Thank you to everyone who submitted feedback to Leadership is Listening in the month of July. We appreciate you taking the time to help us improve our workplace culture. As a reminder, if you have feedback that you would like to submit anonymously, but would still like to be entered into the water bottle giveaway, please be sure to leave another piece of feedback that does include your name. You do not need to submit it on the same day or address the same topic as your anonymous feedback. The Hidrate Spark smart water bottle winners for the month of July are Julia Sama and Brooke Wenzel. August is the last month for our water bottle giveaway, so be sure to submit your feedback! Thank you!

-The Leadership is Listening Team

Dear Colleagues,

This message is to inform you that at 5 p.m. today, July 30, you will notice the signature block in your Notre Dame Gmail will have a different format when you compose a message. This is a result of our switch to a new department-wide email signature service provider.

PLEASE NOTE:

1. Do not be alarmed when you see the original design format and image
banner of your email signature block disappear and look like this:

[[+]]
name: Lin Wang
title: Program Director
office: 574-631-4961
mobile: 574-339-1272
department: Department of Development
group: Storytelling and Engagement
address: 1251 N. Eddy Street, Suite 300
city: South Bend
state: IN
zip: 46617
[[+]]

The actual signature design shows when the recipient opens your message, but does not show when you compose your message. You can test it by sending a message to your non-ND email. You might want to refresh and clear browser cache if you don’t see the above change happen automatically.

2. Please check the accuracy of your information – name, title, group (team), phone number(s), and address. Please note that you are able to make correction in the Gmail signature setting area on your own if anything is incorrect.

3. We are only able to push the signature to your NetID email address. To apply the signature to your preferred alias email address(es), please copy and paste the whole signature block (like above, with [[+]]) from the NetID email to your alias email in the Gmail signature setting area. You can copy and paste the block on your mobile device email servers as well, if you use mobile devices for work emails.

Thank you for your attention. Please reach out to Lin Wang (1-4961) if you have any questions.

Attention all Development dog lovers! To promote our Five to Nine trial membership, as well as to spend some time with our furry friends in the sun, we’ll be hosting the first (of hopefully many) Domer Dogs Meet-Up this Saturday, July 13th. This is a fun opportunity to get to know your colleagues and their dogs. Please note that all dogs should be on leashes and up-to-date on their vaccinations. We’ll be meeting in front of Grace Hall at around 10:00am, and will proceed to take a walk around the lakes. If you’re interested in attending, please RSVP using the Five to Nine platform at this link:

https://notre-dame-development.fivetonine.community/events/domer-dogs-meet-up

We’re planning on having a special something for all the pups, so please do RSVP so that no one gets left in the doghouse!

 

As Heather mentioned yesterday, there was a need to flatten, simplify, and streamline the teams that make up Advancement Services to allow for increased strategic focus. Consequently, there are now seven teams that comprise Advancement Services and will report directly to Heather:

Philanthropic Strategy – Brad Goff (Brad will also have a dotted line to Stu as his team works so closely with Regional Development)
Prospect Management
Prospect Research
Executive Analytics
Process Improvement

Data and Gift Management – Amy Schell
Advancement Records
Gift Strategy
Gift Management

Information Technology and Services – Carleen Quinlan
Applications Services
Support Services
Integration Services
Reporting and Analytics
Project Management

Finance Administration and Strategy – Kathryn Valenti (see below)
Budget Management
Financial Reporting and Analytics
Strategic Planning and Initiatives
Ticketing (Jill and Andrew will report to Kathryn as of August 1)

Stewardship and Donor Relations – Katherine Lane
Donor Recognition
Univ. Stewardship Initiatives
Stewardship Communications
Donor Relations Strategies

Internal Engagement – James Riley
Internal Communication
Engagement Activities
Talent Management and Recruiting
Learning and Development

Development Special Events – Amy Wyskochil
Event planning and execution

A little more about Kathryn: Kathryn will join the team on August 1 as Senior Director of Finance Administration and Strategy. Kathryn is a 2002 Notre Dame graduate with a degree in Accounting, as well as a 2007 Notre Dame MBA graduate with a concentration in Management. Prior to working at Notre Dame, Kathryn was an associate at PWC in New York. For the last nine years, she has worked as a program manager of strategic planning in the Office of Strategic Planning and Institutional Research, where she has been instrumental in the development and administration of the ImproveND survey and the annual Advancing the Greater Good report for officers and deans. She has worked across the University, helping colleges and units create strategic plans and metrics, as well as develop and implement peer review programs for administrative units. Prior to her time in OSPIR, Kathryn was a participant in the University’s Leadership Rotation Program and spent several years in the Office of the Provost providing executive advisory support.

She will bring to University Relations a depth of knowledge about the University, tremendous strategic planning and analysis skills, and a strong ability to tie financial management to strategic results. We look forward to welcoming her to the team!