how you can improve your advising model to include coaching conversations that go beyond basic course selection. Highlighting Florida Atlantic University, we will show how they created another “level” of advisors who serve as academic success coaches for their at-risk students. We will discuss how to identify and prioritize specific student populations for coaching […]
Gain tangible, flexible, and evidence-based methods to immediately begin collecting and using data to inform your learning commons design. Kristin Meyer, User Experience Librarian, will show you how Grand Valley State University collected user driven data to improve its spaces. You will learn how you can adapt those methods to your unique institutional context and […]
Athletics are an organic opportunity to deepen and strengthen alumni engagement. During this online training, you will learn how an intentional collaboration across athletics and alumni relations offices can: Better engage alumni with your institution Open your donor pipeline to a wider alumni base Save on resources for both your athletics and alumni relations departments […]
Learn how York University has successfully created a culture of data-informed Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) on their campus through careful planning, meaningful partnerships, and ongoing dialogue with the campus community. Throughout this online training, we will explore how you can build off of the lessons learned at York University to engage your own campus stakeholders […]
Gain the skills you need to address and mitigate common challenges that deans face. Agenda The Academic Leader’s Role Four Leadership Best Practices Common Challenges for Academic Leaders: Scenarios Understanding the issue What would you do as a dean? Speaker’s experience and result Assessing the leadership practices Resources
Gain strategies to engage and direct at-risk students on a path to success. Agenda Making the most of critical timing in your outreach points Improving interdepartmental communication Using data and predictive modeling to inform your practice Engaging students through coaching Maximizing content and delivery in student meetings
Learn to develop a program that harnesses your students’ potential, pairs their skills with your shop’s vision and other student philanthropy efforts, and supports their own professional goals. Whether you are beginning a new effort or bolstering an existing program, this webcast will equip you with next steps and an arsenal of templates and resources […]
Join us for a webcast that will showcase the admissions ambassador programs for campus visit at Oklahoma State University and Hendrix College. Our instructors will provide details about how their programs are structured, and how student tour guides are trained, managed, and evaluated, including: How the recruitment, interview, and selection process for admissions ambassadors works […]
Many institutions incentivize retirement as a reaction to unstable fiscal situations rather than proactively managing the process to find a mutually beneficial solution for the institution and employees. In this online training, you will learn how Cedar Crest College approached this thorny faculty issue by implementing a respectful and phased approach to retirement. Similarly, you […]
Learn how to strategically create, use, and promote video in your recruitment marketing plan. Agenda During this webcast, we will address how to best use both live and pre-produced video that is specifically positioned towards prospective and admitted students. We will explore each of the following questions as they relate to YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and […]
This training provides the insights needed to create effective gift agreements that appropriately align both your donors’ intents and your institution’s needs. Understanding the elements of a legally sound agreement and exploring key case studies will equip you with the tools to create an enriching donor experience that avoids putting your institution at risk. We […]
Join us for an online training program that will provide faculty with critical information about FERPA, the federal statute that governs nearly all student records. Beginning with an overview of the FERPA framework, we will address issues that faculty commonly face—often without realizing the implications and risks—including: Posting grades Emailing with, and about, students Writing […]
When looking to improve campus safety, many institutions immediately turn to high-tech solutions that may not be affordable. However, your campus can meaningfully affect campus safety by more actively addressing a number of smaller, yet critical campus safety issues without necessarily spending a lot of money. Many campuses find this list of smaller updates to […]
Learn practical ways to prepare your institution for an activity-based costing (ABC) model. During this training, we will walk you through how this model works, ways to assess your readiness to make this shift, and key considerations for the implementation process. You will leave better prepared to answer questions such as: How is ABC being […]
Learn how to write more effective and consistent communications to your donors. Agenda Dos and Don’ts of Advancement Communications Common pitfalls Understanding your voice and communication style The Four Pillars of Donor Communications Information Persuasion Gratitude Impact Ensuring Consistency across Your Shop Cross-team collaboration to maintain more uniform donor communications Best practices for ongoing implementation […]
Implement an impact reporting process that targets a wide range of donors. Agenda Improving Your Impact Reports What to include Targeting segments of the donor pyramid Tiering dissemination Strategizing for Your Impact Reporting Process Creating a plan Timelines Scaling based on resources Tracking/ROI metrics What to track after impact report dissemination
