CASE - Setting Up a Community College Student Phonathon

Richard Liu—Alumni and Development Manager

Western Academy of Beijing—Beijing

People's Republic of China

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Setting Up a Community College Student Phonathon

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Setting Up a Community College Student Phonathon

May 15, 2012
Online
2 - 3 p.m. Eastern

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Participants can receive a 30% discount on The Phonathon Manager's Planning Handbook: Dialing in the Details for Success. E-mail books@case.org after you register for this webinar to receive the discount code to use when placing your book order. Include your Order ID Number in your email.

With some creativity and a modest investment, any community college fundraising office can set up a phonathon program. Clark College made the leap, using paid students, and is achieving great results. Learn how they did it, from making the case to setting up a calling center and selecting a vendor's software. Hear how the program has grown, and some of the many benefits that resulted.

Speaker

Ara Serjoie
Vice President of Development
Clark College

Ara Serjoie serves as the chief fundraiser for Clark College, whose foundation in 2010 received a CASE WealthEngine Circle of Excellence Award, which recognizes overall performance and overall improvement in educational fundraising programs. He has extensive experience in higher education development and alumni relations, and serves on boards for the Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington and Friends of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.

A native of Tehran, Iran, he has degrees from Utah State University and the University of Utah. He is currently pursuing a doctoral degree at Colorado State University in higher educational leadership, renewal and change.

Who Should Attend

Senior leadership in institutional advancement
Annual giving officers and their staff
Other advancement professionals who support student involvement in fundraising efforts

Benefits of Participating

Find out what's needed to set up an ongoing phonathon program.
Hear benefits of having paid student employees.
Get advice on selecting software and working with vendors to manage data.
Learn how one school has increased its fundraising and improved its alumni and donor data as a result of setting up a phonathon.