ADRP International Conference Program Schedule

PRE-CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES   |   MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

8:00 AM -
5:00 PM

Board Meeting

3:00 - 6:00 PM

Registration

5:00 - 7:00 PM

Newcomers' & Mentoring Happy Hour 

DAY 1   |   TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26

6:30 - 7:30 AM

Morning Yoga
Instructor: Rebecca Phillips

7:00 AM 

Registration (until 5:00 PM)

8:00 - 9:00 AM

Breakfast

9:00 - 9:30 AM

Blair Scholarship Presentation

9:30 - 10:00 AM

Networking Break

SESSION 1

10:00 - 11:00 AM

CANCELLED

1A | Crafting Impact Reports That Appeal to Millennials as Donor Investors

Gian Booker, Einstein Healthcare Network 

This session has been cancelled.

1B | Filling your Donor's Bucket with Gratitude

Kirsten Lavin, Johns Hopkins University

Shannon Shamosh, Johns Hopkins University

1C | Student Thank You Letters: Creating a Streamlined Process

Holly Kizer, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Avery G. Howard, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Brittany Fowler, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

1D | Big Opportunities and Big Challenges: Providing a Framework for Decision Making: An Insider’s View on Executive Solutions

Kelly Brennan, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

1E | Stewardship Closeup: Naming Opportunities

Anne Manner-McLarty, Heurista

1F | 18 Months in the Trenches: How I Survived My First Year and a Half as a One-Person Donor Relations Shop

Alta Compton, Trinity University

11:30 AM -
12:30 PM

Lunch & Inaugural Awards Presentation for the ADRP International Stewardship Awards Program

 

 SESSION 2: MASTER CLASSES

12:30 - 2:00 PM

2A | Effective Change Management 

Nancy McKinney, University of California, Berkeley


 

2B | The Art and Science of Strategic and Tactical Planning in Stewardship and Donor Relations

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

Paige Eubanks-Barrow

 

2C | ADRP New Professionals Cohort

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

Eliza McNulty, YMCA of the USA

Jen McGrath, MIT 

Michal Shaw, Oklahoma State University Foundation

2D | Eat, Pray, Give: An Exploration of Generosity

Lynne Wester, Donor Relations Guru LLC

2E | Expanding Your Tool Box to Strengthen Your Seat at the Table 

Kathy Drucquer Duff, KDD Philanthropy


2:00 - 2:30 PM

Networking Break

 SESSION 3

2:30 - 3:30 PM

3A | Building the Donor Pipeline: Donor Relations and Stewardship from the Ground Up

Leslie Carmona, Wayne State University 

3B | Strategic Growth: Using Research and Donor Input to Expand Your Program

Megan McAndrewsSyracuse University

Lisa Honan, Syracuse University

3C | The Art and Science of Storytelling and Story "Hearing"

Mauria Brough, Mindseye Project Partners

 

3D | Milestone Recognitions: They're Part of our DNA

Roberta O'Hara, Rutgers University

3E | Donor Relations and Capital Campaigns: How Will You Lead?

Angie Joens, University of California Davis 

3F | Engagement and Stewardship for Professional Schools

Matthew Schueller, University of the Pacific

 

3:30 - 4:00 PM

Networking Break

SESSION 4

4:00 - 5:00 PM

4A |  The Power of a Story

Lori Pilley, Louisiana State University Foundation

Krista Allen, Louisiana State University Foundation

4B | Nature vs. Nurture - Are You in the Right Profession? Ways to Get Motivated and Stay Motivated to be your Best Professional Self

Betty Meehan, Augusta University 

 

4C | Don't Guess Who's Coming To Dinner: The Art and Science of Academic Event Planning 

Jenn Robinson, George Mason University

 

4D | BIG Thanks! Rethinking Your Acknowledgments: Systems, Content, and Format 

 

Debbie Meyers, University of Maryland

Michelle Milkovich, University of Maryland

 

4E | Handling
Those Tricky Gifts.
Gift Processing
Best Practices

Lesley Erickson, Concordia University, St. Paul

 

5:15 - 7:15 PM

Networking Reception
Sponsored by: MSP Cultivate

6:30 PM

Dine-Arounds

DAY 2 | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

6:30 - 7:30 AM

Morning Yoga
Instructor: Rebecca Phillips

7:00 AM

Registration (until 5:00 PM)

8:00 - 9:00 AM

Breakfast

 

9:00 - 10:00 AM

KEYNOTE: Relationship Fundraising 2.0

Dr. Adrian Sargeant
Sponsored by: 1157 designconcepts

10:00 -
10:30 AM

Networking Break

SESSION 5 

10:30 -
11:30 AM

 

5A | Building an Extraordinary Team

Shomari White, Children's National Health System

Karen Greene, Marts & Lundy

5B | Creating Donor Experiences through Salon Events

Kathy Drucquer Duff, KDD Philanthrophy

 

5C | Successful Practices for Managing a Scholarship Award Program Focused on Strengthening Donor Relationships

Andrea Olson, University of Oregon

5D | Reporting to Scholarship Donors: A Study of Higher Education

Brandon Phipps, AcademicWorks

5E | Finding Time to Lead—Breakthrough Insights for Today’s Digital Overload

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

Pierre Khawand,
People on the Go

5F | Three Ways to Make Scholarship Donors Happy 

Brooke Grimes
AcademicWorks

11:30 - 12:30 PM

Lunch & Annual Business Meeting 

SESSION 6: MASTER CLASSES

12:30 - 2:00 PM

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

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

Pam Havens, Hamilton College 

George Nehme, Utica College 

6B | Building Donor Loyalty

Dr. Adrian SargeantHartsook Centre for Sustainable Philanthropy


 

6C | Delivering an Experience Your Donors Want and Ask For

Fred Scarborough, Arkansas Children's

6D - Double Session!

Streamlining Scholarship Management with AcademicWorks

Brandon Phipps, AcademicWorks

No More Pizza Parties! (Or How to Use Tech to Thank Donors Without Begging Students)

JD Beebe, ThankView

 

6E | Design Thinking for Creativity, Innovation, and Results!

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

Pierre Khawand, People on the Go

 

6F | How to Achieve the Job You Want

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

Paige Eubanks Barrow

2:00 - 2:30 PM

Networking Break

SESSION 7

2:30 - 3:30 PM

 

7A | Campaign Stewardship: Zero to $250 Million

Carrie Casper, Illinois Institute of Technology

7B | Delivering on Donor Expectations with a Comprehensive Fund Stewardship Program

Corinne Cramer, UC San Diego

Kris Vasquez, UC San Diego

7C | True Colors: Part I

Joe Stampe, Meridian Health Affiliated Foundations

NOTE: The True Colors Workshop is a two-part commitment

Sponsored by: Presentation Design Group

7D | "Say My Name, Say My Name" Connecting with Your Donors Through One-to-One Videos

Kimberly Arndts, Albion College 

 

7E | Mindfulness at Work—Managing Time, Thoughts, and Emotions

Pierre Khawand,
People on the Go


3:30 - 4:00 PM 

Networking Break 

SESSION 8

4:00 - 5:00 PM

 

8A | Internal Champions: How to Engage Internally for External Successes

Marian Johnson, Women's College Hospital Foundation

 

Jessica VeitchSinai Health Foundation

8B | Capt Mr. Who? How Bad Add/Sals Can Sink Your Stewardship

Melody Allen McBeth, Highland Fundraising Solutions 

 

Roxanne Globis, Highland Fundraising Solutions

8C | True Colors: Part II

Joe Stampe, Meridian Health Affiliated Foundations

NOTE: The True Colors Workshop is a two-part commitment

Sponsored by: Presentation Design Group

8D | 12 Nonprofit Thank You Mistakes to Avoid

Claire Axelrad, Clairification

8E | Do Your Gift Agreements Shine Under Bright Light Scrutiny?

Pam Powell, Oregon State University Foundation

8F | Managing Unspent Endowment Payouts

Carrie Collins, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

6:30 PM

Dine-Arounds 

DAY 3 | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28

6:30 - 7:30 AM

Early Morning Group Walk Around Las Vegas
Leads: Yoga Instructor Rebecca Phillips, Attendee Experience Chair Ed Manner

7:00 AM 

Registration (until 12:00 PM)

8:30 - 9:30 AM 

Breakfast 

ADRP is pleased to partner with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Nevada for this year's Service Opportunity. They are in need of new and gently used clothing items, as well as school supplies, for the deserving children of this region. You may pack items in your suitcase, or purchase something when you arrive to save on space!

During breakfast on the final day of our conference, a representative from the organization will be present to accept our donations and speak briefly about the program. 

SESSION 9

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

9A | Creating Naming Policies From the Ground Up


Stefanie Gray, University of Missouri

Carin Huffman Grinch, University of Missouri

 

9B | Sitting at the Head of the Table: How to Work with Major and Planned Gift Officers to Uniquely Steward Their Donors

Rebekah Nowak, Northwestern University 

9C | From Nightmares to Dreams Come True: Moving from a Reactive to a Proactive Stewardship Program

Alissa Stallings, University of California San Francisco

9D | Engagement: From Non-Endowed Reporting to Communications and Marketing

Kimberly Karol, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 

9E | Behind the Scenes: Leadership Participation and Successful VIP Tours

Kara Schnabel, UC San Diego

Kristen Dostie, UC San Diego

10:30 - 11:00 AM 

Networking Break

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

PLENARY: The Power of Philanthropy on the Global Stage and Your Role in This Brave New World!

 Pam King Sams, BA, CFRE, MIPP

12:30 PM

Travel Snacks

2:00 - 4:00 PM

Post-Conference Excursion

Tour of the Neon Sign Museum's "Boneyard" and of the Mob Museum

 

 
CFRE
This educational activity has been approved for 12.5 CFRE credits.