Category Archives: General
Welcome Peggy Queen to Donor Services
I am pleased to announce that Peggy Queen has accepted the position of Lettershop Coordinator. She joins us from the Engagement Information team as a result of the retirement of Barb Patnaude as well as the reorganization announced in September.
Peggy began her career at Notre Dame as a gift processor in which she also worked in alumni files, performed report writing and information tracking, and assisted in many campaign-related events. She then moved to Research as a propsect analyst where she provided support for the Western area team, aka the Best of the West.
At our most recent UR Summit, we celebrated Peggy’s 25 year milestone anniversary–we welcome her wealth of Development knowledge and experience.
Peggy’s first day will be November 30th. We are eager to see her positive contributions to Donor Services and enthusiastically welcome her to our team!
Sharon Rankert
New Online Giving Form
Colleagues,
It’s with great pleasure that the Annual Giving & Strategic Marketing team announces the New Online Giving form!
With more gifts than ever coming in online and through mobile devices, this new form has been built to work seamlessly with all devices. It is also designed to be more user friendly, making it easier for our benefactors to make their gift!
Head on over to the new form here to check out the new look and feel, and be sure to try it on your mobile device too!
Many thanks to Rick Kohler for leading this effort and the many members of IS, Donor Services, OIT and AGSM that worked many hours to make this fantastic new giving form a reality.
Best,
Mark Naman
New Canon Copier Installation Complete
The Canon installation near Gift Planning is now complete. Before sending a print job to the new copier/printer, please be sure to select the new printer called “ESC Three” from your list of available printers.
If you need some of the advanced features that the printer has (e.g. secure print, staple, 3hole punch) please follow the instructions in the attached document.
We are scheduling a formal training session with a Canon representative for the near future. Each “session” is approximately 30+minutes long. They will cover the material multiple times due to space limitations of the room where the printer is installed.
Please plan to attend one of these sessions. As mentioned in the previous communication, there is also the on-line E-learning option as well as a mini booklet attached to the device. Thank you for your patience as we migrate to this new device and learn its functionality.
Brenda Carr
Jeff Faust
New Canon Printer by Gift Planning
Team,
As previously communicated, Canon is now the University’s preferred supplier of copiers and printers. The ESC M20i East copier located on the West side of the building will be transitioned from Xerox equipment to Canon on Thursday, November 19th from approximately 9:00 am to 10:00 am. During this transition time, the printer will not be available. Please plan to utilize the ESC-Two printer on the north side during this time. Our DSS team and Canon will work to ensure print queues and drivers are installed on your computers. A notification will be sent out once the installation is complete and the new Canon copier is operational.
There are three ways to learn the functionality of the new device:
1) E-learning training website provided by Canon, please see below instructions to access the website.
2) A mini instruction booklet attached to the device for you to reference.
3) Formal training from a Canon representative will be forthcoming at a later date, we will keep you posted.
Procurement Services will coordinate with Xerox the removal of the old copiers.
Thank you for your patience during this transition.
Brenda Carr
Jeff Faust
Instructions to access the E-learning material
Click on this link https://elearning.csa.canon.com
The link will take you to a Canon e-learning sign-in page. Do not supply your credentials here, rather click on the link to the right that says “register”
Fill out the Account Registration form with your email address, name and phone number.
Use JMQ23263 in the serial number field and 46556 in the zip code field
Be sure to place a check mark in the box next to “terms and conditions agreement” and click “register”. Then click “I agree” on the pop-up box.
Next, you will need to choose the appropriate printer which is “C5250” which will take you to the e-learning material for the new Canon copier
NDAA Welcome to Boston Event
Dear team,
The Notre Dame Alumni Association will host a ‘Welcome to Boston’ event this Friday (4:00 – 8:00 p.m.). If you work with benefactors who may be interested in attending the event, please note we have a limited number of guest list spaces available. If interested, please speak with Gavin McGuire as soon as possible to confirm names for the guest list.
Kicking off the Shamrock Series weekend in style, the event will welcome the Irish faithful to Boston and will feature the Notre Dame Cheerleaders and Leprechaun, as well as other special guests. The event takes place at Game On / Blazing Paddles Restaurant and Bar (82 Lansdowne Street) adjacent to Fenway Park from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Friday, November 20th and costs $50 per person. Please note all guests will be asked to provide a photo ID for entry verification.
My best,
Micki
New Project Specialist Position
Colleagues,
The Annual Giving & Strategic Marketing department is excited to announce a new Project Specialist position in the Operations and Technology team. An overview of the position is below. More detail can be found in the posting on jobs.nd.edu, which will be posted shortly. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me directly.
Best,
Mark Naman
Project Specialist
The main objectives of the Annual Giving & Strategic Marketing team are to increase unrestricted and recognition society giving, total donor count and the percentage of undergraduate alumni who make an annual gift to the University. The Project Specialist works closely with segment and fund leaders, tasked with creating strategic marketing campaigns to achieve these goals, and the execution team, tasked with implementing the campaigns. The responsibilities of the Project Specialist include, but are not limited to:
- Guiding the team and organization on how to work within our Campaign Execution Process.
- Leading the team on how to get the most of out self organization.
- Maintaining and leading prioritization of AGSM campaigns and execution.
- Being the SME on use of our toolset, currently Trello, to deliver on campaigns effectively.
- Assessing the Campaign Execution Maturity of the team and organization and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization.
- Removing impediments or guiding the team to remove impediments by finding the right solution to remove the impediment.
- Facilitating getting the work done without coercion, or dictating the work.
- Assisting with internal communication and improving transparency and work visibility.
- Supporting and educating the team, especially with respect to grooming and maintaining the backlog.
- Providing all support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible, and leading by example.
- Bringing disclosure and transparency to the department about campaigns.
- Developing master campaign execution schedule.
- Monitoring and evaluating process and execution effectiveness, team productivity, and work capacity vs demand to provide continuous improvement.
- Coordinate and communicate effectively with non-AGSM groups.
Our deepest condolences to Teresa O’Connor
It is with profound sadness that I share with you the news that Teresa O’Connor’s husband, Jim, passed away on Sunday, November 15, 2015, after a long battle with cancer. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, November 18th from 4-8 at the McGann Hay Funeral Home, 16260 SR 23 in Granger. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday at 9:30am at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Notre Dame. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to: Father Ted Hesburgh, C.S.C. Fund for Excellence in Catholic Education at Notre Dame. Please keep Teresa in your prayers.
Laura Midkiff
Sympathies to Michael Sullivan
Our deepest sympathies to Mike Sullivan on the passing of his father. Mike’s father, Ed Sullivan, passed away on Wednesday, November 11, with his family at his side.
Visitation will be on Tuesday, November 17, from 3:30 to 7:30 pm at Palmer Funeral Home on Cleveland Road in South Bend. Funeral Mass will take place at St. Joseph’s Parish in South Bend on Wednesday at 11:00 am, with visitation one hour prior.
Please keep the Sullivan family in your thoughts and prayers.
Krys Montague
Robinson Community Learning Center (RCLC) Annual Holiday Auction
Dear Colleagues,
It’s that time of year again! Come support the Youth Development Programs at the Robinson Community Learning Center (RCLC) on Saturday, December 5th! The RCLC Holiday Gift Auction is a great place to find gifts for your loved ones or yourself! All proceeds help to create opportunities for students to travel and attend a Teen Leadership Retreat.
For more information please contact Velshonna Luckey at vluckey@nd.edu or 631-3312. Admission is $5 in advance or at the door. Hope to see you all on December 5th at 4-6PM.
Craig Horvath