Summer Institute in Educational Fundraising 2023

Closing Plenary Sessions and Institute Wrap-Up

4:45 PM - 5:45 PM CT
Speaker(s): Armin Afsahi, Vice President for Alumni Relations and Development, University of Chicago, Lacie LaRue, Assistant Vice President Advancement Strategies and Technology Innovation, University of Oregon, Lishelle Blakemore, Associate Vice Chancellor, Development, University Development and Alumni Relations, University of California, Berkeley, Skylar Beaver, Assistant Director of Advancement, The Lawrenceville School, Chris Clarke, Associate Vice President, Duke University, Jim Piatt, Senior Vice President, University Advancement and External Affairs, Elon University
Plenary
Alumni Relations
Fundraising

Putting the Pieces Together
Speakers: Armin Afsahi and Lacie LaRue

How do we leverage all the tools of development to enhance fundraising/face to face experience and outcomes? Using a donor pipeline approach, this session will focus on alumni and donor engagement, using events for prospecting, strategic stewardship to facilitate future gifts, creating a seamless hand-off culture, and using technology without sacrificing a personal touch.

Trends and Opportunities in Educational Fundraising
Panelists: Skylar Beaver, Chris Clarke and Jim Piatt
Moderator: Lishelle Blakemore

Over the past few years, we’ve experienced a global pandemic, an unprecedented economic collapse and fitful beginnings of a recovery, and the most explosive social upheaval on issues of race and justice in more than a half-century. Our work doesn’t happen in a vacuum; how do these massive disruptions impact our work? We will hear from some of the best brains in our industry on our challenges going forward, how we can successfully address those challenges, and why there are always reasons to be optimistic.