DAY 1 – Monday, October 10

Track 1:

Emerging Technology and Analytics

Track 2:

Organizational Culture

Track 3:

Metrics and Information

Track 4:

Best Practices

10:00-11:15

Newcomers Brunch

Pre-Reservations Required to Attend

LaSalle Room - 15th Floor

11:30-5:00

Registration/Hospitality

14th Floor Foyer

1:00-1:30

Welcome & Conference Kick-off

Sauganash Grand Ballroom

1:30-2:15

General Session

Keynote Address

The Convergence of Social Media, Social Networks and Nonprofit Organizations.

Allison Fine, Writer and Researcher

Sauganash Grand Ballroom

2:30-3:45

Breakout Sessions

Reporting Dashboards that Serve Your Advancement Customers

Susan VanderMast

Western Stage

Great Expectations for Collaboration

Monica Keith

Merchants

Hiring and  Measuring Gift Officers

Ellen Rohwer

Anne Panter

Steamboat

Best Practices in Information Technology: Volunteer Access to Data

Terry Callaghan,

Tasha Levy Pruess

Shakespeare

3:45-4:15

Networking Break

14th Floor Foyer

4:15-5:30

Breakout Sessions

Five Biggest Trends in Higher Education Online Fundraising

Chris Clark

 Western Stage

Phase II: Redefining the Advancement Services Organization Structure

Caroline Chang

Merchants

Building Relationships with Data and Fundraisers

Angie Peterson

Steamboat

Best Practices in Advancement Management: Working with Clear Ethical Guidelines Encourages Stronger Relationships

Lisette Clem

Lynne Becker

Shakespeare

5:30-7:00

President’s Reception and Dinner Sign-ups

Wolf Point Ballroom - 15th Floor

7:00

Networking Dinners

Join other Summit attendees for dinner facilitated by sign-ups to nearby locations – dinner not included in Summit registration

DAY 2– Tuesday, October 11

Track 1:

Emerging Technology and Analytics

Track 2:

Organizational Culture

Track 3:

Metrics and Information

Track 4:

Best Practices

7:00-4:00

Registration/Hospitality

14th Floor Foyer

7:30-8:30

Breakfast and Roundtables

14th Floor Foyer/Sauganash Grand Ballroom

8:30-9:45

Breakout Sessions

The Realities of Real-Time Data

David Lawson

Western Stage

Partnership & Perception:  An Important Balancing Act

Cassie Hunt

Chris Cannon

Shakespeare

Prospecting in Campaign

David Lamb

Steamboat

Best Practices in Advancement Management: Project Management Optimized

Lynne Becker

Jon Thorsen

Merchants

9:45-10:00

Networking Break

14th Floor Foyer

10:00-11:15

Breakout Sessions

Going Mobile

Bill Kavan

Tom Chaves

Western Stage

  Moving Your Gift Processing Operations into the 21^st Century

Mary Ehart

Merchants

 Numbers and Sense: The Finance Department and You!

Lynne Wester

Allison Lewis

Steamboat

Best Practices in Records Management:  Donor-Advised Funds and Other Weird Entities

Mary Prats

John Taylor

Shakespeare

11:30-noon

AASP Business Meeting

Sponsored by Blackbaud

Sauganash Grand Ballroom

noon-12:45

Directors’ Luncheon

Sponsored by SunGard Higher Education

Sauganash Grand Ballroom

12:45-1:30

General Session

Keystone Address

Popping the Question: Moving from Engagement to Action with Social Media

Jay Frost

Sauganash Grand Ballroom

1:45-3:00

Breakout Sessions

What Is the Cloud and Why Should I Care?

Keith Heller

Western Stage

Centralized Repository of Cultivation Opportunities

Melissa Cox

Shakespeare

Easy Wins: High Impact, Low Effort Ways to Fix Your Database

Vered Siegel

Steamboat

Best Practices in Prospect Management: Project Management Optimized

Meredith Hancks, Sylvia Galen,  Lori Hood Lawson

Merchants

3:00-3:15

Networking Break

14th Floor Foyer

3:30-4:45

Breakout Sessions

Social Media and Mini Ecosystems

Nancy Benavente

Western Stage

Comparing Advancement Services Organizations - The Pro's and Con's of How We Are Organized to Work

Sponsored by iModules

Vicky Medlock

Anita Lawson

Merchants

Reporting Strategies

Misty McCarty

Steamboat

Best Practices in Donor Relations:   Re-engaging the Disenchanted Donor

(or How Not to Tick your Donors Off!)

John Taylor

Shakespeare

5:00-5:30

General Session

Best Practices Panel

Meet the Experts

Sponsored by JCA

Jon Thorsen, Moderator

Sauganash Grand Ballroom

5:30

Dinner with Colleagues

DAY 3 – Wednesday, October 12

Track 1:

Emerging Technology and Analytics

Track 2:

Organizational Culture

Track 3:

Metrics and Information

Track 4:

Best Practices

7:00-noon

Registration/Hospitality

14th Floor Foyer

7:30-9:00

Breakfast and Roundtables

14th Floor Foyer/Sauganash Grand Ballroom

9:00-10:15

Breakout Sessions

Positioning Advancement Services for and in the Next Campaign

Tom Chaves

Western Stage

Virtual Reality:
Team Building with a Geographically Distributed Department

Meredeth Winter

Shakespeare

How Benchmarking Can Help Make Your Case:  Establishing a Gift Assessment Fee at NC State

John Taylor

Steamboat

Best Practices - Industry Trends  The On-line Courtship of Our Constituents

Stephanie Rasamny

Merchants

10:15-10:45

Networking Break

14th Floor Foyer

10:45-11:30

General Session

Capstone Presentation

AASP Staffing Survey

Amy Phillips

Sauganash Grand Ballroom

11:30-noon

Conference Wrap-up

Sauganash Grand Ballroom