The end of the fiscal year is here—so hard to believe! Thank you for your efforts to close out the year strong. Safe travels if you are on the road for the Fourth of July holiday and I look forward to celebrating a great year together on July 26 at Live Wire Athens (details below). |
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Interim Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations and Interim Executive Director of the UGA Foundation |
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What You'll Find in This Month's Pulse |
- ? Fundraising Update
- ? Alumni Participation Rate Update
- Upcoming DAR Meetings
- Events for Alumni + Friends
- ? IP Warming Info for Email Managers
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❤️ Teresa Harris Guthrie Award Winner
- ? Odum School Launches Alumni Board
- PLC Surpasses $1 million Raised
- Strategic Initiatives Reporting Update
- UGA New Staff Onboarding
- DAR ?s: Caitlin Lacey & Richard Potter
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Blogs: Newsletter Tips + Throwback to Beat Week
- ✈️ Regional Programs Travel Schedule
- Open DAR Positions
- Staff Announcements
- ? Spike is Ready for Summer
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Here is an update on FY23 revenue compared to this time in previous years. Click on the chart to view it larger. Questions? Email Jeremy Ransom. |
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Alumni Participation Rate (APR) Update |
Cue the ? confetti cannons ?: UGA has achieved 16% APR again this year with the recent addition of the license tag donors! A huge congratulations to the entire division on this exciting achievement and thank you all for your tireless efforts. It takes an entire team to achieve this lofty goal and we could not do it without every single person in DAR. Of course, we are keeping our foot on the gas pedal and will continue bringing in those APR donors until we hit the finish line. APR questions? Email Heather Duiser.
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DAR End of Year Celebration July 26 | 3-6 PM Live Wire Athens |
| Alumni Board of Directors Fall Meeting September 15 Athens, Georgia |
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Events for Alumni + Friends |
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Manage Email for Your Unit? Please Read. |
DARCOMM, the Office of Annual Giving and Advancement IT are partnering to "warm" a new IP address from which to send emails. "Warming" helps to establish UGA as reputable email sender to avoid spam blocks. The IP warming process takes ~30 days and requires "trickling out" the emails over several days.
If you manage emails for your unit, you may notice several emails in June-August that appear to fall over numerous days—these are the IP warming messages. Please avoid scheduling large emails on those days if it can be avoided. We realize this is a long period of time, though, and the teams will be doing the utmost to avoid conflicts. If you have questions or concerns, please email Elizabeth Elmore and Buck Sharp.
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2023 Teresa Harris Guthrie Award |
The annual Teresa Harris Guthrie Award recognizes a student employee who has made a positive impact on DAR through the demonstration of one or more DAR values. The 2023 recipient is Tanvi Pucha, a team assistant with the UGA Career Center. Read more about this outstanding student. |
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Odum School Launches Alumni Board |
The Odum School has announced its first Alumni Board of Members beginning July 1. The 13 members will serve staggered terms from 1-3 years, and leadership will be chosen this fall. Committees include Development, Student Programs, and Nominating. The board will meet virtually four times per year, including a visit to campus Oct. 12-15 for an annual meeting and alumni event. Meet the Alumni Board.
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Parents Leadership Council Raises > $1 Million |
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Strategic Initiatives Reporting |
Tyler Daniels has been contacting units in June to prepare for strategic reporting season. We will collect data on annual performance for FY23 KPI’s and define annual targets for FY24-25. FY23 KPI’s will be reported for the Senior Administrators' Update in July, the UGA Strategic Plan in August, and the DAR Strategic Plan.
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If you have worked at UGA for fewer than 12 months, please attend a UGA New Staff Onboarding session. Sign up for these events through the Professional Education Portal (PEP). Questions? Email Michelle Carter.
Thrive @ UGA: 2-6 months after joining UGA - July 20
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October 10
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Grow @ UGA: 7-12 months after joining UGA - July 27
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September 21
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Caitlin Lacey Caitlin is DAR's donor reporting coordinator. A Florida native, she now resides in Watkinsville, where you can find her watching Yellowstone or listening to true crime podcasts. |
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Richard Potter
At work, Richard focuses on university-industry research collaborations for the Office of Businsess Engagement. Outside of work, he's passionate about guitars and music. |
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Newsletter Tips by Haley Arner |
| Throwback: UGA wins Beat Week by Heather Duiser *We're resharing as we've set the 2023 Beat Week for Oct. 23-28 against Florida! |
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The Regional team will be traveling to the following cities soon. |
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Chris Jefts Cartersville, GA (July 11-12) Valdosta, GA (July 18-20) Katie Adams Tampa, FL (June 28-30) Tallahassee, FL (July 5-7) Huntsville or Montgomery, AL (July 17-19) LaRisa Chambers San Francisco, CA (July 13-19) Alysse Capitanelli Athens, GA (Week of July 26 or July 31) |
| Chandler Boyle Lynchburg/Charlottesville, VA (July 19-20)
Winston-Salem, NC (July 26) *daytrip Adam Prescott Atlanta, GA (July 18-20) *daytrips Beth Zimmerman Detroit/Ann Arbor, MI (July 18-21) *tent.
Elizabeth Kozak Memphis, TN (July 12-13) Athens, GA (July 25-27) |
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Open Positions
This is to make you aware of position postings in the division. We encourage anyone interested in applying to do so. All UGA HR policies and procedures will apply. If you know of a potential candidate who may be a good fit for an opportunity, contact Michelle Carter. |
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- Welcome to Kaitlyn Hart, Parent Giving Coordinator, Parent Giving
- Welcome to Kaitlyn Doyle, Data Quality Specialist, Records
- Welcome to Meghan Gerig, Asst. Director of Board Relations, UGA Foundation
- Welcome to Erica Lowman, Assoc. Director of Affinity Engagement, Alumni Relations
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Congrats to Will Hearn, named Director of Financial Accounting and Expenditure Control, UGA Financial Accounting
- Congrats to Lauren Schlesinger, named Marketing & Stewardship Coordinator, Gift & Estate Planning
- Congrats to Suzanne Griffeth, named Director of Development, FACS
- Congrats to Kate O'Reilly, named Sr. Director of Development, Pharmacy
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Best wishes to Grace Williams, leaving Advancement IT Client Services
- Best wishes to Ashton Sallas, leaving Annual Giving
- Best wishes to Ryan Phillips, leaving Annual Giving
- Best wishes to Daniel Collier, leaving Advancement IT
- Best wishes to Brenna Sumner, leaving DAR Communications
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Best wishes to Zach Armstrong, leaving DAR Communications
- Best wishes to LeAnn Golob, retiring from the UGA Career Center
- Best wishes to Tanner A. Poltzer, leaving Prospect Management
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Do you have information for an upcoming edition of the Pulse?
Send it to Elizabeth Elmore. |
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