It is with mixed emotion that I share RaeLee Rea is leaving her program director role in Stewardship for an exciting position in Gift Planning. It is with mixed emotions because we have truly benefited from RaeLee’s expertise, dedication and kindness. In her almost two years on the team, she has served as the stewardship partner for Corporate Relations, Foundation Relations, the Provost Office, the Graduate School and Notre Dame Research. She has made great strides in enhancing how we track and steward donors who have generously established endowed professorships, directorships and graduate fellowships. We will remain grateful for her efforts.

Stewardship will miss RaeLee dearly and are comforted knowing she will not be far, will have an opportunity to better utilize her law degree, and will continue to steward donors in her new role. In fact, new responsibilities will include management and stewardship of Notre Dame’s Donor Advised Fund program, acting as the technical lead for Gift Planning processes and improvements, and aiding in other important Gift Planning efforts.

RaeLee will transition to Gift Planning on Thursday, January 10. Anyone interested in RaeLee’s former role should contact Katherine Lane.

Please join us in congratulating RaeLee Rea!

In Notre Dame,

Katherine Lane and Rich Naponelli

Team,

We are pleased to welcome Ashley Van Avermaete to the Regional Administrative Assistance team. Ashley’s first day in the office will be Monday, January 14th.

Ashley received her BLS degree from Indiana University, Bloomington, with a concentration in Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and a minor in Psychology. She is excited to join the Development team and believes her past experiences, both work and personal, have fortified her passion to work with others that support philanthropy and service.

In her free time, Ashley enjoys exploring the outdoors, kayaking the Great Lakes, and spending time with her miniature schnauzer, Benny.

Please join us in welcoming Ashley!

Stu

Construction on the next phase of our Integrated Work Environment space will begin Monday, January 14th. We apologize for any inconvenience caused while the work takes place, but the majority of work will be completed within a week. Attached are the next phase floor plan and renderings shared in November.

Once completed, the following Regional Directors will be sharing this space: M. Abernathy, K. Deeth, S. Forry, M. Futa, G. Heeter, L. Hubert, J. Jessup, S. Jessup, B. Kempf, R. Koval, T. Molnar, J. Meyer, D. Paulsen, T. Reilly, D. Santucci, J. Scarlett, M. Schultz, S. Sollman, A. Wall. Huge thanks to each of them for taking the lead in working in our new environment. While we certainly invite you to explore the new spaces, we ask you be mindful that these spaces are primarily for the use of these colleagues until additional shared space comes on line. All team members can continue to use the pilot shared space that we brought online in the summer between the Sorin and Family Rooms.

In addition, seven of our administrative assistants are relocating to other desks on the floor: M. Bassett, D. Chamberlin, S. Ford, M. Gendel, K Montague, P. Mullin, K. Schoenfeld. Huge thanks to them for being so flexible as we continue to work through this re-imaging of our work environment.

Thank you in advance for your patience and consideration over the coming weeks as we pack, reconfigure, rebuild, and move into this fantastic new space. Please contact Marty Harshman or Brad Goff with questions.

Thanks,
Marty

Phase-1-Open-Space-ESC-2

Dallas Museum of Art Event Invite List and Update

December 28, 2018

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Dallas Museum of Art

 

On Friday, December 28, guests (as noted below) are invited to attend an exclusive evening at the Dallas Museum of Art. This marquee event will include a strolling dinner with Notre Dame friends and leadership. The event will be held from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m., and will include a special performance by Chloe Agnew. The Executive Officers and Notre Dame Leadership will attend the event.

• Fundraisers with benefactors confirmed are welcome to attend and must register in Beat by

Friday, Dec. 20^th.

 

The following groups have received invitations for the event:

• Board of Trustees
• PLC/Deans
• Campaign Cabinet
• $5M + donors
• $2.5M+ donors
• $1M+ donors
• Advisory Council members $750K
• Advisory Council members $5000K
• Advisory Council members $250K
• Advisory Council not already reflected in other groups
• Cavanaugh Council not already reflected in other groups
• President’s Circle not already reflected in other groups
• Jesse Harper
• Athletics Director Circle

 

For the complete list of guests who have received invitations to date, please reference the document located HERE. The list of guests who are confirmed have been entered into Beat. The deadline to R.S.V.P. for the event is Friday, December 19 at 2:00 p.m.

 

Important Event Information:

 

• Many guests will attend the Official Cotton Bowl Party at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center prior to the Dallas Museum of Art event. Transportation will not be provided to the Museum from the Convention Center. Guests may choose to walk, Uber/Lyft or drive to the event.
• The Museum is a 1 mile/18 minute walk from the Convention Center.
• Self-parking is available at the Dallas Museum of Art for $12 per vehicle, guest pay. The parking garage entrance is located on Woodall Rodgers Freeway, between North St. Paul Street and North Harwood Street. Once parked, take the elevator to the first level of the Museum to enter the event.
• Guests arriving by foot, Uber, or Lyft will enter the Museum off of Harwood Street.
• The Adolphus Hotel is .6 mile/12 minute walk to/from the Dallas Museum of Art.
• Guests staying at the Four Seasons will be provided transportation from the hotel to the Official Cotton Bowl Party, and a separate shuttle will be provided for guests at the Four Seasons who will only attend the event at the Dallas Museum of Art event.
• Dress for the event is Tailgate Casual.

 

If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Mary Andersen at 574.631.7971.

 

Please be sure to check your mailbox before leaving for Christmas break and forward all gifts to Donor Services for processing. You never know when a PC membership check or pledge payment may be included in a Christmas card!

If your co-worker has already left for vacation, please take a moment to check their box as well.

Thanks!

Dear Colleagues,

It is with great pleasure that I share with you the announcement of Maria Dahn as Director of Foundation Relations effective December 10. Maria transitions to FR from Notre Dame Research where she led large, multi-investigator sponsored research proposals in her role as Pre-Award Program Manager. We look forward to Maria bringing her strong relationships with faculty and expertise in project management to FR as she works on large, interdisciplinary foundation proposals and additionally serves the IDEA center, the Center for Civic Innovation, and Eck Institute for Global Health, among other areas.

Congratulations, Maria, and welcome to FR!

Sincerely,
Michelle

Team,

Please join me in thanking Nick Shelton for his contribution to the Notre Dame family as an Associate Director for the Cavanaugh Council & President’s Circle. Today, November 30, will be Nick’s last day on the Development team, as he will be pursuing new opportunities.

Best, Shelby

We are pleased to post for applications the following openings on our Academic Advancement Team.

As the primary engine for proposal development in the academy, the individuals we hire for these roles will be expected to:

• In collaboration with fundraisers, build and actively manage a proposal pipeline;
• Develop formal proposals to be presented to donors;
• Advance proposals from inception to conclusion; and
• Meet annual collaborative production goals as developed with the Senior Director.

Financial Aid & Student Life – see posting here. 

As a NEW ADDITION to the Academic Advancement Team, this individual will drive philanthropy to advance the academy’s ambitions in the areas of Financial Aid & Student Life by focusing time on fundraising for:

• Undergraduate Financial Aid, TARGETING PROPOSALS AT $1 MILLION AND ABOVE;
• Graduate Student Financial Aid and other fundraising priorities of the Graduate School; and
• Priorities of Student Affairs.

Research Innovation & IDEA Center – see posting here.

As a REIMAGINED AND RESTRUCTURED role on the Academic Advancement Team, this individual will drive philanthropy to advance the academy’s ambitions in the areas of Research Innovation and IDEA Center by focusing time on fundraising for:

• Innovative research priorities lead by Notre Dame Research; and
• Priorities of IDEA Center.

College of Engineering – see posting here.  

As a LONGSTANDING CORE ROLE on the Academic Advancement Team, this individual will drive philanthropy to advance the academy’s ambitions in the College of Engineering.

Thank you for your consideration,

Michael Loungo

As you are aware, we are having issues with our coffee makers and water coolers in the Eddy Street Office. These problems stem from both our heavy use of the equipment and a building wide issue with the water pressure. The maintenance staff at Kite is aware of the problem and they are looking into solutions to the low water pressure issue. Please be patient with the coffee makers and water coolers until a solution is found. Thank you!

To All,

A HUGE thank you to everyone who participated in the Halloween Party last Thursday! The decorating creativity was absolutely amazing, and the kids, as well as the adults, had a wonderful time! We are extremely grateful for the entire Development team’s contribution to this event.

Because of the outstanding effort by all teams, we decided to present a number of additional awards this year:

Rodeo Room – Best Looking Cowgirls

Movie Theatre – Best Use of Private Office Space

Safari – Best Immersive Experience

Toy Story – Team Spirit Award

 

Special thanks to Madame Ernestine and her assistant in training Lori Tinkey who predicted good fortunes to our visitors and to all the staff who dressed in costume to run games or hand out candy to our little trick or treaters!

 

 Now what you all have been waiting for — the winner of this year’s decorating contest!

The winners this year are:  The Annual Giving & Strategic Marketing Team with their rendition of SUPERHEROES!

 CONGRATULATIONS!! 

Photos from the event can be found at here. Again, thank you for an absolutely amazing Halloween Party for the kids and start thinking of your theme for next year!

 

Pam, Anita, Brigette