Stewardship & Special Events has an open position for a Program Director of Compliance & Stewardship. If you are interested in exploring this position please visit jobs.nd.edu and/or contact Ann Moran or Mary Fisher.
Thank you,
Jen Harwell
Monthly Archives: August 2016
Ashley Gerard, Director of Operations and Technology in Annual Giving
Friends and Colleagues,
I am pleased to announce that Ashley Gerard has been promoted to Director of Operations and Technology on the Annual Giving team. Since joining the University in late February as a Project Specialist in Annual Giving, Ashley has made an extraordinary impact in a short amount of time. We are fortunate that she will be taking on this important leadership role, where she will continue to execute her current responsibilities and, as Director, help lead the execution of all Annual Giving campaigns, with a particular focus on utilizing creative and emerging technologies to help us surpass annual fundraising goals.
Prior to her arrival at Notre Dame, Ashley spent eight years at Tire Rack, where she led a team responsible for all digital marketing, including search engine optimization, mobile integration and email marketing. Please join me in congratulating Ashley!
Thank you,
Ryan Brennan
ND Shares: Recap and Preview
Colleagues:
Thank you to all who made yesterday’s ND Shares session with Matt Bloom excellent.
Wellbeing takeaways included:
- Practicing self-regulatory capacities: self-reflection, self-awareness, and self-control
- Fostering positive professional relationships, especially between bosses and employees
- Ending the work-day on a high note: doing something you do well and feel is important
See Matt’s presentation slides. (pdf)
See recording of Matt’s live presentation. (mp4 of slides and audio)
See more about Wellbeing at Work.
Special thanks to Micki Kidder for sponsoring happy hour.
Future sessions of ND Shares will be October 17 and November 7. Details will be sent to calendars.
If you/your team has presenter ideas for ND Shares, contact Leah Corachea.
For Notre Dame,
Bryan Reaume
AGSM Event Registration Opens This Week for Nevada
Colleagues,
“Early-bird” registration is now open for Blue, Gold, and $25k+ Recognition Society members. Today’s email to Sorin, Rockne, OSTM, and JCOS members will be followed by an email on Wednesday opening registration to all levels, with the addition of Badin Guild members.
Registration is open at this link (MyNotreDame login required): http://mynotredame.nd.edu/nev16
For registration questions, please contact the Donor Experience team at donorexperience@nd.edu and 574-631-5198.
For all other football event questions, please contact Rod Ambrissi (rambrissi@nd.edu) or the specific fund owner. A full rundown of this year’s events can be found at http://supporting.nd.edu/recognition-societies/football-events/
Thanks,
Jonathan Retartha
Jonathan Retartha
Manager, Donor Experience
CALLING ALL EUCHRE PLAYERS!
The Euchre Club will meet next Thursday, August 11th. Please contact me if you would like to play. The entry fee is $10 and due by 5pm on Wednesday, August 10th. You can call me at 1-1818 or email psmith15@nd.edu. We will start at 5:15 in the ESC Family Room. Looking forward to seeing you!
Mark Seiler, Welcome to the team!
Colleagues,
Please join me in welcoming Mark Seiler to the Midwest fund raising team! A 2006 Notre Dame graduate, Mark will be based in the Chicago Office. Mark is a familiar face to many of us in Development, having begun his career in Development as a student in the call center before eventually working for the Annual Giving Team from 2006-2011. For the past five years, Mark has served as an Associate Consultant at Campbell & Company, a national consulting firm in service to nonprofit organizations across all sectors. Higher Ed Advancement / Development work is the family business for Mark. His father, Tim Seiler has served as the Director of The Fundraising School at Indiana University.
In addition to returning to the Notre Dame Development Team, Mark is currently pursuing an MBA at the Kellogg School of Management and he will be getting married to his fiancee Lisa on August 20th!
Mark will start on Monday, Aug. 8th. Please give him a warm welcome.
Mike Sullivan
New Prospect Management partnerships
Dear Team~
I am happy to announce exciting new opportunities for two members of the Prospect Management team. Meghan Walsh and Cindy Karpovs are extraordinary members of the Prospect Management team, providing strategic and fruitful partnerships for the Gift Planning, Athletics Advancement, and East Region teams.
Effective August 15th, Meghan will transition from her current partnership with Gift Planning and Athletics Advancement, and migrate to a partnership role with the East Region. Moreover, Cindy will begin partnering with the Gift Planning and Athletics Advancement teams. These transitions will provide Meghan and Cindy opportunities to share their respective experiences and subject matter expertise with a broader group of colleagues.
Please join me in thanking Meghan and Cindy for their excellent work and congratulating them on their new partnership assignments!
All The Best~
Lori
Rudy Reyes to Transition to Regional Development
Following many years of dedicated service to the Foundation Relations team, I am excited to announce that Rudy Reyes will be transitioning to the West Region, effective August 15. In his capacity as Director of Regional Development, Rudy will focus on cultivating a portfolio in the Pacific Northwest, focusing on Seattle and Portland.
Rudy came to Notre Dame in 2001 to pursue graduate degrees in medieval theology and history, having earned undergraduate degrees in philosophy and theology at St. Mary’s University (San Antonio, Texas). He joined University Relations in 2009, playing a key role in the creation of the academic advancement and its ideation model. He led the rapid growth of the foundation relations team from 2011 to 2015, most recently serving as director of strategic foundation initiatives. Prior to joining the development team, Rudy served on the executive team of Better World Books as its managing director of sales.
I am confident that Rudy’s broad experience as an entrepreneur and an academic will serve our team well. Please join me in welcoming Rudy to his new role in service of Our Lady’s University.
Best,
Stu Fortener
Stu Fortener
Senior Director – West Region
University of Notre Dame
Lindsey McIntyre, Assistant Director, CFR Prospect Analysis.
We are pleased to announce Lindsey McIntyre as the new Assistant Director, CFR Prospect Analysis.
In this role, Lindsey will work closely with the Corporate and Foundation Relations teams to provide consultative advice on issues including industry insights, analytics, and foresight.
Prior to joining our team, Lindsey served as Staff Accountant in the College of Engineering at Notre Dame. Lindsey completed her MNA from the Mendoza College of Business in July 2016 (congratulations!) and earned a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. Lindsey, her husband Mason and their children Anna (11) and Sam (9) live in Bourbon, IN.
Please join us in welcoming Lindsey to the team!
Carla Ingrando and Nathan Utz
Personal Development Plans
Steps and Tools for Setting Personal Development Plans
- Discuss the competency model assessment.
- Pick one competency as a growth area.
- Brainstorm different sources of learning and growth.
- Resource Guide: Education, Competencies, Knowledge, and Experiences
- Skillport (new e-learning resource)
- HR Learning Programs
- CASE Conferences and Training
- EAB Webinars
- Colleague Connections (mentoring, shadowing, interviewing, sharing best practices, etc.)
- Set a detailed action plan. Record it in the Personal Development portion of Endeavor.
- Define specific learning objectives.
- What will the employee do by when to achieve these objectives?
- What support can the manager provide?
- How can learning be extended via application, documentation, and sharing?
- Check progress regularly during coaching conversations and 1:1s.
Contact Bryan Reaume for further discussion.