CCAeLearning Sessions 2020-2021
All CCAeLearning webinars are free to CCAE members. An unlimited number of advancement staff are welcome to participate and all sessions are applicable to a wide range of advancement professionals. Sessions run from 1 - 2 p.m. Eastern time.
February 18, 2021, @1 p.m. ET: Students and Donors Benefit When Silos Disappear: How to break down barriers between the Student Financial Aid and Philanthropy functions at your institution
Kathryn Davidson, Philanthropy Director, Lakehead University
Josh Levac, Associate Registrar, Student Awards and Financial Aid, Lakehead University
Canadian post-secondary philanthropy departments play an important role in helping to fund many of the projects that their institutions undertake. One major component is the solicitation of funding from donors to help establish scholarships, bursaries and awards. In many cases the responsible departments are silos, understanding only their work, and the lack of communication can result in frustrated employees and donors. Over the past 5 years, Lakehead University has started to break down our interoffice barriers, communicate, and develop an internal methodology that can help other siloed institutions to develop synergies and create an open dialogue and understanding of processes.
Learning Objectives
- Demonstration of best practice in procedures and communication between departments
- Development of Student Financial Aid Policy
- Demonstration of benefits to students and donors when silos are broken down
March 11, 2021, @1 p.m. ET: Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation Thankathon: How to thank your donors for $300
Jon Bruhm, Donor Relation, Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation
Twitter: @dmrf1979 | Instagram: @dmrf79
On Valentine’s Day in 2019 & 2020, the Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation held its Thankathon - a multi-pronged donor relations initiative intended to show some love to its donors. Find out how this small shop expressed gratitude to thousands of donors in just one day... without "thasking," and on a shoestring budget.
Learning Objectives
- One approach to engaging and building a culture of gratitude among your board members, colleagues and funding recipients
- Avoiding the “Thask” - sometimes, you just need to say thank you, with no strings attached
- Get over your fear of the phone: Not everyone is allergic to receiving an old school phone calls!
