November 10, 2015
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CCAeLearning: Lessons from Prix d’Excellence Gold Recipients

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With support from Presenting Partner iA Financial Group, CCAE is pleased to offer a series of seven CCAeLearning webinars presented by 2015 Prix d’Excellence Gold recipients - one per month from November 26, 2015 through May 12, 2016. Registration is now open.

Any number of staff in a school’s advancement offices are welcome to participate for one low registration fee. For even better value, register for all seven CCAeLearning webinars for the price of six. Just register by November 25 for the special offer. Topics cover a wide range of advancement disciplines and up-to-the-moment information.

All CCAeLearning webinars run from 1 - 2 p.m. EST. Fees are $150 for CCAE member schools; $200 for nonmembers.

Review the CCAeLearning webinars and register today.

The Fall 2015 line-up:

Instagram Takeovers: The Power of User-Generated Content
Best Use of Social Media Gold Award - 2015 CCAE Prix d’Excellence
Thursday, November 26, 2015
Kirsty Budd, Manager of Integrated Communications, Student Success Office, University of Waterloo

Tips for Top Prix d'Excellence Entries
Tuesday, December 8, 2015 - FREE and available only to CCAE members
Adelia Marchese, Manager, Annual Programs and Alumni Relations,
Humber College, and Chair of the 2016 CCAE Prix d'Excellence awards program; and Rachel Keeling, Manager, Alumni Relations and Advancement Campaigns, Advancement & Alumni Affairs, Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, University of Toronto

Helping Students Say Thank You
Best Donor Relations Initiative Gold Award - 2015 CCAE Prix d’Excellence
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
June Perry, Manager, Stewardship & Donor Relations, Wilfrid Laurier University

The Presenting Partner of this seven-session CCAeLearning series is:

• CCAE Scan
• Recent Appointment
• TD Fellowships
• Workshop

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Does your school have a major anniversary or a significant announcement to share with CCAE members? Send it to janetsailian@gmail.com for inclusion in the next CCAeNews!

York University recently celebrated a $20 million donation from UK-based alumnus Victor Phillip Dahdaleh to expand the University’s global health initiatives. The gift is the largest by a York graduate in the University’s 56-year history.

UBC Okanagan has exceeded its $100 million start an evolution campaign goal by $100,000 and its target to double the number of UBC alumni engaged in the life of the university by 20%. “Funds raised during start an evolution will go towards student-centred initiatives, improvements to facilities, and research activities.”

What does the new Liberal government mean for Canadian PSE? Perhaps a British publication, Times Higher Education, has the most succinct take on this. The new head of Universities Canada is hopeful for the future under a Trudeau regime.

It’s rankings season! Among the publications that released university and college rankings or reports in recent weeks were The Globe and Mail; Research Infosource Inc. - which placed George Brown College at the pinnacle of its annual ranking of Canada’s Top 50 Research Colleges; and Maclean’s Magazine, crowning McGill (Medical / Doctoral), Simon Fraser (Comprehensive) and UNBC (Primarily Undergraduate) as tops in their respective categories. The perennial question remains: How much, if at all, do rankings influence decisions by potential students, parents and faculty members?

Giving Tuesday is December 1, 2015. Is your school engaged? Find out how to participate, help and benefit at www.GivingTuesday.ca

Canada needs a new “skills agenda”, according to analysis of a recent OECD report by three Ontario academic leaders and thinkers. They call for a nation-wide strategy to match skill development through PSE with skills requirements. “A new skills agenda is simply too important to the future of Canada to be left to piecemeal, uncoordinated strategies and actions.”

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Recent Appointment

Bram Freedman has been appointed Vice-President of Advancement and External Relations at Concordia University. For the past few years, Freedman has served as both Vice-President of Development and External Relations and Secretary-General.

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2016 TD Fellowships in Advancement: Could Your School Benefit?

The deadline for TD Fellowship in Advancement applications is just two months away: January 15, 2016. Plan a capacity-building program before the holidays and scout out a promising candidate now. 

Thanks to generous, long-term  support from TD Insurance Meloche Monnex, two $37,500, one-year TD Fellowships are available each year to CCAE member schools.

Visit the CCAE website for Top Tips on creating a successful program and application and other important information about the TD Fellowship application process.

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Get Campus Academics Campaign-Ready

Deans and faculty members can become tremendous campaign assets with advancement guidance and partnership. Learn and share how best to prepare at CCAE’s two-day workshop: Campaign Readiness for Academics, February 3 - 4, 2016 in Toronto.

Presenter: Lorna Somers, Vice President, McMaster University Foundation & Director of Development, McMaster University

Day One covers campaign structures and strategies. Day Two features case studies and examples to prime both academic and advancement staff for success.

Register today to get your campus leadership campaign-ready!

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