Schedule subject to change.
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| Start Time | End Time | Session Description |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 a.m. | 3:00 p.m. | FGA Symposium FGA members only; view more information here. |
| 10:00 a.m. | 5:30 p.m. | CSO-Board Chair Symposium Mark Engle, AMC and Debbie Trueblood, AMC Open to all fraternity and sorority membership, foundation and housing chief staff officers and board members. Lunch is included in registration costs. |
| 6:00 p.m. | 7:00 p.m. | FSPAC Reception This invitation-only event will be hosted by the Fraternity and Sorority Political Action Committee at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown. For questions contact Kitty deKieffer. |
| Start Time | End Time | Session Description |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00 a.m. | 8:00 a.m. | FFE Board of Directors and Seminar Planning Committee Breakfast Invitation only |
| 7:00 a.m. | 1:00 p.m. | Event Registration Open |
| 7:00 a.m. | 6:00 p.m. | Alliance Partner Exhibit Hall Open |
| 8:00 a.m. | 9:00 a.m. | NIC & Campus Partner Breakfast All NIC Annual Meeting of Members, Dual Meeting and Campus Professional attendees welcome. |
| 9:00 a.m. | 10:15 a.m. | NIC Educational Symposium I |
| 9:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | FFE Women’s Research Symposium FFE is excited to host the Women’s Research Symposium in 2024. This pre-Seminar experience offers sorority staff members and volunteers the opportunity to learn about what motivates high-capacity donors and gain insight into Amplifying Sorority Campaign research projects. View more information. Decoding the motivations and strategies of high-capacity philanthropists Dianne Chipps Bailey, Managing Director, National Philanthropic Strategy Executive, Philanthropic Solutions at Bank of America With the number of Americans giving to charity on the decline, nonprofits increasingly rely on a smaller and more affluent circle of supporters to meet their fundraising goals. The importance and influence of these high-capacity donors has only increased during recent years. The Bank of America Study of Philanthropy, the ninth in a series of reports on giving by wealthy households in the United States, illuminates many expressions of generosity by affluent Americans. The series offers practical insights into distinct donor demographics including the rising generation, ethnically-diverse donors and women. During this interactive conversation, we will explore what motivates affluent donors to give and stop giving, which organizations affluent Americans currently support and how they are (and could be) structuring gifts. This data will create pathways for fraternal foundation staff and board members to engage high-capacity donors, secure transformational gifts and achieve their mission goals. Amplifying Sorority Campaign (ASC) Presentation & Panel Discussion Marsha Grady, ASC Campaign Committee Chair and Chief Development Officer at Alpha Chi Omega Foundation; Leslie Martin*, Executive Director of Delta Gamma Foundation; Heather Matthews*, Director of Marketing and Communications at Kappa Delta; Meghan Parker, ASC Research Committee Chair and Executive Director of Zeta Tau Alpha; Ashley VanDewark, Executive Director of Foundation for Fraternal Excellence; and Jen Webb*, Executive Director of Alpha Delta Pi Foundation (*Indicates ASC Research or Campaign Committee members) |
| 10:15 a.m. | 10:30 a.m. | Networking Break with Alliance Partners |
| 10:30 a.m. | 11:30 a.m. | NIC Educational Symposium II iGen: Guiding the smartphone generation and understanding the challenges of high school and college men today. Dr. Jean M. Twenge, Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University and Owner of Generation Me Traditional-age college students are members of Gen Z (born after 1995), the first generation to spend their adolescence with smartphones. National surveys of teens and college students show that Gen Z students are growing up more slowly as adolescents, spend more time with technology and less time with each other in person, and are more likely to experience unhappiness, anxiety, and depression. We'll discuss the implications of these generational shifts for guiding this generation. |
| 11:30 a.m. | 11:45 a.m. | Networking Break with Alliance Partners |
| 11:45 a.m. | 12:45 p.m. | NIC Alliance Partner-Executive Speed Dating Speed dating offers intentional, focused time between Alliance Partners and key decision-makers from inter/national fraternities. The format for this event involves short, timed face-to-face sessions during which time both participants may discuss whatever they like. During the “dating” sessions, participants should collect contact information and take notes on how the partner and member might work together in the future. |
| 12:00 p.m. | 12:45 p.m. | FFE Newcomer Networking |
| 12:00 p.m. | 6:00 p.m. | FFE Content Corner Open The Seminar Planning Committee is excited to offer attendees the opportunity to view recent foundation collateral featured in the Content Corner — a showcase-style space that will display the great work of our fraternal foundations. |
| 12:45 p.m. | 1:30 p.m. | NIC/FFE Welcome Luncheon with Alliance Partner Recognition Join NIC and FFE attendees for a luncheon where we will recognize the Alliance Partners who do so much for our organizations! Lunch is included in registration costs. |
| 1:30 p.m. | 2:30 p.m. | NIC Educational Symposium III/FFE Opening Keynote Every Generations Wins: Why Building Multi-Generational Teams is the Future Lindsay Boccardo | Meet the presenter Generations misunderstanding each other is not a new problem. Every generation thinks the one that comes after them is less competent, more entitled, or harder to work with in an organization. The good news is that no one generation is broken. According to a 2019 study, multi-generational teams with a range of 25 years or more from youngest to oldest meet or exceed expectations 73% of the time. Those with a narrow range of less than 10 years did so only 35% of the time. The future of collaborative work is truly about inclusion. In this interactive session, Lindsay will facilitate a dialogue on generational differences and their impact on relationships within membership and volunteer engagement. Participants will explore their individual experiences growing up and how these directly shape their interactions within organizational settings. In this session, attendees will: • Understand the origins of generational divides within membership and volunteer engagement. • Identify the key factors contributing to generational tension within organizations. • Anticipate the cultural expectations of future young employees and volunteers within organizational cultures. • Discover strategies to enhance the positive influence of multi-generational membership and volunteer teams. |
| 2:30 p.m. | 3:00 p.m. | Networking Break with Alliance Partners |
| 3:00 p.m. | 4:15 p.m. | FFE Coffee Chats and Ignite Sessions |
| 3:00 p.m. | 4:15 p.m. | NIC Meeting of Members Voting delegates will conduct annual business for NIC. Contact Jud Horras for questions about NIC governance and the Meeting of Members. |
| 4:15 p.m. | 4:30 p.m. | Networking Break with Alliance Partners |
| 4:30 p.m. | 5:15 p.m. | FFE Business Meeting Voting delegates will conduct annual business for FFE. Contact Ashley VanDewark for questions about FFE governance and business meeting. |
| 5:15 p.m. | 6:00 p.m. | NIC/FFE Networking Reception with Alliance Partners |
| 6:00 p.m. | Dinner on Your Own |
| Start Time | End Time | Session Description |
|---|---|---|
| 7:30 a.m. | 9:15 a.m. | FFE Breakfast & Keynote Our State of the Industry — By the Numbers Patrick Alderdice and Aaron Parker, Pennington & Company | Meet the presenters Eager to know how your foundation compares to its peers across the interfraternal community? Pennington and Company has researched, compiled, and interpreted IRS Form 990 filings for fraternity and sorority foundations for the last 21 years. In this State of the Industry session, Patrick and Aaron will team up once more to present information from this year’s IRS Form 990 data and compare it to two decades of previous trends. The 990 data is a vast repository of non-profit information such as value of assets, donation dollars raised, grant amounts, and spending on program services. Each year, Pennington and Company analyzes this data for our foundations, allowing them to assess progress and benchmark themselves against fraternity and sorority industry averages. Patrick and Aaron will use their industry insights to identify opportunities and challenges while providing tips and recommendations for sustaining and growing our industry. |
| 7:30 a.m. | 4:00 p.m. | Alliance Partner Exhibit Hall Open |
| 7:30 a.m. | 5:30 p.m. | FFE Content Corner Open |
| 9:15 a.m. | 9:30 a.m. | Networking Break with Alliance Partners |
| 9:30 a.m. | 10:30 a.m. | FFE Breakout Sessions I Traditional breakout sessions with expert presenters and panelists. |
| 10:30 a.m. | 11:00 a.m. | Networking Break with Alliance Partners |
| 10:30 a.m. | 11:00 a.m. | FFE Volunteer Interest Meeting |
| 11:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | FFE Breakout Sessions II Traditional breakout sessions with expert presenters and panelists. |
| 12:00 p.m. | 12:15 p.m. | Networking Break with Alliance Partners |
| 12:15 p.m. | 1:30 p.m. | FFE Lunch & Closing Keynote Overcoming the Competition for Connection Nathan Chappell, MBA, MNA, CFRE, Chief AI Officer at DonorSearch AI, Co-Founder of Fundraising.AI Collaboration | Meet the presenter Connection is the currency of the attention economy. With fewer American household’s giving to charitable organizations annually, coupled with an increased demand for philanthropic dollars, the modern nonprofit dig-deep to understand the forces at play, and learn how to win the competition for connection. This keynote highlights the changing definition of generosity, shedding light on the unprecedented competition for connection facing modern nonprofit organizations. To this end, nonprofits must develop a renewed appreciation for radical connection and learn to leverage technology once only used by for-profit organizations. Using current data and analysis, attendees will learn the importance of measuring and prioritizing connection as well as which technologies can help them to work smarter, not harder. |
| 1:30 p.m. | 2:00 p.m. | Networking Break with Alliance Partners |
| 2:00 p.m. | 3:00 p.m. | FFE Alliance Partner-Executive Speed Dating Speed dating offers intentional, focused time between Alliance Partners and key decision-makers from fraternal foundation. The format for this event involves short, timed face-to-face sessions during which time both participants may discuss whatever they like. During the “dating” sessions, participants should collect contact information and take notes on how the partner and member might work together in the future. |
| 2:00 p.m. | 3:00 p.m. | FFE Coffee Chats and Ignite Sessions |
| 3:00 p.m. | 3:30 p.m. | Networking Break with Alliance Partners |
| 3:30 p.m. | 4:30 p.m. | FFE Breakout Sessions III Traditional breakout sessions with expert presenters and panelists. |
| 4:30 p.m. | 5:30 p.m. | Break |
| 5:30 p.m. | 6:30 p.m. | FFE Awards of Distinction Reception Held at the Indiana Roof Ballroom |
| 6:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | FFE Awards of Distinction Dinner & Seminar Closing Session Held at the Indiana Roof Ballroom |
| Start Time | End Time | Session Description |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. | Fraternal Foundation Fundraising Bootcamp Post-conference registration required. View full schedule and more information here. If you've already completed your Dual Meeting/Seminar registration but want to add this bootcamp, contact Experience Support Manage Gretchen Foran. |
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NIC & FFE Educational Programming & Events
NIC-focused Educational Programming & Events
FFE-focused Educational Programming & Events
View NIC/FFE Dual Meeting Information | View NIC/FFE Alliance Partner Information
View NIC Meeting of Members Information | View FFE Seminar Information
Pre/Post-Conference Add-On Experiences:
FGA Symposium | Sunday, August 18, 2024
The FGA Symposium is a $60 add-on opportunity for all FGA organizations to meet and collaborate on common topics for members of the Fraternal Growth Accelerator. All FGA members are welcome to attend the Symposium which is held in conjunction with the NIC Annual Meeting of Members and FFE Seminar.
The 2024 Symposium will be held in person at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown and includes lunch and programming from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Women’s Research Symposium | Monday, August 19, 2024
After great success in hosting the Women’s Foundation Leadership Forum in 2023 alongside Seminar, FFE is excited to host the Women’s Research Symposium in 2024. This pre-Seminar experience offers sorority staff members and volunteers the opportunity to learn about what motivates high-capacity donors and gain insight into Amplifying Sorority Campaign research projects.
The 2024 Women’s Research Symposium will be held in person at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Fraternal Foundation Fundraising Bootcamp | Wednesday, August 21, 2024
The Fraternal Foundation Fundraising Bootcamp, post-con workshop option is available through the standard event registration form as an additional $60 add-on. The bootcamp includes a morning of programming with a strong emphasis on collaboration, action planning and dedicated time spent with content experts in the areas of annual giving, communications, major gifts and mid-level management. With detailed information about how to incorporate recent and relevant fraternal industry research into your work, as well as hands-on activities, participants will walk away with tactical (and practical!) skills to better support their foundation’s fundraising operations.
The 2024 bootcamp will be held in person at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown and includes breakfast and programming from 8 a.m. – noon.
Schedule subject to change.
View NIC/FFE Dual Meeting Information | View NIC/FFE Alliance Partner Information
View NIC Meeting of Members Information | View FFE Seminar Information
