Northeast Annual Giving Conference

It's good to be in the beautiful Biltmore Ballroom, kicking off the 2025 Northeast Annual Giving Conference.

What a beauty. 50 speakers. ?? 40 sessions. An extra full-day track just for independent schools. ?? A super selection of sponsors. ? And waves of networking and fun in the Ocean State. ?? Join your annual giving friends for a whole Narragansett Bay's worth of annual giving in Providence at the Northeast Annual Giving Conference, March 24-26 ?? neagc.org

Low hotel room alert! $175 rates at the Graduate by Hilton Providence Hotel end this Monday. (And conference registration is just $395!) neagc.org Join us March 24-26 for all of these sessions and more: ??Email Fundraising & Digital Analytics Bootcamp - Beth Hatcher, Beth Interactive ??A Digital Fundraising Forum - Jon Gregory, Cornell University ??Annual Giving is Where it Starts - Building Giving Pipelines Through Donor Experiences - Chris Adams, Givzey ??Donor Journeys: Green Lights, Cross Roads & Stop Signs?with Rachel Spencer, VanillaSoft ??Annual Giving & Athletics?- Cornell University's Jon Gregory ? Perk Up Annual?Appeals with?Personalization Strategies?- Theresa Aide and Kate Cominsky, CFRE, Suttle-Straus ??What We’ve Learned From Autonomous AI Fundraising & Where Next?- Renee Quinn, Version2.ai & Amanda Glann, St. John Fisher University ??A Day-Long Independent Schools Track?hosted by Boost My School ??Generative AI: What Does It Mean for Fundraising… and For Me??- Sean Devendorf, Tufts U & Mike Nagel, Evertrue ??Leveraging Loyalty and Leadership: Five Giving Society Programs?- Dominique Marcial - Clark, The Lawrenceville School ??Jumpstarting Your Student Philanthropy Program?- Letitia Evans, ECSU ??Principles of Ethically Influencing Annual Giving?- Clark Gafke, Lead Philanthropy ? Annual Giving Branding and Identity?with?John G., Bryant U & Austen Farrell, URI ??An Annual Giving Directors’ Forum - Jake Strang, U of Pittsburgh, Christine Riendeau, College of the Holy Cross, Amanda Lazarus & Teal Butterworth, Brown U, Nora Marzocchi, Bryant U ??The Brown Model:?Pathways to Inclusion and Belonging 5 Years in the Making?with Alyssia Coates, Ph.D. Brown U ??Direct Mail: 5 Things You Should be Testing?- Sara Pond and Matt Sulzer, MCR ??Independent School Favorites From 25 Years of the Annual Giving Appeal and Idea Exchange?with Bob Burdenski ??An Introduction to Annual Giving?Pre-Conference Workshop - Bob Burdenski & Skylar Beaver ??From 0 to 43 Student Organizations: Building Your Crowdfunding Campaign From the Ground Up!?with Shannon Wood, U of Massachusetts, Dartmouth ??Sustaining the Spark:?A Giving Day Forum?with Amanda Tsapatsaris, Endicott College and Meg Cummins, Bryant U ??An Independent Schools Forum?with Skylar Beaver, The Lawrenceville School and Katherine Grant, The Peddie School ??Leveraging Alumni Engagement Metrics for Prospect Identification and Donor Acquisition with Gina Simonelli & Kira Mudd, M.Ed., URI ??Managing a Volunteer Peer-to-Peer Leadership Giving Society?with Yonaton (Yoni) Sunshine, and Nadia Baum, Brown U ??The Reunion Giving Playbook?with Heather Swidler Gelardi, College of the Holy Cross and Lane Sulzer, Vassar College ??A Small Shop Forum?with Christopher Chambers, SUNY Canton ??Talk the Talk: Training Your Team Through Every Part of the Gift Cycle?with Amanda Talbot, Brown U ??Why is AI All Up in Your Business??- Wally Fisher, GiveCampus #annualgiving #fundraising #philanthropy #advancement

They're all presenting. Why not join the fun? Fewer than half of the hotel rooms are still available at the fabulous Graduate by Hilton Providence. It's the Northeast Annual Giving Conference March 24-26, with more than 30 sessions and a record 19 sponsors. neagc.org ? Skylar Beaver ? Daniel Burgner ? Colleen Carroll ? Christopher Chambers ? Alyssia Coates, Ph.D. ? Meg Cummins ? Sean Devendorf ? Emily Etzkorn ? Letitia Evans ? Austen Farrell ? Wally Fisher ? Clark Gafke ? Amanda Glann ? Holman Gao ? John G. ? Heather Swidler Gelardi ? Jon Gregory ? Dominique Marcial - Clark ? Nora Marzocchi ? Kira Mudd ? Mike Nagel ? Sara Pond ? Renee Quinn ? Megan Rajski ? Gina Simonelli ? Rachel Spencer ? Jake Strang ? Lane Sulzer ? Matt Sulzer ? Yonaton (Yoni) Sunshine ? Amanda Talbot ? Amanda Tsapatsaris ? Shannon Wood #annualgiving #fundraising #philanthropy #advancement

We're thrilled to announce the recipients of the first-ever Andy Bernstein Scholarships, awarded for the 2025 Northeast Annual Giving Conference. Congratulations to St. John Fisher College's Amanda Glann, Susquehanna University's Cindy Scholl and Manhattanville University's Katherine Matuszek. We will celebrate them - and fondly remember him - in Providence March 24-26. neagc.org (And thanks to Christopher Chambers for all his work with the scholarship application process.) #annualgiving #fundraising #philanthropy #advancement

Great news! You now have more time to nominate an outstanding senior annual giving professional for this year's Diane Thompson Award. The new deadline is?January 21, 2025! Named after #NEAGC co-founder Diane Thompson, this award honors those who elevate our profession. We’re looking for nominations for an outstanding senior annual giving professional who: ?? Advances, supports, and enhances the annual giving profession ?? Shares their expertise generously ?? Achieves remarkable annual giving results ?? Demonstrates a passion for connecting others to new opportunities and learnings ?? Loves the art of annual giving Submit your nominations for the 2025 Diane Thompson Award by visiting https://lnkd.in/eXVEQ2gD. ???New deadline for nominations is January 21, 2025. #annualgiving #fundraising #philanthropy #advancement

Get some recognition for your favorite annual giving aficionado by nominating them for the 2025 Diane Thompson Award.

?? DEADLINE APPROACHING! ?? Don't miss your opportunity to nominate an outstanding senior annual giving professional for The Diane Thompson Award! Named after #NEAGC co-founder Diane Thompson, this award honors those who elevate our profession. We’re looking nominations for an outstanding senior annual giving professional who: ?? Advances, supports and enhances the annual giving profession ?? Shares their expertise generously ?? Achieves remarkable annual giving results ?? Demonstrates a passion for connecting others to new opportunities and learnings ?? Loves the art of annual giving Submit your nominations for the 2025 Diane Thompson Award by visiting https://lnkd.in/ehx35qba. ?? Deadline for nominations is December 16, 2024. #annualgiving #fundraising #philanthropy #advancement

Give thanks to your favorite annual giving professional by nominating them for the 2025 Diane Thompson Award! The Diane Thompson Award, named after #NEAGC co-founder Diane Thompson, honors those who elevate our profession. We’re looking nominations for an outstanding senior annual giving professional who: ?? Advances, supports and enhances the annual giving profession ?? Shares their expertise generously ?? Achieves remarkable annual giving results ?? Demonstrates a passion for connecting others to new opportunities and ?? learnings ?? Loves the art of annual giving Submit your nominations for the 2025 Diane Thompson Award by visiting https://lnkd.in/ehx35qba. ?? Deadline for nominations is December 16, 2024. #annualgiving #fundraising #philanthropy #advancement