Breakfast Roundtables

Start your day off right with our breakfast roundtables, your opportunity to connect to discuss important topics in smaller, more intimate settings.

Thursday, February 24

Thursday’s Breakfast Roundtables are hosted and run concurrently between 8:00 am – 9:00 am

Table 1:

Back to Basics: Low Tech Communications in a High Tech World

Angela Yeager, Public Relations Writer, Oregon State University
Theresa Hogue, Internal Relations Coordinator/Editor @OSU, Oregon State University

Table 2:

Surviving in a Field of Silos

Dr. Kevin Ludlum, Executive Director of Development, Hankamer School of Business & Computer Science, Baylor University

Table 3:

Ask the Career Coach

Stacey Lane, Director, Alumni Career Network, Willamette University

Table 4:

Reporting for Advancement: Science & Art

Brian Dowling, Senior Vice President for Finance and Information Systems, VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation

Table 5:

Utilizing surveys to assess alumni and donor affinity

Amanda Terhes, Director, Close to Customer Project, Oregon State University

Table 6:

Managing in Campaigns

Kevin Heaney, Vice President, Constituent Programs & Associate Campaign Director, Oregon State University Foundation

Table 7:

Social Media Trends

Michael Stoner, President & Partner, mStoner

Table 8:

A Case in Point: How to focus your institution in the creation of a compelling campaign case for support

Carole Simpson, Executive Director, Mount Royal University Foundation
Melanie Rogers, Manager of Communications and Stewardship, Mount Royal University

Table 9:

Eduventures Research: Key Findings and Current Initiatives

Jennifer Zaslow, Director, Development Learning Collaborative, Eduventures, Inc

Table 10:

Smartphones & Smart Charities – Reaching new supporters, alumni & donors through the mobile channel.

Claire Kerr, Director, Digital Philanthropy, North America, Artez Interactive

Table 11:

Online vs Offline: the impact of your understanding of your donor

Mark Terrero, Sr. Account Executive, Enterprise Higher Education Sales
Ken Keefer, Director, Enterprise Higher Education Sales

Table 12:

Annual Giving – Current Trends

Elain Evans, Associate Director, Annual Giving, University of British Columbia

Table 13:

Constituent Alumni Relations – Best Practices

Malik Davis, Director, Constituent Relations, University of Washington

Table 14:

Volunteers – Are they worth it?

James Plourde, Director of Campaign Strategy, Pacific Lutheran University

Friday, February 25

Friday’s Breakfast Roundtables are non-hosted discussion forums and run concurrently between 8:00 am – 9:00 am

Friday’s breakfast roundtables feature high-energy discussions relating to:

  • Our core divisions of Alumni Relations, Advancement Services, Philanthropy, Communications/Marketing and Chief Advancement Officers
  • Small Schools and Community Colleges
  • Other timely topics

Table 1:

Advancement Services

Table 2:

Advancement Services – Database Conversions

Table 3:

Communications – Print

Table 4:

Communications – Digital

Table 5:

Communications – Marketing

Table 6:

Alumni Relations

Table 7:

Alumni Relations – ASAP

Table 8:

Chief Advancement Officers

Table 9:

Philanthropy – Major Gift

Table 10:

Philanthropy – Annual Giving

Table 11:

Philanthropy – General

Table 12:

Community Colleges

Table 13:

Small Schools

Table 14:

Communications – Social Media

Table 15:

Government Relations

  • Twitter

  • Passports

    When returning to the United States from Canada, it is very important to note that all U.S. citizens are required to present a valid U.S. passport to enter or re-enter the United States via air.

    For entry into the United States via land and sea borders, U.S. citizens must present either a U.S. passport, passport card, NEXUS card, Enhanced Drivers License or other Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI)-compliant document.

    For more information, visit the US Department of State website. Plan ahead!

  • Need help?

    Have a question about the conference? Call Jeff Wright at 1.888.799.9899 or email at jeff.wright@ualberta.ca.