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Three Essential Behaviors of a Servant Leader

As a result of COVID-19 and the racial injustices that have permeated 2020, it’s more important than ever to lead with humanity and create a work environment where people feel recognized and heard.  Current challenges require leaders to be visionary, but they must also be humble and know how to bring out the best in others. The servant leadership philosophy and practice strikes a balance between putting others first and addressing their highest needs, so that they can feel heard, empowered, and fulfilled. It’s about creating an environment that assumes the best intentions and demonstrates unconditional love and support. In a time when surviving the daily grind can feel daunting, a leader’s ability to allow others to thrive can be especially powerful.  Join us online and learn what it takes to lead with a servant-leader mindset. You will be introduced to three essential behaviors of a servant leader:   Behavior 1: Look inward, so you can be authentic and humble.  Behavior 2: Look at your team, so you can ensure you have the right people around the table, recognize their strengths, and empower them to do their best.   Behavior 3: Look to the future, so you can exercise foresight and use your team effectively to serve organizational needs.  Our expert instructor will provide simple, yet meaningful ways you can practice these […]

Supporting Frontline Fundraisers Amidst Uncertainty: Rethinking Activities and Goals

Amidst uncertainty, donor giving is likely to decrease. To keep your fundraisers motivated and ensure the long-term sustainability of your shop, you may need to shift the focus to identifying new prospects and keeping in touch with donors so that relationships are strong when the time is once again right for giving. Join us for this one-hour webcast to learn practices you can implement with your fundraisers in these times to ensure major gift pipeline growth and sustained donor engagement. Our expert instructor will share the activities and goals he’s used during the pandemic to inspire his fundraisers and lay the groundwork for future giving.   Who Should Attend This webcast is ideal for advancement professionals who manage and support major gift officers. They will learn ways to focus resources and staff time on activities that support major gift pipeline growth and sustainability.   Agenda During this webcast, our expert instructor will share activities and goals that his team has used to engage prospects and donors to build a pipeline, such as: Collaborating with prospect research to identify new prospects who have not been engaged Developing smaller, more urgent goals to encourage momentum around both financial and engagement outcomes Outreach […]

Developing Effective Caller-Donor Relationships in Your Phonathon Operation

With the recent increase in contact rates—due to people being at home more than ever—coupled with modern technology that increases the ability to engage donors, phonathons are poised to see an unexpected resurgence this year as an effective communication and solicitation channel. As a result, now is the appropriate time to revisit how you can best take advantage of these circumstances and focus on building more effective relationships with your prospective donors. To capitalize on this time and increase donor acquisition, it is essential to ensure that new prospects, as well as LYBUNTS and SYBUNTS, experience personalized outreach from your call center. You can accomplish this by developing a genuine relationship between your institution and your prospective donor by building upon the initial call and conversation through utilizing text and e-mail, as well as video and direct mail.   Who Should Attend This webcast is designed for those managing phonathons as part of their annual giving strategy. More specifically, directors and managers of annual giving charged with increasing the fundraising revenue from their phonathon operations are highly encouraged to attend.   Agenda Join us to learn how building stronger caller-donor relationships can lead to more consistent and cohesive messaging and […]

An Intersectional Approach to Addressing Food Insecurity

We know that students with marginalized identities are more likely to experience food insecurity. Now data shows the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on the health and financial wellbeing of People of Color, including those from Black and Indigenous communities. These disparities, in conjunction with recent incidents of racial injustice, prompted the University of Oregon to reexamine how they were serving BIPOC students experiencing food insecurity. Knowing these inequities would likely worsen, University of Oregon’s Food Security Task Force adjusted their response to support students beyond baseline health and safety precautions. The task force adapted seven food security initiatives—ranging from a food pantry to a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) enrollment program—to better serve students in the context of the pandemic and racial injustice. Join us to learn how the University of Oregon is working to decrease stigma and increase access for students of all identities experiencing food insecurity—and the strategies you can adopt on your own campus to do the same.   Who Should Attend This program will be most helpful for those leading or supporting a food insecurity program on campus.   Agenda Our expert speaker will share why and how the University of Oregon pivoted to serve students […]