6A | You're Hired! Now What? Finding Your Donor Relations and Stewardship Footing

Wednesday, Sept. 27
12:30 - 2:00 PM

Sector
Suitable for all sectors

Experience Level
Newcomer (0 - 3 years)

Shop Size
Suitable for any size shop

Category
Professional development

This session is now full. Please contact the ADRP Office to be added to the wait list.

Donor relations and stewardship folks tend to arrive at this destination via all types of seemingly circuitous routes. Once ensconced, they quickly discover that, across the profession, there is little consistency in job titles, responsibilities, or expectations. This master class will include an overview of conducting a program assessment, engaging in strategic planning, with a special focus on concierge donor stewardship initiatives, managing expectations and resources, getting a seat at the table, and becoming an advocate for your donors. Through hands-on, case study analysis, you will have an opportunity to begin to shape executable action steps—laying the groundwork for how you can move forward when you return to the office. Content will be tailored to registrants' interests and concerns.

Limit 25

Pam Havens

Pamela Havens is in her 17th year at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, where she is director of donor relations. Her office is responsible for acknowledgements at all levels, including honoree and next-of-kin notifications; in partnership with gift officers, development and execution of one-of-a-kind touches and connections for top-tier donors; management of the student ambassadors program; fund reporting, management and auditing; preparation of gift and fund agreements; and donor-recipient events. A founding board member of ADRP and 2008 recipient of the Founders Award, Pam earned her bachelor’s degree in English/American Literature from Eisenhower College, followed by a master’s degree in liberal studies from the State University of New York College at Plattsburgh, and an associate’s in business administration from Cayuga Community College. Her professional experience includes educational public relations, publications and marketing, as well as commercial and public broadcasting.

George Nehme

George Nehme is currently Vice President for Advancement at Utica College in Utica, NY, where he leads a 30-person advancement team responsible for constituent relations, development, marketing communications, government, corporate, and foundation relations, college events and corporate programs, and advancement services. Immediately prior to assuming this role, George served as Associate Vice President and Executive Director of Development at Hamilton College, where he oversaw major and planned gifts, annual giving, donor relations, and information services. He is also former Senior Vice President for Client Relations for Innovative Resources Group, Inc. With more than three decades of development experience at a broad spectrum of nonprofit organizations and institutions, George has evidenced a unique ability to energize, focus, and mobilize staff to take their development game to the next level. He has earned a reputation as an astute, creative, ‘hands-on’ leader, who rolls up his sleeves and works side by side with leadership as well as members of his team to set strategic priorities and achieve maximum results. George earned an AB from Hamilton College, and studied international relations at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.