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Fundraising Ethics: 10 Techniques for Working with Donors with Dementia

Managing and engaging aging donors is a sensitive issue for both development officers and donors’ families. Many development officers are not properly trained to recognize signs of dementia and Alzheimer’s, and soliciting gifts from donors when they are not of sound mind or body can result in lawsuits and other reputational issues for an institution. Join us online to learn how to recognize signs of dementia, and gain 10 tools for managing and engaging donors who are exhibiting these signs. Our expert instructor will share a variety of case study examples, leaving you equipped to deal with any delicate situations you encounter with your aging donors.

Creating Financial Expectations in the Housing
RFP Process

As institutions deal with depleting capital funding sources, public private partnerships (P3s) remain a particularly viable source of capital funding for the housing sector. However, as competition in the private sector grows, institutions must leverage the RFP process to ensure their needs are met within a financially sustainable project. To do this, colleges and universities must develop clear financial expectations. Join us for an online training that covers critical considerations to ensure the viability of your institution’s residential P3. Through the context of a successfully executed RFP, our expert presenter will walk through: Establishing stakeholders in the P3 planning process Setting a scope for your RFP Creating financial parameters around debt coverage ratio

Growing and Supporting Online
Programs Internationally

Pursuing international markets in online education can bring in new revenue and a more prestigious global image. However, efficiently expanding these programs to reach or meet an international need in education can be difficult. In order to capitalize on your programs’ competitive advantage, specific processes and support structures must be designed to target and align with the potential market. Join us for an online training where our experienced instructors will discuss the expansion of online programs for international audiences. Using a SWOT Analysis approach, we will discuss the competencies needed to find the right fit for your program and the building of an internal support model to meet the distinctive needs of an international audience.

Improving First-Year Student Experience Programs for At-Risk Students

First-Year Student Experience (FYSE) programs have been identified as a high-impact practice for increasing student persistence and success. Yet, many student populations remain at risk for attrition because they aren’t getting connected to critical resources when and how they need them most. Are your FYSE programs doing everything they can to strategically support at-risk students to ensure they return to campus for their second year? Join us for an online training to learn how to maximize your FYSE program’s effectiveness for at-risk student populations. Our expert faculty will walk you through national trends and how to create a localized plan of action on your campus. In addition, you’ll learn how to measure, evaluate, and report outcomes data to ensure your FYSE program is having the greatest impact on student success.

Branding and Marketing Your Leadership Annual Giving Program

A vibrant leadership annual giving program not only serves as the core of a successful annual fund, but it can be one of the best tools to build the pipeline to major gifts. Yet, institutions struggle with how to create a separate identity for their leadership giving programs, and how to best communicate the opportunities available and their impact on the institution. In this online training, our expert instructors will show you how they strategically restructured their leadership annual giving program communications with enhanced branding, specific and targeted solicitations, and a more robust stewardship strategy.

Using Peer Mentorship to Support Online Faculty

Maintaining online course quality is key to successfully growing online programs. However, supporting and monitoring online instruction is challenging because of the varying quality of teaching in the online environment. By implementing a peer mentor model that capitalizes on the internal expertise of your best online faculty, you can improve course quality across all of your programs. Join our experts to learn practical strategies for: Developing and implementing a mentorship program Supporting and monitoring your online programs in a cost effective manner Coaching your top performing faculty to mentor online instructors

FERPA Regulation Basics

Campus faculty, staff, and administrators who have access to student records must understand how the latest FERPA regulatory changes impact their use of protected information. Compliance becomes tricky given the number of employees accessing protected information, the frequent turnover in the employee pool, and the various exceptions that FERPA permits. Join us online for a review of FERPA regulations and how they apply to scenarios you and your team face daily. You will have the opportunity to test your FERPA knowledge through interactive elements during the training.

Supporting Mid-Career Faculty Webcast Recording

Mid-career faculty members (tenured-system faculty members) form a large and important component of the academic workforce who experience unique challenges. Academic life has a short career ladder, and many tenured faculty members reach a plateau where opportunities for advancement decline. Further, there has been relatively little research on tenured faculty and on best practices to support tenured faculty members through this extended career stage. Join our expert instructors online to identify the needs, interests, and challenges of tenured faculty members as well as productive practices and recommendations to address them. Featuring the award-winning work done at Michigan State University, this webcast can serve as a starting point for an important conversation within your faculty leadership team.

Predictive Modeling 101 for Advancement Professionals

Advancement shops are increasingly turning to predictive models to assess their donor pools and ensure that their most valuable donors are receiving the appropriate level of attention. Despite this trend, many front-line fundraisers are still unclear about what predictive modeling is, how it can be leveraged in their everyday work, and how to calculate a return on investment from the use of predictive models. Join us online to learn the fundamentals of predictive modeling and how your shop can use this model to guide your fundraising strategy. You will hear case studies from institutions across the country that have successfully integrated predictive modeling into their operations.Included in your registration fee is a comprehensive glossary of terms commonly used when discussing predictive analytics.

Alumni Career Services: Developing an Online Programming Series

Career services are one of the most requested resources from alumni. Capitalize on this interest by expanding your online offerings to include a live and recorded webinar series. Join us online to learn how you can develop a low-cost, online, career programming series that engages your alumni as both participants and presenters. Through a showcase of the program at Georgetown University, our expert instructor will share information and advice around the key components of an alumni career services webinar series, including: Choosing a platform to deliver your webinars Selecting the right topics to interest your alumni Recruiting and managing engaging presenters to deliver your content Marketing your programming appropriately Assessing your programming

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