Alumni & Development Team Partnerships for the Win!
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT
Speaker(s): Jim Piatt, Senior Vice President, University Advancement and External Affairs, Elon University, William Pierce, Associate Vice President of Alumni Engagement, The University of Toledo Foundation
Elective Session
Regardless of how an advancement shop chooses to structure alumni relations and development, there are often natural opportunities for alumni teams to collaborate with development teams to engage prospective and current donors in meaningful ways. In this session, you will hear relevant examples of alumni professionals partnering with development officers to cultivate donors in the major gift cycle, while also providing alumni audiences with unique and special experiences. You will gain insight into the win-win opportunities that you can create in your advancement shop that lead to major gifts while also engaging alumni with impactful, alumni-centered programming.