Raising resources to support graduate and professional schools is more critical than ever. Learn what it takes to run a high-performance development team in the graduate and professional environment.
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Explore strategies for engaging your dean as a partner in the advancement effort.
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Learn how to leverage campaign planning to build synergies between academic vision, institutional mission and fundraising goals.
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Learn how best to develop and use volunteer boards.
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Discover how to build a successful development program without a strong alumni base.
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Gather proven strategies to convert the challenges between schools/colleges and central development into opportunities.
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Learn how to perform a gap analysis of your fundraising program and to build the case for long-term investment in the success of your development and alumni relations program.
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Develop a peer-sharing network.
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Hone your solicitation, negotiation and gift closure skills in a workshop featuring conference participants in case-based, role-playing exercises.
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Professional school deans and deans of graduate programs
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Assistant and associate deans, directors of development and major gift officers in professional and graduate school programs
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University (Central) Development staff who work with professional and graduate schools
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Department chairs and interested faculty
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Strategic and campaign planning professionals within advancement
