Session 5D - A Minute to Win It, In the Shark Tank, Facing the

Firing Line, The Sequel

Thursday, September 20, 2012
11:05 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.

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Description: Considered a highlight of the 2011 ADRP International, Minute to Win It, The Sequel, is back with even more terrific ideas in 2012.  

What happens when you mash-up these well-known TV shows? More great ideas than you ever thought could fit into a single conference session!  In this rapid fire hour, dozens of Iron Donor Relations Professionals will face-off in the Advancement Stadium, each will pitch their best stewardship and donor relations ideas in roughly a minute, all the while taking questions from the audience.  Everyone will reign supreme, guaranteed to have several good ideas to take away at the end of the session.

Sector: Higher Education
Expertise Level: Suitable for all levels
Shop Size: Suitable for any size shop
Subject Focus: The whole wide world of stewardship and donor relations/functional development



Speaker Bio: Mary Solomons

Mary Solomons has been in the advancement field for 20 years, initially in the alumnae office of her alma mater, Wellesley College. For the past 14 years she has been at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, first as Director of Alumni Affairs, and since 2000, overseeing the Office of Donor Relations.  Elected to the ADRP board in 2008, Mary chairs the PR Committee, has presented at numerous ADRP International Conferences, and has co-chaired the 2011 and 2012 NYC Regional Conferences. Mary is also active with the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), serving on the faculty of the 2007 and 2009 Donor Relations Conferences and as a speaker at the Summer Institute for Advancement Services in July 2011 and the District I Annual Conference in February 2008.