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Below please find a list of all of the conference sessions. Use the drop-down list to change the display, and click on a session to get the full session description. (Please note: Conference registrants do not need to register for particular sessions at the time of registration; all conference attendees are welcome to attend any of the sessions listed below.)

 

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xAdvancement 2.0: How Institutional Advancement Must Evolve in our Internet-Enabled Society
xAdvancement in the Classroom? How a Middlebury Intersession Course Creates Opportunity for Students, Alumni, and College Advancement
xAlumni Career Services on the Road: Lessons from Harvard Business School and Tufts University
xAlumni Relations and the Annual Fund: Partnering for Mutual Success
xAnnual Report Online
xBuilding Alumni Affinity One Dinner at a Time
xCelebrating Your Legacy: Proud to be an Alumnus/a!
xEngaging Your Alumni to Build Their Own Online Chapter/Club Communities
xGetting Everyone on the Same Page: Integrating Databases
xPlanning an Event 101: Where Do I Even Begin?
xRegional Programs: Staff or Volunteer Driven?
xViral Philanthropy: Spreading Philanthropic Values Amongst College Students
xDifficult Conversations for Managers: Where Did I Go Wrong?
xEating Live Spiders: Overcoming the Fear of Public Speaking
xSecrets of Guerilla Interviewing
xThe Path to Success in Advancement Services and Advancement Operations
xTools and Tactics of an Adaptable Leader
xWork-Life Balance in Advancement
xBrandtastic: A Branding Workshop (Part 1)
xBrandtastic: A Branding Workshop (Part 2)
xCan You Write Better Than a Fifth-Grader?
xCommunicating Your Vision: In Good Times and Bad
xCommunications Best Practices Lunch
xControlling the Communications Chaos: Instilling a Brand Voice in a University
xCrisis Communications: The Changing Role of the Crisis Communicator
xDeveloping Smart Publications
xLaughing All the Way to the Bank: Injecting Humor in Donor Communications
xLeveraging New Media To Take Your Institutional Marketing to the Next Level
xReaching Your Audience in Turbulent Times: Developing a National Media Plan and Building Relationships with Reporters
xSocial Networks and Fundraising
xThe Emperor's New Clothes
xThe Whys and Why Nots of Social Media
xA Glass-Half-Full or Glass-Half-Empty Kind of Gift: The Charitable Gift Annuity
xBecome a Better Major Gift Negotiator
xCultivation and Solicitation of Alumni in a Web 2.0 World
xDiving into the Deep End: Initiating Donor Conversations Around Underwater Funds
xFocus on Relationships in Confusing Times
xManaging Trustee Relationships for a Campaign and Beyond
xMission and Metrics: They Can Peacefully Coexist!
xOne Way to Skin the Cat: Volunteers and Gift Planning in Harvard Campaigns
xPositive Advancement Services Strategy in a Down Economy
xRamping Up
xRules of the Road to Fundraising
xSecuring Principal Gifts: Strategies of Cultivation and Close
xSuccessful Prospect Management: Partnering Up with Research & Collaboration with Front Line Staff
xSunshine, Ice Cream and Incentives: Building a Successful (and Fun!) Faculty/Staff Campaign
xThe Measure of Success: Getting the Resources Right
xThe Power of an Integrated Program
xThe Trustee Role in Raising Philanthropic Support
xUnderstanding and Investing in Your Institution's Planned Gifts Potential
xWhen Nobody Wants to Ask (for Money)
xWhen Stewardship Meets Cultivation
xCreating Effective Partnerships
xGathering Minds and Hands to Break Down the Silos
xLeadership for Change
xAll Aboard: Increasing Participation
xBest Web Relaunch Ever: Lessons Learned from Web Site Relaunches
xEffective Use of Social Media
xGrowing Your Annual Fund through Major Gifts
xIt's a Team Effort: Admissions, Financial Aid, and Development
xPlanned Giving for Any Size Shop
xSmall School, Big Campaign: How One Independent School is Maximizing Staff and Resources to Reach an Aggressive Campaign Goal
xYoung Alumni: Cultivating the Next Generation
xAdvancement Services 101
xAlumni Relations 101
xAnnual Giving 101
xCommunications 007: How to be a Communications Secret Agent
xCommunications in a University Context: A Beginner's Guide
xEverything I Wanted to Know from the Beginning...but Didn't Learn until the End!
xKnow Your Data
xMajor Gifts 101
xPlanned Giving 101
xThe Human Factor: Making Donors the Priority and Focus
xUsing Social Media to Drive Success in Your Annual Giving Program
xWelcome to CASE
xAlumni Engagement
xAlumni Engagement
xBeyond the Homepage
xBuilding Partnerships for Successful Stewardship
xBuilding Partnerships for Successful Stewardship
xCompeting for the Big Bucks: Of Course We Can!
xCould a Board of Visitors Program Engage Donors and Build Community for Your Organization?
xFunding Climate in the Corporate/Foundation World Today
xGreat PR at Little Cost
xGreat PR at Little Cost
xHarnessing the Power of Pre-Campaign Strategic Planning
xHow to Get Your College Magazine Online When You Have No More Time, Staff, or Budget
xMake The Change: Transitioning From College Advancement to Independent School Development
xMaking Your Message Stick
xMaking Your Message Stick
xPresidential Events: Taking Your Institution's Leader on the Road
xTo Count or Not to Count: When Is a Grant a Gift to the Institution?
xValue-Added Stewardship: Links to Other Offices
xValue-Added Stewardship: Links to Other Offices
xWhen Nobody Wants to Ask For Money
xAnnual Meeting and Keynote