Section on Institutional Advancement | Association of American Law Schools

Date Chartered: 5/31/1984

Purpose

The Section on Institutional Advancement provides informational exchange and professional development among law school administrators and faculty involved in those areas of institutional advancement known as alumni relations, communications, development, external affairs, government relations, and public relations.

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Annual Meeting Programs

2020

Extended Program

January 3, 2020

Institutional Advancement Mix and Mingle (8:15 am – 8:30 am)
Institutional Advancement Welcome (8:45am – 9:00 am)
Institutional Advancement Plenary Session (9:00 am – 10:00 am)
Institutional Advancement Concurrent Session: Campaign Lifecycle (10:15 am – 11:15 am)
Institutional Advancement Concurrent Session: Interdisciplinary Partnerships (10:15 am – 11:15 am)
Institutional Advancement Concurrent Session: Social Media Strategy/Digital Channel (10:15 am – 11:15 am)
Institutional Advancement: Power Networking (11:15 am – 12:00 pm)
Institutional Advancement: Plenary (1:00 pm – 2:00 pm)
Institutional Advancement: Refreshment Break (2:00 pm – 2:15 pm)
Institutional Advancement Concurrent Session: Doing Big Things with a Small Staff (2:15 pm – 3:15 pm)
Institutional Advancement Concurrent Session: Dollars are Up, Donors are Down, What are We Going to Do About It? (2:15 pm – 3:15 pm)
Institutional Advancement Concurrent Session: Unconscious Bias and Fundraising (2:15 pm – 3:15 pm)
Institutional Advancement Concurrent Session: Building a Culture of Philanthropy (3:30 pm – 4:30 pm)
Institutional Advancement Concurrent Session: Conservative Philanthropy Goes to Law School: A Practical Discussion of Opportunities and Challenges (3:30 pm – 4:30 pm)
Institutional Advancement Concurrent Session: Oh Sh*t Moments (3:30 pm – 4:30 pm)
Institutional Advancement Reception (4:30 pm – 5:30 pm)
Institutional Advancement Luncheon (12:15 pm – 1:30 pm)

January 4, 2020

Institutional Advancement: Refreshment Break (10:00 am – 10:15 am)
Institutional Advancement Concurrent Session: Recruiting and Retaining Great Talent in a Competitive Market (10:15 am – 11:15 am)
Institutional Advancement Concurrent Session: Reunions and Planned Giving (10:15 am – 11:15 am)
Institutional Advancement Concurrent Session: Social Justice Philanthropy (10:15 am – 11:15 am)
Institutional Advancement: Wrap Up (11:15 am – 11:45 am)

2019

Extended Program

January 3, 2019

Institutional Advancement: Mix and Mingle (8:00 am – 8:30 am)
Institutional Advancement: Welcome and Introduction (8:45 am – 9:00 am)
Institutional Advancement: Plenary Session: Understanding the Impact of the Work We Do (9:00 am – 10:15 am)
Institutional Advancement: Refreshment Break (10:15 am – 10:30 am)
Institutional Advancement Concurrent Session: Social Media (10:30 am – 11:45 am)
Institutional Advancement: Concurrent Session: Interesting Major Gifts (10:30 am – 11:45 am)
Institutional Advancement: Plenary Session: Stewardship is Everyone’s Job (1:45 pm – 3:15 pm)
Institutional Advancement: Refreshment Break (3:15 pm – 3:30 pm)
Institutional Advancement Concurrent Session: Leveraging Keystone Events That Lead to Stewardship and Fundraising (3:30 pm – 5:00 pm)
Institutional Advancement: Concurrent Session: How to Engage with Historically Marginalized Communities (3:30 pm – 5:00 pm)
Institutional Advancement Reception (5:15 pm – 6:30 pm)

January 4, 2019

Institutional Advancement: Refreshment Break (8:00 am – 9:00 am)
Institutional Advancement: Plenary Session: National Trends in Philanthropy – What Development and Communications Opportunities Exists Outside the Alumni Base (9:00 am – 10:15 am)
Institutional Advancement: Refreshment Break (10:15 am – 10:30 am)
Volunteer Engagement Session (10:15 am – 10:30 am)
Institutional Advancement Concurrent Session: Data (10:30 am – 12:00 pm)
Institutional Advancement Concurrent Session: Framing Development and Alumni Relations from a Communications Perspective (10:30 am – 12:00 pm)