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Unlocking Donor Partnership Through Authentic Dialogue and Storytelling

February 20 - 21, 2025 | Denver, CO

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Fundraising for Deans and Academic Leaders

March 20 - 21, 2025 | Denver, CO

Analyzing Statistical Data with Colleagues

Rethink Campaign Leadership: A Workshop for Senior Fundraising Executives

April 10 - 11, 2025 | Denver, CO

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Leading Your Development Officers: The Art and Science of Developing High-Performing Teams

April 17 - 18, 2025 | Denver, CO

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Maximize the Success of Your Next Campaign: A Conference for Campaign Leaders

September 15 - 16, 2025 | Atlanta, GA

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Optimizing Your Fundraising Strategy: A Summit for Presidents and Advancement Vice Presidents

October 6 - 7, 2025 | Denver, CO

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Fundraising for Deans and Academic Leaders

October 23 - 24, 2025 | Location: TBA

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Respectfully and Confidently Engage in Difficult Conversations: A Dialogue Workshop Series for Advancement Professionals 

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Optimize Your Fundraising Efforts Through Generative Artificial Intelligence

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Create Meaningful Volunteer Opportunities for your Major Donors

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Building the Capacity of Your Advancement Team

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Improving Your Fundraising Health: A Preview of the Vital Signs Philanthropic Health Assessment

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Managing in a Changing Fundraising Environment: Remote Teams, Skeptical Donors, and an Uncertain Landscape

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Enhancing Campus Partnerships to Achieve Fundraising Success

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Approaching Donor Management with Confidence

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Strengthening Your Relationship with Your Dean

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Development Officer Discussion Series: Supporting Your Dean in Managing Key Relationships 

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Connecting Values to the Gift: Strategies to Incorporate Families into Your Fundraising Goals

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Equipping Gift Officers to Facilitate Conversations Among Multi-Generational Families

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The Role of Philanthropic Conversations in Families

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Effective Donor Cultivation Strategies for Academic Deans

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Family Giving

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Maintaining Collaborative Momentum After Securing a Transformational Gift

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Cultivating and Stewarding Transformational Donors: A Conversation with Vice Presidents

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Securing the Gift: Making the Ask with Confidence

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Keys to a Successful Relationship Between Deans and Development Officers

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Identifying Funding Sources to Achieve Your Academic Unit’s Strategic Plan

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Developing a Principal Gifts Program that Supports Transformational Priorities

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Identifying Big Ideas to Secure Transformational Gifts

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Encore and Live Q&A: Portfolio Prioritization: Maximizing Opportunities for Your Donor Pipeline