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TD Fellowships in Advancement: Building Our Profession’s Future

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Since 1998, CCAE National Partner, TD Insurance Meloche Monnex, has made possible a tremendous asset to build the future of the advancement profession.Apply by Friday, January 13, 2017 for one of two 2017-18 TD Fellowships in Advancement.

The TD Fellowships - each valued at $37,500 - will provide exceptional opportunities for two emerging professionals to gain one year of practical experience in at least two major areas of advancement. A TD Fellowship can strengthen the capacity of your advancement shop while helping to secure proven talent and skills for the future of our profession.

Application details and guidance are on the CCAE website.

• CCAeScan
• Appointment Notice
• Giving Days = Great Engagement Opportunities
• Prix d’Excellence: Get the Recognition You Deserve
• CCAE Platinum Sponsor Profile: Manulife Financial

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Simon Fraser U celebrates landmark campaign results. To cap its 50th-anniversary celebration, Simon Fraser University announced on September 21, 2016 that it raised a record-breaking $275 million through the SFU Power of Engagement fundraising campaign, well surpassing its $250 million goal. Of 18,534 committed donors, 67% are SFU alumni.

Too much ado about rankings? Canadian hand-wringing followed the The Times Higher Education 2016-17 World University Rankings which saw Canada’s perennial top three performers ranked lower this year (while six of the 25 Canadian universities that were ranked in 2015-16 improved). Asia’s top three universities, meanwhile, were all up. THE Editor Phil Baty remarked: “Canada will have to watch out for Asia’s continuing ascent.”

But Canadian higher-ed blogger Alex Usher disagreed on international rankings’ significance in his assessment of the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities, QS Rankings and THE Rankings. He commented: “Do any of these changes mean anything? No. Not a damn thing. Most year-to-year changes in these rankings are statistical noise . . . .”

PSE indigenizes. University Affairs explores the academic, cultural and communications aspects of the growing wave of indigenization across Canada’s PSE campuses. Several of the quoted experts (Blaine Favel, Chancellor of University of Saskatchewan; Vianne Timmons, University of Regina President; and University of Saskatchewan President, Peter Stoicheff) participated in the 2016 CCAE National Conference in Saskatoon.

Canadian tax incentives encourage donations. “Canada has the most generous tax incentives for charitable giving in the world, but their nature and extent are largely unknown to Canadians,” says The Philanthropist. The article provides a clear review of “the Canadian advantage” in tax credits that can be incentives to charitable donations - excellent info for all Canadian fundraisers.

Branding through live, documentary-style interaction. Jay Baer blogs on Medium about the need to transition branding stories from fiction to fact, especially in speaking to Millennials (and younger) - and the importance of using live media to make the switch authentic. Food for thought, marketing and branding experts.

Top social media sites for marketers. Want demographic breakdowns and stats for the SM sites that should be tops on on marketers’ lists? Check out this HootSuite blog and get the current data at your fingertips. (Subject to change when the next cool platform zooms up the charts.)

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Appointment Notice

Carole Beaulieu has been appointed Vice-President, Advancement & Board Secretariat at OCAD University. Beaulieu has previously served as Associate Vice-President, University Relations at OCADU.

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Giving Days = Great Engagement Opportunities

CCAeLearning series Presenting Partner:

CCAE Professional Development offers the learning and networking you need to advance in your work and your career.

Giving Tuesday is just one example of the “one-day wonders” that offer excellent opportunities not only to raise funds, but especially to engage with campus constituents and supporters. Participants in A Fresh Take on Giving Days - the CCAeLearning webinar on September 22, 2016 (FREE to all CCAE members) took away top tips to maximize the value of their school’s own giving days, including:

• Know your audience - their communications preferences, information needs, attitudes, opinions and motivations.
• Choose your engagement and fundraising goals strategically, and match these to key metrics: # of messages pushed, likes, favourites, link clicks; plus participation rate, donation amount / percentage, and dollar average by demographic.
• Mix social media and in-person appeals - for example, post a banner and donation table outside the food court.
• Create a unique and meaningful hashtag - like University of Regina’s #unselfie (volunteers took a selfie featuring a message about giving, to upload to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram).
• Capture and re-purpose testimonials - such as (from #UAlbertaLove): “I went to the University of Alberta for a Science degree and left with a lifetime partner.”
• Understand that a growing percentage of alumni are now digital natives.

Check out the full roster of CCAeLearning webinars and register now for the entire series. All CCAeLearning is presented by 2016 Prix d’Excellence recipients.

Next session: Is Print Dead? Not if You Ask Us - October 28, 2016, 1 - 2 p.m. Eastern.

CCAeLearning webinars are recorded and available for CCAE members upon request, free of charge. Contact Tara Sandler at sandler@ccaecanada.org

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Prix d’Excellence: Get the Recognition You Deserve

The 2017 Prix d’Excellence competition opens on January 16, 2017.
Entry deadline is February 17, 2017 (5 PM EST)

You and your advancement shop work hard to innovate and improve to better serve your school. When you achieve or surpass the desired results, the changes enhance not only your institution but the state of education advancement. Get recognized for projects and initiatives that mark a leap ahead: Plan now to apply for a 2017 CCAE Prix d’Excellence.

Check out the 2017 Prix d’Excellence Categories and strategize with your advancement teammates. 2017 could be your year to gain the recognition you deserve!

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CCAE Platinum Sponsor Profile: Manulife Financial

Strong, lasting partnerships are our greatest pride, and the only way to achieve that kind of relationship is through a foundation of trust. That’s why, when the protection of your alumni’s future is at stake, Manulife's Affinity Markets is Canada’s number one choice.

Affinity Markets is a business unit of the largest life insurance company in Canada, Manulife, dedicated to leading the marketplace in the direct marketing of life, health, accident, and disability insurance solutions to alumni as unique and diverse as yours.

We are your ideal life and health insurance solution, with in-house integrated teams of experts to manage your insurance process from exceptional product development, research and account management, to award-winning marketing, customer care, claims management, and financial reporting. Manulife is also the No. 1 travel insurance provider in Canada, and we are pleased to offer travel insurance to a number of our alumni partners.

No one in Canada has been protecting alumni longer than Affinity Markets, the nation’s favourite among alumni associations, professional groups, loyalty programs, retailers, and many others. We’d like the opportunity to put the strength of Manulife behind your alumni and become their top choice too. Trust us to develop the right solutions to meet your needs. We welcome your partnership.

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