Course Category: Webcast Recording

Using Annual Giving Data to Acquire and Retain Donors

Data analysis has the power to inform and transform your annual-giving decision making in a way that allows you to steer your shop towards growth. However, the key to effective data analysis is knowing how to use the right data and from where to obtain it, so that you can identify donor trends, grow your pipeline, and increase funds raised. Join us online to hear from the University of Washington on how to best use data to make informed decisions in order to retain, reactivate, and acquire donors. You’ll learn how to: Ensure you retrieve the right data from the sources that best support your analysis Examine how to use metrics to accurately segment donors Engage your donors effectively while moving them through your donor pipeline with greater intention

Develop Your Impact Reporting Strategy

Impact reports can be one of your most valuable donor stewardship and cultivation tools, but shops often lack an overall strategy to implement them efficiently and effectively. Especially now, when many advancement teams are facing reduced resources, reporting can be challenging and time consuming. No matter the size of your shop, you will leave this webcast with strategies for planning and scaling the work of impact reports in order to more successfully steward donors at all levels of the giving pyramid.

Developing a Collaborative Metrics Structure for Stronger Corporate Engagement

Effective corporate engagement efforts are hard to quantify, especially because the cycle of relationship development can take a long time. Measuring success by dollars in the door is clear-cut but also not representative of the relationship as a whole. Fairleigh Dickinson University has developed an approach to their metrics, which motivate, track, and monitor corporate engagement. Join us for this online training to learn how FDU has established and used team metrics in a collaborative way to support their corporate engagement goals. You’ll gain insights into how this structure promotes accountability as well as motivates and enables their team to progress and move forward. You will leave this webcast with tools and ideas that you can adapt for defining and measuring your own efforts.

Integrating Inclusivity into Your Leadership Philosophy

An essential behavior practiced by inclusive leaders is seeking perspectives and feedback from people who have different ideas, experiences, and backgrounds. Being receptive and open to different views also requires inclusive leaders to challenge the way they see and interpret the world. To do so, they must examine the values and experiences they bring into their leadership work and understand how those values show up in the way they lead. More importantly, inclusive leaders reflect on how their values help and hinder their ability to listen and respond to the perspectives of others. Join us online for a two-part interactive workshop that will help you reflect on and explore how your personal values shape your leadership identity and how well that identity aligns with the inclusive-leader mindset. The leaders of today and tomorrow understand that inclusivity is not something you do when it’s convenient: inclusivity is a daily practice and mindset infused into your leadership identity. After this training, you’ll be able to align your values and leadership identity towards that of an inclusive leader by: Identifying your primary values and evaluating how well they express inclusivity Writing a leadership philosophy that articulates an inclusive leadership identity Brainstorming ways to […]

Three Essential Behaviors of a Servant Leader

As a result of COVID-19 and the racial injustices that have permeated 2020, it’s more important than ever to lead with humanity and create a work environment where people feel recognized and heard. Current challenges require leaders to be visionary, but they must also be humble and know how to bring out the best in others. The servant leadership philosophy and practice strikes a balance between putting others first and addressing their highest needs, so that they can feel heard, empowered, and fulfilled. It’s about creating an environment that assumes the best intentions and demonstrates unconditional love and support. In a time when surviving the daily grind can feel daunting, a leader’s ability to allow others to thrive can be especially powerful. Join us online and learn what it takes to lead with a servant-leader mindset. You will be introduced to three essential behaviors of a servant leader: Behavior 1: Look inward, so you can be authentic and humble. Behavior 2: Look at your team, so you can ensure you have the right people around the table, recognize their strengths, and empower them to do their best. Behavior 3: Look to the future, so you can exercise foresight and use […]

Creating an Inner Coach Stronger than Your Inner Critic

Creating an Inner Coach Stronger than Your Inner Critic Have you ever felt like you don’t deserve your success? Login On: January 13, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern EVENT LINK Zoom Login Instructions JOIN ZOOM MEETING https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87118449316?pwd=bFEwTm05bXhIbEZOQnNrcFl2Tkx1QT09 Meeting ID: 871 1844 9316 Passcode: 608301 If you wish to join a test meeting in Zoom, go to this website: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/115002262083-Joining-a-test-meeting  If you don’t already have the Zoom app, you may be prompted to download it. Digital Recording You will be able to view the webcast recording here no later than 10 business days after the live session. Resources You will be able to download webcast materials here no later than 10 business days after the live session. You will be able to view the webcast recording here no later than 10 business days after the live session. Agenda To help you recognize and develop your inner coach, you’ll learn the following: The origins and neuroscience of the undermining voice The four types of inner voices that undermine courage, confidence, and resilience, as well as how your inner critic enters into your personal and professional lives A technique that will help you track your negative thoughts and patterns and help you craft a […]

Supporting Frontline Fundraisers Amidst Uncertainty: Rethinking Activities and Goals

Amidst uncertainty, donor giving is likely to decrease. To keep your fundraisers motivated and ensure the long-term sustainability of your shop, you may need to shift the focus to identifying new prospects and keeping in touch with donors so that relationships are strong when the time is once again right for giving. Join us for this one-hour webcast to learn practices you can implement with your fundraisers in these times to ensure major gift pipeline growth and sustained donor engagement. Our expert instructor will share the activities and goals he’s used during the pandemic to inspire his fundraisers and lay the groundwork for future giving.

Developing Effective Caller-Donor Relationships in Your Phonathon Operation

With the recent increase in contact rates-due to people being at home more than ever-coupled with modern technology that increases the ability to engage donors, phonathons are poised to see an unexpected resurgence this year as an effective communication and solicitation channel. As a result, now is the appropriate time to revisit how you can best take advantage of these circumstances and focus on building more effective relationships with your prospective donors. To capitalize on this time and increase donor acquisition, it is essential to ensure that new prospects, as well as LYBUNTS and SYBUNTS, experience personalized outreach from your call center. You can accomplish this by developing a genuine relationship between your institution and your prospective donor by building upon the initial call and conversation through utilizing text and e-mail, as well as video and direct mail.

An Intersectional Approach to Addressing Food Insecurity

We know that students with marginalized identities are more likely to experience food insecurity. Now data shows the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on the health and financial wellbeing of People of Color, including those from Black and Indigenous communities. These disparities, in conjunction with recent incidents of racial injustice, prompted the University of Oregon to reexamine how they were serving BIPOC students experiencing food insecurity. Knowing these inequities would likely worsen, University of Oregon’s Food Security Task Force adjusted their response to support students beyond baseline health and safety precautions. The task force adapted seven food security initiatives-ranging from a food pantry to a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) enrollment program-to better serve students in the context of the pandemic and racial injustice. Join us to learn how the University of Oregon is working to decrease stigma and increase access for students of all identities experiencing food insecurity-and the strategies you can adopt on your own campus to do the same.

Hiring, Developing, and Promoting Women Leaders in Higher Education

When looking at potential candidates for hiring, too often we revert to “comfortable cloning,” or looking for those applicants who followed similar (and often more traditional) paths in their education and careers. We sometimes place too much emphasis on past job titles, leaving women – who are not promoted as often as men – stuck in a cycle that undermines their careers, salaries, and potential. Those who lead others are best positioned to create space for individuals to develop their skills and encourage career progression as they grow. Sometimes, our most talented women wait until they possess nearly every skillset before they consider applying for higher positions, narrowing the pool of potential applicants for a certain role. In this webcast, our expert will help you to look more closely at your interviewing, developing, and hiring practices to ensure that you are providing opportunities for more equitable paths to leadership. We will look at how to overcome blind spots which can often lead us to inadvertently create teams that lack diversity not only in terms of gender and background, but also in perspective, experience, and sensitivity to other marginalized groups.

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