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Joseph DeSanto
202.265.7500, ext. 1172

Shane Carlin
Development Knowledge Community Chair

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Student Affairs
Development Conference



July 10-12, 2011

university of Utah

Conference Description | Registration | Speaker | Hotel & Travel


Conference Description

The purpose of the Student Affairs Development Conference is to share and exchange strategies, ideas, and resources, and to discuss issues related to fundraising for student affairs. The conference promotes an exchange of best practices and assist attendees in identifying successful programs. It is designed for professionals who currently have development responsibilities specifically for student affairs and for professionals with backgrounds and experience in either student affairs or development.

The conference will offer educational sessions geared towards individuals who are both new and seasoned within student affairs development. Topics covered will include:

  • Continuing to develop new prospects;

  • Developing creative stewardship methods;

  • Successfully partnering with Alumni Boards and best utilizing volunteers;

  • Preparing for a capital campaign; 

  • Engaging other professionals within Student Affairs and Development divisions;

  • Strengthening your Student Affairs Development Office.

Tentative Schedule-At-A-Glance

 

Sunday, July 10, 2011

 

1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Registration (Marriott University Park)

3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Welcome & Overview of Conference

4:00  – 4:15 p.m.

Break

4:15 – 5:30 p.m.

Student Affairs and Development:
Compare & Contrast

5:30 – 6:45 p.m.  

Opening Reception

7:00 p.m.

Dinner (No Host)

 

 

Monday, July 11, 2011

 

7:30 – 8:30 a.m.     

Continental Breakfast

8:15 – 8:30 a.m.

Welcome from University of Utah

8:30 – 10:30 a.m.  

Advancing Student Affairs Development Workshop with Dr. Patricia Justice

10:30 - 10:45 a.m.  

Break

10:45 - 12:00 p.m. 

Round Tables

New Student Affairs Development Officers

Seasoned Student Affairs Development Officers

12:00 – 1:30 p.m.    

Lunch

1:30 – 1:45 p.m.  

Student Affairs Development Best Practices based on the Development Continuum (Identification, Information, Cultivation, Solicitation, Stewardship)

1:45 – 2:45 p.m. 

Concurrent Sessions

Identification: Building Constituencies i.e. Alumni, Parents, Students, Corporations

Information: Sharing Student Affairs Priorities, Programs, and Opportunities with External Audiences

2:45 – 3:00 p.m. 

Break

3:00 – 4:15 p.m. 

Concurrent Sessions

Information: Utilizing Student Affairs and Development Staff

Donor-Centered Fundraising: Building a Student Affairs Development Office with an Academic-Focused Development Program

4:15 – 4:30 p.m. 

Break

4:30  – 5:45 p.m. 

Concurrent Sessions

Cultivation: Engaging Prospective Donors

Preparing for a Capital Campaign

6:30 p.m. 

Dinner (Sponsored by the University of Utah)

 

 

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

 

7:30 – 8:30 a.m.    

Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 9:45 a.m. 

Concurrent Sessions

Solicitation: Asking for Major Gifts

Solicitation: Building an Annual Fund Campaign

9:45 - 10:00 a.m. 

Break

10:00 – 11:15 a.m. 

Hot Topics Developed by Delegates

11:15 – 11:30 a.m.          

Break

11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.   

Wrap-up: What We've Learned, Moving Forward

12:30 - 2:00 p.m. 

Campus Tour (Optional)