Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Thank you to the Grady College of Journalism
and Mass Communication for hosting a newsworthy team stewardship meeting. We were thrilled to hear from Dean Charles Davis and learn of Grady's growth over the years to becoming one of the top journalism and mass communications schools in the country. Founded as the School of Journalism in 1915, today Grady is thriving while preparing the next generation of communication leaders by offering undergraduate certificate programs in New Media, Sports Media, Public Affairs Communication, and more. Grady is the 3rd largest newsroom in the state of GA, as well as home to the Peabody Awards. And that is just scratching the surface!
Taejah Harper, Development Associate with Grady, gave us a comprehensive snapshot highlighting Grady's stewardship matrix. Grady takes pride in personalizing stewardship efforts with hand written letters from Dean Davis, as well as customized stewardship books. For more details on Grady's certificate programs and stewardship matrix, please refer to the Team Stewardship PowerPoint presentation.
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Best Practices for Board Management
Director of Board Relations, Lindsey Copus, gave an informative presentation on the best practices for board management. 3 Keys to managing a successful board - 1. Communication and Engagement; 2. Effective Board Meetings; and 3. Composition and Board Structure. Lindsey provided insight on the importance of board culture, not OVER-communicating, board recognition and appreciation, and board diversity. For more information on the best practices for board management, please refer to the Board Relations STEW presentation.
For more information, reach out to Lindsey Copus. Guru Webinars
We are excited to announce that we have purchased the entire Donor Relations Group’s 2024 Webinar Series! These webinars can be viewed by anyone with a UGA email account. Please click here to create a login.
Click here for more great, free information including recordings, information on upcoming webinars, etc. If for some reason you are not able to log in, please follow this link to a fantastic Google Sheet with all 24 webinars linked.
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Welcome, Erica Malinowski!
We are thrilled to welcome Erica Malinowski to the Donor Relations and Stewardship team as our Administrative Specialist! Erica graduated from the University of Georgia in May with a Management degree from the Terry College of Business with an area of emphasis in Human Resource Analytics. She is no stranger to DAR, having worked in Talent Management for nearly two years during her time as a student. Erica enjoys playing pickleball, beach volleyball, and spending time at the lake. Welcome, Erica!
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FY24 Faculty Gratitude Reports
Faculty Gratitude reports have been printed and mailed to donors! A batch interaction has been uploaded in GAIL for the donors that received impact reports. Report inserts can be found here.
For more information, reach out to Tonya Moore.
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Endowment Report Updates
Postcards have been mailed to donors with endowed funds notifying them that the University of Georgia is converting financial endowment reports from print to a digital
format. To ensure we have their current email address on file, donors can scan the QR code on the postcard or send an email directly to endowmentreports@uga.edu. A reminder email will go out at the end of October to donors to give them the opportunity to update their email address.
Also, endowment report financials by unit have been emailed to Stewies and Directors. Please take a moment to review and respond with any edits for your school, college, or unit by October 9th. Things to look for - missing funds, missing email addresses, funds that need to be removed, etc. For more information, reach out to Tonya Moore.
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FY25 Fall Scholarship Gratitude Reports
Scholarship recipients who were awarded scholarships by early September for the 2024-2025 academic year have been notified to complete their gratitude reports. These reports will be sent digitally, along with financial endowment reports, to stewardship recipients in early December. If a gratitude report does not have an endowment report to accompany it, it will be printed and mailed to the stewardship recipient. For more information, reach out to Caitlin Lacey. |
Scholarship Privacy Changes in GAIL
In order to maintain compliance with privacy laws, specifically the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and the Higher Education Act, all scholarship recipients have had their identifying scholarship name removed from the GAIL platform under the education tab. In addition, the recipient names have been removed from the scholarship fund record. Although GAIL has never had the current student recipient information recorded, we know that many of you have utilized the removed info to identify past scholarship recipients. We wanted to make sure you still had a way to know this information, so in place of the formal scholarship name under the education tab, former recipients will now have a general “UGA Scholarship Recipient” tag under the Scholarships section. You will then be able to access further details about which scholarship they received using FAME or Scholarship Universe. Each of your units has a Scholarship Universe/FAME liaison that can help you find this info.
If you have questions about changes, reach out to Jordan Dotson and Graff Wilson.
Georgia Commitment Ambassadors
Our Georgia Commitment Ambassadors are ready to assist with donor meetings, development/stewardship events, etc. Please use this form to request an Ambassador.
Questions? Reach out to Caitlin Lacey and Catherine Henry. |
Dawg Day of Gratitude Updates
Calling all Dawgs! If you are interested in volunteering for Dawg Day of Gratitude, please click here to access the sign up sheet. The Volunteer Meeting will be held at Tate Center - Room 137 on Monday, October 7 at 4 pm - 5 pm. |
If you have an Ambassador and/or Dean that plans to participate in Dawg Day of Gratitude, please click here to access the Ambassador/Dean Participation Form.
For more information, reach out to Katie Snipes.
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Dawg Day of Gratitude Wednesday, October 16, 2024 | 9am-1pm Tate Plaza and South Campus location (D.W. Brooks Mall)
For more information, reach out to Katie Snipes. Presidents Club Reception Friday, November 15, 2024
Tate Center - Grand Hall
For more information, reach out to Jordan Dotson.
Winter Development Meeting Monday, February 3 , 2025 | 8:00 am
Tate Center - Grand Hall Bulldog 100 Saturday, February 8, 2025 West End Zone For more information, reach out to Amanda Brown |
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