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Event Category: Workshop

Rethink Campaign Leadership: A Workshop for Senior Fundraising Executives

Running a successful fundraising campaign isn’t just about following best practices or implementing the latest consultant-driven strategies. It’s about leading with purpose, aligning your team, and forging strong partnerships across campus—all while navigating complex and ever-changing challenges.   This two-day workshop is designed exclusively for senior fundraising leaders ready to move beyond conventional campaign playbooks. Here, […]

Creating a Service Excellence Training Program for Your Campus

Check back for new dates soon! With traditional-aged college enrollment declining and hybrid formats posing ongoing challenges, higher education leaders are facing unprecedented pressure. To tackle these issues, many institutions are adopting service excellence to create a campus-wide “culture of care” that enhances both student and employee experiences, driving retention. Join this conference to: Register […]

Leading Your Development Officers: The Art and Science of Developing High-Performing Teams

Are you ready to lead your development officers with clarity, purpose, and confidence—empowering them to exceed fundraising goals while helping to support a positive culture of philanthropy at your institution? Development officer leaders play a pivotal role in driving institutional success through philanthropy, but many find themselves unprepared for the complexities of managing high-performing teams. […]

Identifying and Evolving Beyond Dysfunctional Team Dynamics

Interpersonal interactions, communication patterns, and outcomes can be key indicators of team dysfunction. It’s easy to identify a dysfunctional team when all three of these elements break down completely, but what if only one or two aspects are suffering? Join us in person to learn how to identify dysfunctional team dynamics and to practice strategies […]

Ingenious Leadership: Leading Complex Change on Campus

Join us for an immersive, two-day face-to-face conference designed to equip you with the skills and strategies to become an Ingenious Leader. Developed in collaboration with Melissa Morriss-Olson, the author of Ingenious Leadership, this event is your gateway to learning the skills required to push the boundaries of higher education.  You’ll gain: To preserve an […]

Driving Institutional Strategy as a Chief Strategist or Chief of Staff

The Chief of Staff/Chief Strategy Officer plays a crucial role in addressing critical issues facing an institution, yet they often have a more solitary professional experience than other Vice Presidents and Cabinet members—many times, working through influence rather than via large divisional and organizational chart purview. Join us for this one-of-a kind in-person experience, where […]

Advanced Leadership Development in Higher Education

Higher education is facing several disruptive trends, which means as a leader, you need to make substantive—not incremental—change.  If this feels like a difficult task, join us for this one-of-a-kind program that will help you to explore how you can lead for the impact you desire.  In this three-day program, you’ll explore how to combat […]

Provost Summit: Leading for Innovation and Growth

In today’s rapidly changing world, innovation has become a critical driver of success for individual leaders and their organizations. However, fostering a culture of innovation is not easy—especially in academia, where traditions and hierarchy often prevail. This unique event aims to bring Provosts together to connect with peers, develop their own leadership, and learn proven […]

Provost Summit 2: Anchoring Innovation in Your Institution’s Culture

This exclusive event is a follow-up to our Provost Summit: Leading for Innovation and Growth, and it’s designed to help you identify ways you can cultivate a campus culture that embodies innovation and sustains change over the long haul.  Specifically, you’ll discuss how to:  This event brings Provosts together for a powerful experience that blends […]

Empowering Innovation: A Deep Dive into Design Thinking Facilitation

Join us for an immersive, two-day, face-to-face conference designed to equip you with the skills and strategies to become a dynamic Design Thinking facilitator. Developed in collaboration with Academic Impressions and Virginia Commonwealth University’s da Vinci Center, this event is your gateway to mastering the art of innovation leadership.  What you’ll gain: