Learn to develop a program that harnesses your students’ potential, pairs their skills with your shop’s vision and other student philanthropy efforts, and supports their own professional goals. Whether you are beginning a new effort or bolstering an existing program, this webcast will equip you with next steps and an arsenal of templates and resources to get the most out of your student foundation.
Throughout the training you will hear how the College of William and Mary was able to successfully combine three dormant and unsuccessful student philanthropy groups into one strong student foundation by:
Establishing a rigorous student selection process
Providing extensive and specific training
Setting transparent and firm expectations
Who should attend?
Alumni relations, annual giving, and other advancement professionals will benefit most from this training focused on revitalizing or creating a student foundation program.
Agenda
Setting the Vision
Rebuilding a student foundation
Tying program to institutional and student priorities
Creating the vision
Budget
Recruiting and Building Your Team
Deciding on numbers and structure
Soliciting nominations across campus
Invitation process
Interviews
Training, Meetings, and Setting Expectations
Comprehensive fundraising training
Setting expectations around meetings, dress, and conduct
Meeting structure and guest speakers
Events and Involvement
Student philanthropy events
Class gifts
Donor engagement events
Looking Ahead – What’s Next?
Empowering students to write the constitution
Sub-committee structure
Developing a brand
Additional Resources
Included with your registration are a number of resources to help jumpstart your program:
