Summit Agenda with On-Demand Links
Thank you for making the 2020 RNL Advancement Innovation Summit a BIG success!
We are so grateful to the more than 1,400 fundraising professionals who joined us for our first-ever virtual RNL Advancement Innovation Summit! We hope you found the experience insightful, inspiring, and fun!
But the fun isn’t done—you can watch select sessions from the Summit on-demand until September 2021!
Please note that keynote session and fishbowl sessions are not available on-demand. However, you may still contact the fishbowl sessions host to request presentation materials, share feedback, discuss your institution’s current fundraising needs. Just click the links under the fishbowl sessions below.
Thursday, September 17
Keynotes and Sessions
RNL Welcome from Sumit Nijhawan, CEO
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Opening Keynote:
Vu Le, Founder of NWB Consulting, NonProfit AF and co-founder, Community Centric Fundraising
“Six questions to challenge the norm in donor engagement” (not available on-demand)
Innovation in Action Case Study: The University at Buffalo
With Geoff Bartlett, Assistant Vice President, Annual Giving
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Advancement Leaders Panel: Beyond Business as Usual
Hosted By Renée Vaillancourt, Executive Vice President of Client Success and Sarah Kleeberger, Senior Vice President, Fundraising Consulting
- Edward Chiu, Senior Vice President for Advancement, Babson College
- O’Neil Outar, Vice President for Institutional Engagement, Rhode Island School of Design
- Megan Morey, Vice President for College Relations, Williams College
- Scott Roberts, President/CEO, University of Connecticut Foundation
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The FY2021 RNL Innovation Roadmap
Josh Robertson, Senior Vice President for Product Strategy
Fishbowl Discussions
Key Issues in Advancement Fishbowl Discussions
Click the links below to contact the RNL session host:
- Digital Engagement Centers (Chad Warren)
- Budget and Resource Strategy (Chris Bingley)
- Student Philanthropy Engagement (Dayna Carpenter)
(with and without students on campus) - Donor Acquisition on a Budget (Jay Finney)
- Engaging Major Donors in Times of Crisis (Justin Marquart)
- Leadership Annual Giving and Mid-Level Donor Strategy (Greta Daniels)
- Managing Staff Remotely (Katie Coats)
- Building Analytics Capacity: Fundraising, Engagement And Digital (Josh Robertson)
- Young Alumni Engagement (Montrell Cartwright & Chad Friedlein)
- Social Networks and Lifetime Learning (Stephanie Soscia)
Friday, September 18
Key Innovation Downloads and Sessions
Amplify Lifetime Engagement with 
- Jarrod Butler – Account Executive, Enterprise Education
- Chantal St.Louis Augustin – Lead, Education Vertical Marketing
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Challenging the Norm in Donor Relations
Lynne Wester, Donor Relations Guru
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Advancement Leaders Panel: the FY21 Outlook
Hosted by Chris Bingley, Senior Vice President and Meg Weber, Vice President
- Karl Miller Lugo, Vice President for Advancement, University of Texas at San Antonio
- Lori Redfearn, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Systemwide Advancement, California State University
- Josh Harraman, Vice President for Alumni Engagement, Annual Giving, and Advancement Communications, Rutgers University
- Colleen Fitzpatrick, Vice President for Advancement, Middlebury College
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Key Innovation Downloads
Click on the links below to watch the on-demand recordings:
- Integrated P2P Texting
- Personalized Video
- Maximizing Phone Impact
- AI-Driven Personalization
- The Remote Digital Engagement Center
- Crowdfunding and Giving Days
Innovation in Action Case Study: Southern Methodist University
Alexandra Stoops, Director of Direct Marketing
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Conference Close & Key Takeaways
Fishbowl Discussions
Key Issues in Advancement Fishbowl Discussions
Click the links below to contact the RNL session host:
- Micro-Campaigns and Affinity Engagement (Karen LaMalva)
- Working with Volunteers (Dayna Carpenter)
- Donor Engagement, Fundraising and Acquisition During Election Year (Jared Glass)
- Working with Fewer Staff And Resources (Autumn Horton)
- Crafting and Remaining Agile With Your FY21 Plan (Meg Weber)
- Re-Engaging Crisis Donors to Renew (Emily Richman)
- Parent Fundraising (Chad Friedlein)