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In This Issue...
President's Message
If Not Now, When?
Let's Not Return to "Normal"
ADRP 2021 Highlight: 14th Annual Blair Scholarships
International Stewardship Awards
Member Spotlight: Michelle Morrissey
My ADRP Highlights
Upcoming 2021 ADRP Webinars
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In Service: The Column of the ADRP President
Keri Kallaway
Senior Director, Donor Relations and Gift Services
Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation
Dear fellow ADRPers,
Happy Summer!
Summer is my favorite season. For me, this time of year brings renewed energy and a happy spirit, in my home life and in the office.
Particularly at work, this is the time of year we begin our budget and planning process for the year ahead. With that, it is a great time to reflect on what has worked well over the past year or few and what hasn’t worked so well. What should we start, stop, or continue within our program?
Like many of you, the past year and a half forced my team to try new things and invent new processes.
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If Not Now, When?
Meghan Goff
Founder
Onword Communications
I’m sure you’ve challenged yourself to think it before. Maybe you’ve seen it on a motivational poster, or used it as your own personal mantra as you approached a new challenge, conquered a long-held fear, or dared to live outside your comfort zone.
In the first few weeks of 2020, they were the same four words I said to myself as I contemplated embarking on a new professional journey, launching Onword Communications and my new career as a freelance development writer.
“If not now, when?”
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Let's Not Return to "Normal"
Krystina Lucido Wales
Director of Donor Relations & Stewardship
GBMC HealthCare
Being required to stay at home was an immediate and sudden change that took getting used to. Amid worry and stress about keeping ourselves and our families safe, we learned how to work from home; we set up spaces, rearranged schedules, and sometimes navigated job loss, financial strain, loss in numerous forms. We adapted—but it took time.
It was a change we didn’t choose, but one we had to make—and we have a choice now on how we move forward.
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ADRP 2021 Highlight: 14th Annual Blair Scholarships
In an unrelenting effort to support donor relations professionals' growth amid the ongoing pandemic, you and your colleagues are invited to apply for one of 17 available Blair Scholarships for the ADRP 2021 (virtual) International Conference. You must be an ADRP Member to apply for a Blair Scholarship.
Learn More and Apply
Apply Today: International Stewardship Awards
Reflect on your successes in the last year and consider submitting an application or nomination for the 5th Annual ADRP International Stewardship Awards.
Organizations are encouraged to apply if, in the last year, they have excelled in:
- Digital Communications: Used a platform to share data or send personalized messages to donors
- Events: Hosted a new and engaging event
- Impact Reporting: Discovered new methods to express impact to donors through reporting
- Innovation: Changed the way we do business and connect with others
Consider submitting one or multiple entries this year! To learn more about entry guidelines and the application process, please refer to the International Stewardship Awards page.
Apply Today
Member Spotlight: Michelle Morrissey
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Michelle Morrissey
Director of Donor Communications
University of New Hampshire
ADRP member for 4 years.
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What is your greatest donor relations/stewardship achievement?
A colleague and I revamped our student thank-you letter writing process a few years ago, rebranding it into the UNH Gratitude Project, to engage students better in learning about where their scholarships come from, to inspire them to say thank-you to their donors in a meaningful way. . .
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My ADRP Highlights:
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University President Acknowledgements
Rebekah Spaulding, Oklahoma State University Foundation
At Oklahoma State University, we have an exciting opportunity that arrives with change…
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Capital Campaign Websites
Alissa Stallings, CFRE, University of California San Francisco
Our volunteer board is suggesting we create a website for our upcoming capital campaign
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Scholarship Luncheon - Invocation
Jennifer McCollum, Milwaukee School of Engineering
I'm looking for a great poem or passage that a student speaker can use at our annual scholarship luncheon as an invocation before lunch.
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