2C | Developing a Reporting Program for Privately Funded Chairs

1:00 - 2:00 PM

This session will provide attendees with all the tools they need to develop a comprehensive and successful reporting program for their privately funded Chairs. The session will include the full planning process - how to secure buy-in from the Chairs and College Deans; tracking and project management; dealing with obstacles and challenges; the reporting process including sample question forms for the Chairs; Report templates that can be used at any size university and the all-important feedback loop: how can we continue to improve the process? Samples of completed reports, templates and questionnaires will be available to session attendees. 

Wendy Turner

As the Associate Director, Stewardship & Donor Relations at the University of Guelph, Wendy is part of a dynamic team of professionals dedicated to advancing the school through fundraising, engagement and alumni relations. Wendy is a strategic and creative donor relations professional with more than 20 years experience working in communications, event planning and donor relations in a diverse range of industries, both public and private. Her primary focus at Guelph is to ensure that donors remain inspired with their philanthropic support of Guelph with a focus on Access, Information, Engagement and Experience. So much so, that they will continue their financial or volunteer contribution and invite others to join them. Wendy is passionate about philanthropy and has believed, even from a very early age, that everyone should give back, no matter what their position in life. 

Cort Egan

Cort Egan is the Stewardship Accountability Manager at the University of Guelph and was formerly the Assistant Director of Communications and Evaluation & Assessment for the Office of the Chief Information Officer and Chief Librarian. Cort holds a Master's degree in Rhetoric and Communication Design from the University of Waterloo and a Master's degree in Leadership from the University of Guelph. Cort has over thirty years of professional communication experience in both the public and private sectors, and oversaw all communications, including marketing, public relations and media relations for some of Canada¿s largest travel companies. He spent four years with his own marketing communications business with clients that ranged from VISIT FLORIDA to Fleet Aerospace. Projects included a wide variety of communication solutions, from creating brand identities to strategic marketing and communication plans. Cort believes that the key to successful communication is in listening to all stakeholders.