#CCAE2023 National Conference Schedule

Tuesday May 23

Time Session/Activity Location
12:00 Registration Grand Foyer
16:00 New Professionals 'Meet n Greet' Grand Foyer
17:30 Meet in the Hotel Lobby to walk to Platform Calgary Hotel Lobby
18:00 – 20:00 Opening Reception
Supported by National Partner Manulife		 Platform Calgary – Pitch Stage & West Hall

Wednesday May 24

Time Session/Activity Speaker(s) Location
8:30 - 9:45 Breakfast & National Conference Opening Imperial Ball Room (4-9)
9:45 - 10:45 Professional Learning Session A:
Keynote: The Amazing Couple – Team Ahkameyimo
Supported by Presenting Partner Blackbaud		 Dr. James Makokis, Two Spirit Doctor – LGBTQ2S, Indigenous, Diversity & Inclusion Expert
Anthony Johnson, LGBTQ2S+, Two-Spirit and Diversity Expert		 Imperial Ball Room (4-9)
10:45 - 11:30 Meet with CCAE's National Partners, Conference Sponsors & Exhibitors Imperial Ballroom (1/2/3)
11:30 - 12:15 Professional Learning Sessions B
Becoming Strategic Partners with our Academic Leaders Sherry Booth, Trent University Herald-Doll
Stronger Together. Formalizing town-gown relations for the betterment of community
Session Sponsor Global Philanthropic Canada Inc.		 Richard Longtin, Red Deer Polytechnic Bannerman-Walker
Kirk & Spock: Lessons in Leadership
Session Sponsor: Honeywell		 Lorna Somers, Mohawk College Foundation
Ron McKerlie, President, Mohawk College		 Imperial Ball Room (4-9)
A Mile in Their Shoes: Truth, Empathy, and Reconciliation Ruth Dunley, Queen’s University Stephen AB
12:15 - 13:30 Lunch
Recognition of the 2023 Rising Star Award Recipients
supported by Anthology Inc.		 Imperial Ball Room (4-9)
13:30 - 14:30 Professional Learning Sessions C
A new normal? Lessons learned from recruiting, retaining, and engaging staff in a pandemic era
Session Sponsor: Grenzebach Glier + Associates		 Christoph Clodius, The Discovery Group
Jane Potentier, University of Victoria		 Stephen AB
Faith & Fundraising: Three Interconnected Philanthropy Tradition
Session Sponsor Global Philanthropic Canada Inc.		 Lori Guenther Reesor, Joyful Fundraising
Irshad Osman, University of Toronto
Ann Rosenfield, Temple Sinai		 Bannerman-Walker
Demystifying Alumni Engagement Metrics Deborah Trumble, CASE Herald-Doll
A journey toward reconciliation – renaming TMU
Session Sponsor: Honeywell		 Karen Benner, Toronto Metropolitan University
Michael Forbes, Toronto Metropolitan University
Johanna VanderMaas, Toronto Metropolitan University 		Imperial Ball Room (4-9)
14:30 - 15:15 Meet with CCAE's National Partners, Conference Sponsors & Exhibitors Imperial Ballroom (1/2/3)
15:15 - 16:30 Professional Learning Sessions D:
Community of Practice breakout discussion session
New Professionals
Mid-career (non-managerial)
Managerial
Senior Leadership

Stephen AB
Bannerman-Walker
Imperial Ballroom (4-9)
Herald Doll
17:45 Meet in the Lobby to board busses departing to Calgary Zoo Hotel Lobby
18:00 - 20:45 Cocktail & Dinner Event
Supported by National Partner TD Insurance		 Calgary Zoo – Butterfly Conservatory & Safari Lodge
21:00 Busses depart from Calgary Zoo to the Hotel

Thursday May 25

Time Session/Activity Speaker(s) Location
8:30 - 9:15 Breakfast Imperial Ballroom (4-9)
9:15 - 10:15 Professional Learning Sessions E
Reimagining Regional Alumni Engagement: alumni UBC’s pandemic pilots
Session Sponsor: Honeywell		 Michael Awmack, University of British-Columbia
Christy Nair, University of British-Columbia		 Stephen AB
Follow The Money: Gift acceptance policies and practices at Canadian universities
Session Sponsor: Grenzebach Glier + Associates		 Ellen Dotty, University of Alberta
Tanya Hannah Rumble, Toronto Metropolitan University		 Herald-Doll
What women want: Bringing female philanthropy to the forefront of your institution
Session Sponsor Global Philanthropic Canada Inc.		 Christy Miller, Global Philanthropic Canada
Tasneem Rahim, Bow Valley College		 Imperial Ballroom (4-9)
Building a Data Driven Culture
Session Sponsor: Grenzebach Glier + Associates		 Alex Campomanes, University of Manitoba
Stephanie Levene, University of Manitoba		 Bannerman-Walker
10:15 - 10:45 Meet with CCAE's National Partners, Conference Sponsors & Exhibitors Imperial Ballroom (1/2/3)
10:45 - 12:00 Professional Learning Sessions F
Panel Discussion:
Connecting the day-to-day with the headlines: how advancement work impacts institutional strategic goals		 Paul Lacap, SAIT (Moderator)
Sonia Dupte, Brock University
Sandra Harris, Centennial College
Andrea Morris, University of Calgary		 Imperial Ballroom (4-9)
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
CCAE Annual General Meeting		 Imperial Ballroom (4-9)
13:00 - 14:00 Professional Learning Sessions G
Strategic Planning: Best (and Worst) Practices Christie Nash, Arising Collective Stephen AB
Ask not what they can do for us, but what we can do for them:
an alternative approach to alumni engagement		 Stephanie Savage, Lethbridge College Herald-Doll
Facilitating Belonging: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Advancement in Higher-Ed
Session Sponsor Global Philanthropic Canada Inc. 		Cynthia Foo, York University
Annette Paul, Havergal College		 Imperial Ballroom (4-9)
Their words not ours
Session Sponsor: Honeywell		 Lindsey Fair, University of Victoria Bannerman-Walker
14:00 - 14:30 Break
14:30 - 15:00 Professional Learning Sessions H
Putting Students in the lead of Donor Engagement
Session Sponsor Global Philanthropic Canada Inc. 		Penny Manners, Lakeland College
Stacey Ruller, Lakeland College		 Stephen AB
SESSION CANCELLED - Testing is Winning, optimizing digital marketing and fundraising
Session Sponsor Grenzebach Glier + Associates		 Josh Adler, Queen’s University Herald-Doll
The 5 pillars of building a winning social media alumni engagement strategy
Session Sponsor: Honeywell		 Ryan Kelly, Sheridan College Imperial Ballroom (4-9)
Can’t stop won’t stop: Reinforcing the Rebrand Lindsey Meredith, Calgary Academy Bannerman-Walker
15:00 - 15:15 Break
15:15 - 16:15 Professional Learning Session I
Conference Reflection:
Advancement - Today, Tomorrow and Into the Future		 James Allan, University of Calgary
Eleanor Finger, Mount Royal University		 Imperial Ballroom (4-9)
18:15 Meet in Lobby, busses to depart to Whiskey Rose Saloon Hotel Lobby
18:30 - 21:00 Social Event
Supported by National Partner MBNA		 Whiskey Rose Saloon
21:00 - 21:45 Busses in loop from Whiskey Rose Saloon to Hotel

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In this session, the University of Toronto’s Vice-President of Advancement, David Palmer and Chief Financial Officer, Trevor Rogers, discuss the genesis of the AIM model and the important role that senior leaders play in supporting a positive, productive, and growth-oriented culture of advancement that enables the pursuit of transformation growth in fundraising and engagement.

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Key Competencies for Responsible GenAI Use

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This session discusses a competency framework developed at Kwantlen Polytechnic University for generative artificial intelligence use – not by computer scientists but, rather, by the rest of us. AVP, Academic, David Burns discusses some of the early challenges he saw in his corner of the institution and some of the ways in which the team he works with faced them.

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McGill Women Take the Lead: Inspiring Women’s Philanthropy in Annual Giving

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This vital conversation focuses on inspired leadership from women philanthropists in an Annual Giving context. This session provides a case study on a volunteer-led fundraising initiative that raised $130,000 in 12 months from McGill alumnae, highlighting the roles of the Annual Giving, Alumni Relations and Communications teams in supporting the volunteers. This session also explores how such initiatives could be successful in other underrepresented donor constituencies.

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