Section on Institutional Advancement

2025

• Institutional Advancement – Reporter Roundtable: Media Trends and Legal Reporting
• Institutional Advancement – Issues Management Panel Discussion
• Institutional Advancement – Maximizing Social Media Impact for Law Schools
• Institutional Advancement – Donor Investor Imperative
• Institutional Advancement – Deans & Development Officers Program
• Institutional Advancement – All Hands on Deck: Collaborative Pathways to Alumni Engagement
• Field Trip
• Law School Administration and Finance, Co-Sponsored by Institutional Advancement – Trends in Law School Administration, Finance and Advancement

2024

• Institutional Advancement, Co-Sponsored by Student Services – Engaging Alumni Across Different Generations, Experiences, and Affinities
• Institutional Advancement – From Transactional to Transformational – Advancing Your Major Gifts Program
• Institutional Advancement – What Administrators and Faculty Members Need to Know About Working with the Media
• Institutional Advancement, Co-Sponsored by Balance & Well-Being In Legal Education, For the Law School Dean, and Student Services – Leading your Community Through National or Global Issues
• Institutional Advancement – Fostering Diversity in Legal Education: From Recruitment to Graduation & Beyond

2023

• Main Program
• Second Program

Extended Program

January 5, 2022

• Institutional Advancement Welcome and Opening Panel (11:00 am – 12:15 pm)
• Institutional Advancement Concurrent Session: Using Social Media to Engage Alumni – Industry Trends, Best Practices (12:35 pm – 1:50 pm)
• Institutional Advancement Small Group 1 (2:00 pm – 3:00 pm)
• Institutional Advancement Small Group 2 (2:00 pm – 3:00 pm)
• Institutional Advancement Concurrent Session: U.S News Rankings (3:10 pm – 4:25 pm)

January 6, 2022

• Institutional Advancement Concurrent Session: Women in the Law and Philanthropy (11:00 am – 12:15 pm)
• Institutional Advancement Concurrent Session: Freedom, Equality, and the Common Good Through the Journalists’ Lens; A Discussion of the Media’s Role and Responsibility (12:35 pm – 1:50 pm)
• Institutional Advancement Concurrent Session:Discussion: How to Talk about Race/ Being an Informed Communicator while Working with a Diverse Audience (2:00 pm – 3:00 pm)
• Institutional Advancement Concurrent Session:Discussion: Executive Communication and Crisis Communication (3:10 pm – 4:25 pm)

January 7, 2022

• Institutional Advancement Concurrent Session: Sharing the Impact and Success Stories of the Pandemic (11:00 am – 12:15 pm)
• Institutional Advancement Breakout 1: Fact Sheets/”Leave Behind” Materials (12:35 pm- 1:50 pm)
• Institutional Advancement Breakout 2: How to Build Community During the Pandemic and After (12:35 pm- 1:50 pm)
• Institutional Advancement Breakout 3: Boards and Alumni Volunteer Groups (12:35 pm- 1:50 pm)
• Institutional Advancement Breakout: You Asked and We Answered: ListServ Discussions Continued (12:35 pm- 1:50 pm)
• Institutional Advancement: Showcase and Awards (2:00 pm – 3:00 pm)

January 8, 2022

• Pre-Law Education and Admission to Law School (Co-Sponsored by Institutional Advancement) (3:10 pm – 4:25 pm)

Extended Program

January 6, 2021

• Institutional Advancement Welcome and Breakout Room Roulette (1:15 pm – 2:00 pm)
• Institutional Advancement Break (2:00 pm – 2:15 pm)
• Institutional Advancement Opening Plenary Session: True Colors (2:15 pm – 3:30 pm)
• Institutional Advancement Break (3:30 pm – 4:00 pm)
• Institutional Advancement Concurrent Session: Engaging Alumni in a Virtual World (4:00 pm – 5:30 pm)
• Institutional Advancement Concurrent Session: Leveraging Technology to Expand the Reach of Your Professors and Programs (4:00 pm – 5:30 pm)

January 7, 2021

• Institutional Advancement Welcome and Breakout Room Roulette (1:15 pm – 1:30 pm)
• Institutional Advancement Break (1:30 pm – 1:45 pm)
• Institutional Advancement Plenary Session: Campaigns in Two Parts: Fundraising and Brand Raising Campaign (1:45 pm – 3:00 pm)
• Institutional Advancement Break (3:00 pm – 3:30 pm)
• Institutional Advancement Concurrent Session: “Meeting the Moment” (3:30 pm – 4:45 pm)
• Institutional Advancement Concurrent Session: Strategize the Case for Support: Not Just About Raising Money (3:30 pm – 4:45 pm)
• Institutional Advancement Break (4:45 pm – 5:00 pm)
• Institutional Advancement Reception: Virtual Happy Hour with Captain Scott Smith (5:00 pm – 5:30 pm)

January 8, 2021

• Institutional Advancement Welcome and Awards (1:15 pm – 1:30 pm)
• Institutional Advancement Break (1:30 pm – 1:45 pm)
• Institutional Advancement Plenary Session: Speaking Each Other’s Language: Identifying How We Overcome Challenges and Collaborate as Distinct Professional Groups (1:45 pm – 3:15 pm)
• Institutional Advancement Break (3:15 pm – 3:30 pm)
• Institutional Advancement Concurrent Conclusion (3:30 pm – 4:00 pm)

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)

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)