We are so happy to announce the promotion of Laura Walker! Members of the Badin Guild have been the lucky recipients of Laura’s stewardship, newsletters, cards, warmth, and prayers since 2014.

Laura has been a dedicated, flexible, and steady member of the development team in her eight years of service. She spent her first seven years as part of the Annual Fund team and moved to Stewardship & Donor Relations just over a year ago so that her role could fully focus on and expand the stewardship programs and efforts for Badin Guild members.

Today, we show the University’s appreciation by announcing her promotion to Program Director, Badin Guild Stewardship. Recently of note, Laura has created new stewardship programs for our benefactors with $10 million+ estate gifts and also widows and widowers. Whether making her monthly visit to the Grotto to pray for deceased members of the Notre Dame Family, planning innovative and meaningful events, deepening relationships with members of the Badin Guild, or selecting just the right photo from the Archives to share with her population, Laura conducts her work with excellence, integrity, and great care. Thank you, Laura, and congratulations!

-Sara Kassen

The newest episode of “The Grace of Giving” podcast is out featuring Annual Giving Program Assistant Director, Dezha Moore! In this episode, recorded in the St. Joe Coffee Company in the newly renovated St. Joseph Country Public Library in downtown South Bend, we talk with Dezha about and her journey to Annual Giving, what keeps her motivated in her work, and what it was like to record her new album. Listen now! Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and fill out this form to appear as a guest.

You can find the photos from this year’s UR Spooktacular at the link below:

https://photos.nd.edu/gallery/CP-10-27-22-University-Relations-Spooktacular/G0000uaQiB5uq89U

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The Gift and Data Management team will be out of the office on Wednesday afternoon for a service and team building activity. The general phone and email will be covered by Mary Bueno and we’ll respond to outstanding issues on Thursday.

Happy birthday to all our UR employees celebrating their special days in November! We’re so thankful to have you on our team!

11/1 – Sean Cuneo
11/2 – Ling Sun
11/3 – Paul Hernandez
11/4 – Tom Molnar
11/7 – Beth Pritchard
11/7 – Michael Sullivan
11/8 – Laura Ruiz
11/8 – Michelle Joyce
11/9 – Guadalupe Gomez
11/10 – Ernestine Gardner
11/10 – Jennifer Witucki
11/11 – Sarah Forner
11/12 – RaeLee Rea
11/13 – Sean Sharpe
11/14 – Shannon Forry
11/15 – Mitchell Dansky
11/17 – Sara Liebscher
11/20 – Alaine Roberts
11/20 – Sara Kassen
11/23 – Debra de St. Jean
11/23 – Jennifer Odell
11/24 – Susan Morse
11/27 – Vahid Sadrzadeh
11/30 – Angel Hess
11/30 – Ken Camm

Good Afternoon,

The room numbers on the 11th floor Grace Conference rooms have been updated in Google calendar. The room to the right as you exit the elevators previously listed as1101, will now show up as 1100. The conference room on 11 north which was previously numbered 1100 will show up as 1160.

If you have future/recurring meetings scheduled in either of these rooms, you don’t need to do anything, the room numbering was automatically updated in Google Calendar.

Signage has been added to 1100 and 1160 with the new numbering.

Thank you!

The JHC MVP (Most Valuable Pairings) program is under way for the 22/23 academic year. Here is the list of the benefactors participating this year: JHC | MVP. Please click here to view the email invite. We have space for a few more mentors, if you have a JHC member not listed, feel free to reach out to them! If you have any questions, connect with Shannon Longo, slongo1@nd.edu.

Dear Colleagues,

On Friday, November 4, 2022, the Badin Guild will host our Clemson Reception from 4-6 PM at Downes Club in Corbett Hall. We are pleased to announce that Dr. Maria McKenna ’97, the Faculty Director of the Transformational Leaders Program and the AnBryce Scholars Initiatives, will be our special guest speaker for this event.

Please see the list of registered attendees for detail on benefactors who are registered for this event.

If you have questions regarding this event, please contact Laura Walker.

Dear Colleagues,

The third fall renewal mailing (renew #3) dropped in mailboxes starting Thursday, October 20 to all our unrestricted and giving society benefactors. As a reminder, this mailing is sent to all assigned and unassigned benefactors whose annual giving is less than $25,000, asking them to renew their previous calendar year gift by their respective fund owner. This mailing is being sent to over 22,000 households and will be followed by email reminders in the weeks to come. If you have any questions regarding our renewal strategy, please reach out to the appropriate fund (Sorin, Rockne, Law, etc.) owner on the annual giving team and they can assist.

Thanks!
Annual Giving Team

The World Health Organization recognizes World Mental Health Day on October 10th every year.

The theme of 2022’s World Mental Health Day, set by the World Federation for Mental Health, is ‘Make mental health and wellbeing for all a global priority’. Our world is reeling under the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, wars, displacement, and the climate emergency, all of which have consequences for the well-being of world citizens. There is however some good news.
There is increasing evidence that the prevention of mental ill health is possible by using both general and targeted evidence-based interventions.

This World Mental Health Day, help end the stigma around asking for help through the following:

Talk Openly About Mental Health

Educate Yourself And Others

Be Conscious Of Language

Encourage Equality Between Physical And Mental Illness

Show Compassion For Those With Mental Illness

Choose Empowerment Over Shame

Be Honest About Treatment

Let The Media Know When They’re Being Stigmatizing

Don’t Harbor Self-Stigma