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Leveraging
Campaign
Events
to
Move
Message
and
Money
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The
Strategy
Behind
Successful
Events
Lynne
Wester
&
Sarah
Winkler
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In
the
span
of
a
Calendar
Year:
• Homecoming
• Reunion
• Board
Mee1ngs/Retreats
• Commencement
• Spor1ng
Events
• Giving
Society
Events
• Alumni
Awards
• College/Unit
Signature
Events
• Vendor/Employer
Partnerships
• Volunteer
Gatherings
• State
of
the
University
Address
• Affinity
Events
• Regional
Programming
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Events:
Taking
the
Story
3-‐D
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Who
is
Listening?
• Donors
and
Prospects
• Trustees
• Regional
Audiences
• Volunteers
• Alumni
• Faculty
and
Staff
• Students
and
Parents
• External
Community
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strategy
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A
well
thought
out
strategy
is
imperaHve
to
the
success
of
events.
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Event
Strategy
• Long
View
• IntenHonal
• Considers
different
audience
tracks
• Measures
success
and
outcomes
• Repurposes
assets
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Tell
the
right
stories
to
the
right
people
at
the
right
Hme.
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Plan
your
strategy
• By
intenHon:
consultaHve,
stewardship,
discovery,
flypaper
• By
locaHon:
specific
campuses,
ciHes,
regions,
countries
• By
audience:
leadership,
major,
annual
giving,
parents,
faculty,
staff
• By
Hmeframe:
annually,
specific
milestones,
campaign
phase
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On
the
Road
• Audience
• Targeted
regional
audiences
–
alumni,
locaHon-‐specific
prospects
• Event
Types
• Tiered
approach
–
match
scale
and
chronology
• College/Unit
signature
events
• Leveraging
an
appearance
–
presidenHal
schedule,
academic
conference
• Messaging
OpportuniHes
• Bringing
your
mission
to
life
• ConnecHng
directly
with
regional
interests
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Be
a
Change
Agent
• Insist
on
events
with
intenHon
• Set
and
then
follow
the
established
guidelines
and
standards
• Help
tell
the
right
stories
to
the
right
people
at
the
right
Hme
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Thank
You,
Contact
Us
Sarah
Winkler
www.educellc.com
Lynne
Wester
@donorguru
www.donorrelaHonsguru.com
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