How do you know flowers are friendly? They always have new buds! |
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Ah-MAY-zing!
What a fantastic Team Stewardship we enjoyed! Another big shout out to Kim Brown and the entire Engineering team for hosting such a remarkable day. Weren’t those 3D printed bulldogs the coolest? Also, kudos to each speaker for their engaging presentations. The meeting clearly aligned with the original vision for Team Stewardship. It was full of information, inspiration and camaraderie. It warmed my heart to see so many Stewies supporting each other that day.
Below, you'll see our video from Thank a Donor Day! We also have a new video designed to steward milestone giving is in the works. Scholarship Gratitude Reports are nearing their completion, and graduation was last weekend. As we come closer to the end of what could be a record fundraising year, we should all feel a sense of pride in the stewardship that has complemented those fundraising numbers. Your hard work is paying off in continued and increased giving, and is a vital component of UGA’s fundraising success. Let’s finish the year strong, while setting our sights on exciting plans for the year ahead. With this talented and passionate group of stewardship professionals, the sky's the limit!
TONY STRINGER SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DONOR RELATIONS & STEWARDSHIP |
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STEWIES CELEBRATE THANK A DONOR DAY |
Donor Relations and Stewardship
Thank you all for helping to make Thank a Donor Day 2022 a success! It was wonderful being back on campus and having meaningful interactions with our students as they practiced their attitude of gratitude and learned more about the importance of private giving as it relates to their education and college experience.
Shout out to the Engagement Center for the amazing job they did calling some of our most generous donors. Student callers shared their appreciation with over 1,000 donors on Thank a Donor Day! We look forward to emailing all FY22 donors later this week with a wonderful video message (thank you DARCOMM!) and photos from the day. For more information, reach out to Jordan Dotson. |
Shhh...the video and photos will be emailed to donors later this week. Please refrain from sharing until after Thursday. |
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Engineering Meaningful Stewardship |
Thank you to Kim Brown and the development team at College of Engineering for hosting a great Team Stewardship at Driftmier Engineering Center! We are so grateful for such amazing collaboration between colleagues. You can see Engineering’s Impact of Giving website for more inspiration. For more information, reach out to Kim Brown |
Cumulative Giving Societies
We are excited to have upgraded our CGS stewardship with a new welcome packet this past year and are looking forward to rolling out personalized impact videos for stewarding those donors who move up within CGS to Abraham Baldwin and Crystal Arch.
In addition, we are working on a new cultivation plan to notify development officers when they have a donor who is close to qualifying for CGS ($1M+). More to come on this as we hope to roll out a monthly process in the next year.
For more information, reach out to Jordan Dotson and Shearron Hamlin. Honor Roll of Donors With the end of the fiscal year approaching, we would like to remind you that the following donor lists will be published in the printed and online annual reports: 2022 President’s Annual Report (print version) Cumulative Giving Societies Heritage Society 2022 President’s Annual Report (web version) Cumulative Giving Societies Heritage Society Presidents Club Founding Presidents Club
For more information, reach out to Calli Choe. |
Over the next few months, Calli and Daynes will be reaching out to set up meetings with each unit to learn about your stewardship plans. The last time we did a survey like this was 2016, and we assume a few things have changed since then! This will purely be for our informational purposes, so we can get a bird’s eye view of stewardship across campus. We can’t wait to hear about all of the great things you are doing for your donors! For more information, reach out to Daynes Parker. |
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Gratitude Reports: Printing Soon!
Thank you to everyone who sent in their response edits! All files have been compiled and will be sent to the printer this week. Lauren will share final proofs from the printer to unit for a final review. Expect reports to be mailed mid-to-late June.
Gratitude Reports: Looking to FY23 Reports will go back to a three round process: First round: Collection during fall 2022 and printing in spring 2023
Second round: Collection during spring 2023 and printing in May/June 2023 Third round: Collection during summer 2023 and printing in fall 2023 Lauren is updating her process for FY23 reports and will share final plans in June. If your area is not yet participating in gratitude reports but would like to participate, Lauren is here to discuss your unit’s specific needs.
For more information, reach out to Lauren Schlesinger. |
Sign, Sealed, Delivered: Giving Day Stewardship
Giving Day Thank You notes were sent in mid-April. Due to the overwhelming success of Giving Day, we did have to pare down our recipient list a bit. Donors who received it gave between $5-$25K to an academic fund. Senior Signature, first time donors, and PAWS recipients were excluded as they received other stewardship pieces. If you have ideas for how to improve stewardship next year, we’d love to hear them!
For more information, reach out to Daynes Parker.
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PAWS Reception August 26, 2022 | 3:30 - 5PM Special Collections Library For more information, reach out to Calli Choe. Presidents Club Reception November 4, 2022 | 5 - 7PM
For more information, reach out to Jordan Dotson. Heritage Society Football Tailgate
November 5, 2022 | Time TBD For more information, reach out to Megan Powell.
Submit your upcoming event to this list here. |
Meetings & Professional Development
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CASE Stewardship Conference June 13-15, 2022
Fort Lauderdale, Florida Team Stewardship August TBD 2022 | 11AM - 2PM
For more information, reach out to Melissa Lee. ADRP Conference
September 21-23, 2022 Albuquerque, New Mexico Team Stewardship
November TBD , 2022 | 11AM - 2PM Flinchum’s Phoenix hosted by Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources For more information, reach out to Melissa Lee.
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Team Stewardship Presentation
Thank you to everyone who attended and spoke at our Team Stewardship meeting last month. See the PowerPoint presentation for more information on Thank a Donor Day, College of Engineering, and best practices in Recognition.
UGA Donor Relations and Stewardship Matrix
You can find our Stewardship Matrix on the DAR website. Thank you to DARCOMM for making this happen! Scroll down to the bottom of our page, and you can see what comes from our office based on different gift amounts and cumulative recognition.
UGA Stewardship Overview
We take pride in transparency. You can see what we are working on by visiting the new web version of our Stewardship Overview. If you have suggestions about the website or have an interest in including your unit’s recognition strategy on our site, please reach out to Melissa Lee. Development and Alumni Relations Calendar
Remember to stay up to date on what’s happening across the division through the DAR Calendar. Reach out to your content captain to ensure that your events are included. |
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Do you have news to share in the next issue? Reach out to Caitlin Lacey! |
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Development and Alumni Relations
Donor Relations and Stewardship Quarters B | 100 Spear Road Athens, GA 30602 Caitlin Lacey Donor Reporting Coordinator
cslacey@uga.edu |
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Team Stewardship is an internal professional development community for stewardship professionals at the University of Georgia. You received this newsletter because you are a Development and Alumni Relations employee or you have been identified as a "Stewie" due to your role as an administrative, development, or external affairs professional who writes acknowledgements, creates donor communications, or coordinates donor recognition and events. If you are no longer in a stewardship position and no longer need to receive these newsletters, please reach out to Melissa Lee. For more information on Team Stewardship, visit Donor Relations and Stewardship.
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