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Recruiting, Hiring, and Retaining Diverse Faculty

Train your entire staff on best practices in the recruiting, hiring, and retaining of diverse faculty. Despite the increasing student diversity in higher education, institutions have achieved only modest gains in the diversity of faculty members. Academic leaders and search committees can easily overlook issues related to faculty diversity because institutional planning efforts don’t always prioritize the building of an inclusive environment. Adding a focus to the hiring and retaining of diverse faculty on your campus is the first step to creating a welcoming environment for students and employees alike. Purchase this online training to help launch or improve a diverse faculty initiative at your institution. Our expert instructor will give best practices in the recruiting, hiring, and retaining of diverse faculty, allowing your institution to move this idea from theory to practice. Agenda Human resources professionals, diversity officers, senior academic administrators, and faculty can all benefit from these 3 condensed modules, which will cover: Diversifying the search process and search committee Following Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action guidelines Writing inclusive position announcements Organizing a welcoming campus visit Utilizing pre-employment agreements On-boarding diverse faculty Implementing sustainable retention strategies   Product Information What’s included in your purchase? Webcast recording – […]

Fundraising for Law Schools Webcast Recording

Traditional fundraising tactics often underperform when approaching law school alumni. Gain tailored tools and techniques for engaging this unique alumni group and compelling them to give. Throughout this training you will learn how to: Meaningfully engage law school alumni Respond to challenges of debt and time constraints Adapt your infrastructure for fundraising success Create law school-specific alumni events Who Should Attend Law school fundraisers and alumni relations professionals will learn how to better engage their alumni. Additionally, central advancement professionals reaching out to law school graduates will understand how to better approach these unique alumni. Learning Outcome After participating in this online training, you will be able to use engagement and fundraising tactics appropriate for law school alumni. Agenda The Psychology of Law School Alumni Significance of general characteristics Understanding your specific alumni Alumni Relations for Law Schools Engagement opportunities Law school specific events Responding to Alumni Challenges Significant student loan debt Time constraints Getting the appointment Cultivation cycle Communication patterns/preferences Strategies for Adapting Your Infrastructure Drafting appealing gift agreements for lawyers Managing leadership transition and staff turnover Maximizing relationships with law faculty Using the board of advisors Instructor Jeff Geldien, Director of Development and Alumni Relations; President-Staff Assembly, Gonzaga University […]

Avoiding the Seduction of the Leader Syndrome Webcast Recording

Learn how you can get more direct and candid feedback from your direct reports. Honest concerns, suggestions, and ideas will all help you to affirm that you are on the right path, yet many leaders do not have access to this unfiltered information. Get an in-depth examination of why and how leaders are “seduced” into believing they are taking the right course of action. You will leave with nine powerful lessons that will help make you a more effective leader. In addition to the live webcast, all attendees will receive The Seduction of the Leader in Higher Education, a 40-page paper written by Patrick Sanaghan and Kimberly Eberbach. What is Seduction of the Leader Syndrome? Many leaders are seduced by the notion that they’re receiving honest and thoughtful feedback about their ideas and effectiveness. Unfortunately, this is rarely true. The concept of seduction of the leader describes a situation where leaders without access to unfiltered information wrongfully believe that they are on the right path and that everyone is firmly behind them. Who Should Attend Leaders at all levels are at risk of being seduced and would benefit by understanding the dynamics at play that contribute to this syndrome, and […]

Measuring and Evaluating Your Planned Giving Program (Webcast Recording)

Learn how you can use data to effectively measure and improve your planned giving program. You will learn how to: Determine the right metrics for your shop Collect and track key pieces of planned giving data Communicate your program’s value internally and externally Our expert instructor has experience at both small and large institutions and will share insights that you can apply to your own institutional context. Who Should Attend Planned giving professionals and advancement leaders will learn how to objectively approach evaluating the success of their planned giving operation. Learning Outcome After participating in this online training, you will be able to objectively measure the success of your planned giving program.  Agenda Determining the right metrics for your planned giving program Establishing baseline metrics and a shared vocabulary Current institutional priorities Fundraiser experience level Maturity of donor pipeline Considerations for campaign metrics Collecting and tracking the right data Systems consideration Retrieving key data points Developing an inventory Communicating the impact of planned giving Communicating with institutional leadership Communicating with board leadership Positioning planned giving as a crucial advancement partner Case study examples of successful metrics systems Instructor Elizabeth Hill, Director of Gift Planning, University of San Francisco Elizabeth Hill […]

Developing Gift Acceptance Policies Webcast Recording

Learn the core tenets of a sound gift acceptance policy that will help to protect the integrity of your institution. You will gain insights into how you can best work with a gift acceptance committee and train frontline fundraisers on the intricacies of your guidelines as they relate to: Real property Matching gifts Split-interest gifts Gifts with associated benefits Morality clauses Included with your registration is a resource packet including 10 sample gift acceptance policies. Who Should Attend Advancement services professionals, advancement leaders, and donor relations professionals will learn how to develop sound gift acceptance policies that embody their institutional values. Learning Outcome After participating in this online training, you will be able to develop a gift acceptance policy for your institution.  Agenda Tenets of a sound gift acceptance policy, including: Outright gifts Real property Matching gifts Split-interest gifts Deferred gifts Gifts with associated benefits Morality clauses Examples of sound policies Effective gift acceptance committee structures Determining and managing committee authority Recommended committee membership Involving legal throughout the process Training frontline fundraisers on the gift acceptance policy Setting a policy revision schedule Instructor Lynne Wester, Donor Relations Guru Lynne is a frequent conference speaker and a well-known resource for donor […]