FORUM 2023
Innovation & Managing Change
DAY 1: Wednesday, June 21
1 pm to 6 pm
Join us for an optional campus tour at 10 am!
Location: Pendleton Room, 2nd floor, Michigan Union
unless otherwise noted
OPTIONAL TOUR: UMMA Art Museum
10 a.m.
Join us for a guided tour of UMMA, the University of Michigan Museum of Art. Led by Liz Seger, Chief Development Officer.
Meet us in the UMMA lobby, located across the street from Michigan Union.
LUNCH BREAK
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Lunch not provided. Use this time to explore Ann Arbor and connect with colleagues!
Check In
1 p.m.
Michigan Union, Pendelton Room, 2nd Floor
Welcome & Expectations
1:30 p.m.
Keynote: Tim Fortescue, 40 Watt Coaching
2 p.m.
After his hit session 'Increasing your Signal' at FORUM 2022, we are excited to have Tim back to do a deeper dive with us this year!
Tim Fortescue is the founder of 40 Watt Coaching in San Francisco. He works with some of most recognizable brands in Silicon Valley and around the world on improving communication skills in order to form more connected teams. Before pivoting his career toward executive coaching and training, Tim was a major gift fundraiser at the University of Michigan from 2011-2015, where he partnered with PD regularly!
Happy Hour
4 p.m.
Dominick's, 812 Monroe St, Ann Arbor, MI
DAY 2: Thursday, June 22
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: Pendelton Room, 2nd floor, Michigan Union
unless otherwise noted
FORUM Check-in & Breakfast
Coffee and light breakfast provided
8 a.m.
Welcome & Overview
9 a.m.
Panel Discussion: Insights from Chief Development Officers
9:15 a.m.
Development Leadership from across the FORUM community come together to discuss innovative projects, managing leadership change, and more.
Participating institutions include:
Mayo Clinic
Michigan Medicine
Ohio State University
Univeristy of Cincinnati
University of Michigan
University of Wisconsin
Breakout Sessions
10:30 a.m.
Session descriptions coming soon!
LUNCH BREAK
11:30 to 1:00 p.m.
Lunch not provided. Use this time to explore Ann Arbor and connect with colleagues!
Show & Tell
1:00 p.m.
FORUM attendees strut their stuff.
Session descriptions coming soon!
Breakout Sessions
2:15 p.m.
Session descriptions coming soon!
Networking
3:30 p.m.
Get to know your FORUM colleagues better through a tiny bit of forced fun. (Sorry, not sorry.)
Day 2 Recap
4:15 p.m.
Happy Hour
4:30 p.m.
TBD
DAY 3: Friday, June 23
8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Location: Pendelton Room, 2nd floor, Michigan Union
unless otherwise noted
FORUM Check-in & Breakfast
Coffee and light breakfast provided
8 a.m.
Specialty Discussions
Gather with your colleagues who specialize in Research, Prospect Management, Analytics or Leadership.
9:00 a.m.
Panel Discussion: The Santa Effect, Presidential Onboarding and Organizational Change
Jenny Freels, Executive Director, Stewardship, Events, and Special Liaison to the President and Vice President & Secretary of the University of Michigan and Katelin Newman, Assistant Director of Development Research, Presidential Engagement and Donor Experience discuss the tremendous impact new U-M President Santa Ono has had on fundraising operations.
10:15 a.m.
FORUM Closing
11:15 a.m.