Day 1, Wednesday, May 15

Define the Field

NOON-1:00 PM
Registration

1:00-1:15
Welcome and Introductions

1:15-2:15
Trends: The Who, How, What and Why of Giving
Gain an edge for success by understanding key trends in who is giving, the interests of philanthropists and how people are making their gifts. 

2:30-3:45
Focus on the Best
Identify the best possible donors for your institution by learning data mining skills and developing your fundraising GPS.

4:00-5:00
Elective Sessions (choose one)

• Everyone Wins
  Explore the value in team and interdisciplinary projects. Your takeaway is a model of how to track team projects, allocate credit, etc.
• Purposeful Proposals
  Write proposals that stand out among others to garner attention and support.

5:15-6:00
Perspectives in Philanthropy Panel
Visit with leading philanthropists who share insights to why they give their time, talent and treasure to education.

6:00-7:00
Networking Reception

7:00
Conference Adjourns for the Day
Dinner on your own

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Day 2, Thursday, May 16

Take Your Skills to New Levels

8:00-8:45 AM
Breakfast Roundtables
Benefit from colleagues who face similar challenges and opportunities.

9:00-10:15
The Generation for Gift Planning
Baby Boomers have arrived. Strengthen your ability to structure gifts with this review of gift planning vehicles and case studies; know the cues for recommending specific strategies.

10:30-11:30
Elective Sessions (choose one)

• Do Try These at Home
  Return to campus armed with a repertoire of workshop formats for staff, faculty and volunteers.
• Technology on a Budget
  Explore tangible ways that development officers are using technology to heighten identification, contact, engagement and stewardship of major gifts.

11:30 AM-1:15 PM
Lunch on your own

1:15-2:30
Excellence, Vision, Innovation and Other Terms to Retire
Return home with a meaningful case for support that inspires, motivates and engages.

2:45-3:45
Elective Sessions (choose one)

• Caught Up in Paperwork
  Understand how to protect your institution and represent donors through this unique review of contact reports, gift agreements, pledge forms, quid pro quo, confidentiality, etc.
• Volunteers: Winning Strategies
  Generate ideas to work with the one-third who do; the third who don't and the ones in between.

4:00-5:15
Elective Sessions (choose one)

• Creativity to Boost Prospect Strategies
  Define specific next steps what will make a real difference with your top three prospects.
• Corporate and Foundation Giving: Building Synergies
  Understand the projects and institutions that corporations and foundations are supporting, and you will to build a roadmap to find, access and reap rewards.

5:15
Conference Adjourns for the Day
Dinner on your own

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Day 3, Friday, May 17

Return with Impact

8:00-8:45 AM
Breakfast Roundtables
Benefit from colleagues who face similar challenges and opportunities.

9:00-10:30
When Things Go Awry
Learn through great discussion and interaction based on real case studies of major gifts that have gone not exactly as planned.

10:45 AM-NOON
Faculty Firing Line and Wrap up

Noon
Conference Adjourns

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