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Sunday 1 November 2009

6:30-11:00am
Breakfast at the hotel restaurant

3:00-6:00pm
Introductions and Orientation
- Meeting each other and goals for the week
- Putting it in context: the Matched Funding Scheme in the UK and the US environment
- King's College Fundraising story
- Belbin® assignment feedback

6:30pm
Dinner

Monday 2 November 2009

From 6:30
Breakfast at the hotel restaurant

CASE conference
Leadership in Development Management (day 1 of 2)
CASE Europe group to join participants from North America.

8:00-8:45am
Registration

8:45-9:00am
Welcome, Introductions, Agenda Review

9:00-10:15am
Understanding others
• Listening and strategic questioning
• Figuring out other people, what to look for, learning to read and understanding what you find
• Flexing to the person and the situation

10:30-11:30am
Case study: Listening skills at work
Small group exercise

11:45 AM-1:15pm
Lunch (on your own)
An opportunity for UK participants to network with North American colleagues participating in the conference.

1:15-2:45pm
Understanding you
• The Speed of Trust by Stephen Covey: lessons learned
• Leading today's "sales" team: How does this apply to us?
• Assessing your relationships in terms of trust (staff, supervisor, peers, team)

3:00-4:30pm
Assessing yourself
Small group exercise
• Assessing your personal strengths, challenges, blind spots, and how others perceive you
• What does this all mean and what will you do with that understanding?

4:30-5:00pm
Faculty firing line

5:00-6:00pm
Networking reception
Enjoy complimentary appetizers and a cash bar will be available

6:00pm
Conference adjourns for the day

6:30pm
Debriefing
For the UK group

7:00pm
Dinner with Joanna Motion and Caroline Usher (at the hotel)

Tuesday 3 November 2009

8:30am
Departure for Roosevelt University (meet in hotel lobby)

9:00-10:00am
Breakfast with the Provost
Continental breakfast and conversation with the Provost regarding "Who We Are" and a discussion on Roosevelt University's international programmes
Led by James Gandre, Provost, Roosevelt University

10:00-11:15am
U.S. Fundraising compared to International Fundraising
Led by Patrick Woods, Vice President for Institutional Fundraising and Chief Advancement Officer, Roosevelt University

11:15-12:00pm
Campus Tour

From Noon
Return to Westin Hotel - CASE conference
Leadership in Development Management (day 2 of 2)
CASE Europe group to join participants from North America.

Noon-1:15 PM
Lunch (on your own)
An opportunity for UK participants to network with North American colleagues participating in the conference.

1:15-2:45pm
Change management
Seven sure-fire steps to effecting, implementing and managing change

3:00-4:30pm
Staffing the president: Establishing a dynamic, balanced partnership
• Agreeing on measures of success
• Deploying the CEO to maximum advantage
• The benefits of mutual mentoring

4:30-5:00pm
Parting thoughts for leadership success

5:00pm
Conference adjourns

5:30pm
Debriefing

6:10pm
Departure for dinner (meet in hotel lobby)

6:30pm
Dinner with Joanna Motion and Caroline Usher at GG+A offices
28th Floor, 401 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago 60611
Guest speaker: Gerard Cattie, Managing Director, Odgers Berndston (New York) - Topic: An International Perspective on Recruiting Top Talents for Development Offices

Wednesday 4 November 2009

From 6.30am
Breakfast at the hotel restaurant

8:00am
Coach departs for Northwestern University (meet in hotel lobby)

9:00am
Welcome to Northwestern University
Sarah Pearson, Vice President Alumni Relations and Development

10:00am
Building Relationships Beginning in the Student Years
Aspasia Apostolakis, Katie Wesner, Mitch Neubert, Matt Herek
Alumni Relations and Development team members

11:00am
Alumni Relations: Programming in a Recession
Cathy Stembridge, Associate Vice President for Alumni Relations

11:45am
Lunch break
Roundtables with Northwestern University colleagues

1:00pm
Campus Tour

2:30pm
Major Gifts: Building the Pipeline
Patricia McKeever, Director of Major Gifts

3:30pm
Principal Gifts: Creating a Successful Programme
Eve Jeffers, Associate Vice President for Development
Kate Gerlach, Director of Principal Gifts

4:30pm
Closing
Sarah Pearson

6:45pm
Departure for dinner (meet in hotel lobby)

7:00pm
Dinner with Caroline Usher at Joe's Restaurant (Jesse's Room)
This dinner may include representatives from North American institutions we are visiting.
Guest speaker: Bob Burdenski, Principal, Robert Burdenski Annual Giving - Topic: American Annual Giving Strategies
Special Guest: Andrea Nixon, Executive Director, Tate Liverpool

Thursday 5 November 2009

8:00am
Coach departs for UIC (meet in hotel lobby)

8:30am
Continental Breakfast

8:50am
Welcome and Introduction
Led by Penny Hunt, Vice Chancellor for Development, UIC

9:00-10:00am
Major Gifts
Led by Randolph Alexander, Senior Director of Development, Major Gifts, UIC and Kathleen Spiess, Director of Advancement, School of Public Health, UIC

10:00-10:15am
Break

10:15-12:00pm
Engaging Deans and Faculty
Moderators: Penny Hunt and Marilyn Foster Kirk, Associate Vice Chancellor for Development, UIC
Participants: Dwight McBride, Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS), UIC; Bruce Graham, Dean, College of Dentistry, UIC; Chuck Coughlin, Director of Advancement, LAS, UIC; and Mark Valentino, Assistant Dean for Advancement and Alumni Affairs, College of Dentistry, UIC

12:00noon
Walk to lunch

12:10-1:00pm
Lunch
Location: Cardinal Room, Student Center East, 750 S. Halsted, Chicago
An opportunity for UK participants to network with UIC development staff

1:00-1:45pm
Campus Bus Tour
Led by Jason Marcus Waak, Assistant Director, Office of the Historian, UIC
Bus to drop group back at University Hall

2:00-3:00pm
Alumni Relations
Led by Arlene Norsym, Vice President, University of Illinois Alumni Association and Associate Chancellor for Alumni Relations, UIC

3:00 -4:00pm
Starting a Principal Gifts Programme
Led by Penny Hunt with L. Keith Todd, Chief Development Officer for Medicine, UIC and Janny Manasse, Principal Gifts Associate, Office of Development, UIC

6:45pm
Departure for dinner (meet in hotel lobby)

7:00pm
Dinner with Caroline Usher at Vong's Thai Kitchen
This dinner may include representatives from North American institutions we are visiting.
Guest Speaker: Cathy Brod, Vice President Community Relations/Executive Director Educational Foundation, Harper College - Topic: Development Activities from the Perspective of a Community College

Friday 6 November 2009

From 6.30am
Breakfast at the hotel restaurant (vouchers provided)

9:00-10:00am
Meet the President and the Provost
Panelists include
• From Northwestern University: Emeritus President Henry Bienen
• From the University of Illinois at Chicago: Provost R. Michael Tanner
• From the University of Illinois Foundation: William Sturtevant, Senior Principal Gifts Consultant

10:00-11:00 am
Meet Key Volunteers
Panelists include
• From the University of Illinois at Chicago: Mary Maryland and Joe Barrett

11:00-11:30am
Tea, coffee and networking break

11:30am-1:00pm
Action plans for the next two months and debriefing

1:00-2:00pm
Lunch and departure