Special Events & Stewardship is thrilled to share that more than 3,800 personalized letters and endowment reports were mailed on Friday, October 31st, to more than 2,700 University benefactors. Principal donors’ packages also included special narrative updates, in accordance with their personalized stewardship plans, a letter from John Affleck-Graves for those with bequests or other estate commitments, and updates on current capital projects when appropriate. This marks both the earliest these report packages have been sent and the largest quantity ever prepared!

All FY14 endowment reports have been added to Advance and are accessible via the “Endowment Reports” link on the allocation window. Please let me know if you have any difficulty accessing any particular report. You’ll also note that the FY13 reports remain for reference. Going forward, we will maintain a five-year history of reports at this location. Hard copies of capital project updates will be provided to primary solicitors later this week, and all special updates for principal benefactors have been scanned and will be added as contact reports in Advance as quickly as possible.

Special thanks as well to Larry Helmsing, Donna Adams, Jay Rizzi, and Carleen Quinlan for their partnership and efforts in making this feat possible!

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me by phone or e-mail.

Thank you,

Mary Fisher

Laura O’Sullivan’s grandfather, Thomas J. Murphy, 93, passed away Friday, October 31st in his home (only 37 days after her grandmother). See the link for his lovely obituary.

Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, November 4, 2014, at Kaniewski Funeral Home, 3545 N. Bendix Drive, South Bend, IN, where a Parish Rosary will be prayed at 4:00 p.m. 
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 5, 2014, at Holy Cross Catholic Church, 1050 Wilber Street, South Bend, IN. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger, IN, where a Military Service will be conducted. 

Team,

It is my pleasure to announce that George Duke will be returning to
the University of Notre Dame as Director of Regional Development on
the West team.  After 20+ years of fundraising experience at Notre
Dame, George returns to our team with a focus on cultivating
relationships with members of the Notre Dame family in Arizona and
Colorado.

George will be moving to South Bend and beginning employment Tuesday,
November 4th. Please join me in welcoming George back to Notre Dame!

Best, Stu

Regional Development has two openings for Administrative Assistants that will be posted today at jobs.nd.edu. If you have questions regarding the position please talk with Ann Moran or Jennifer Harwell.

It is with mixed emotions that we announce that Matt Cook will be leaving Notre Dame in a few weeks to move back home to Utah.  Matt has been a pleasure to work with and we wish him nothing but success as he starts the next chapter in his life.

Please join us as we thank Matt for all that he has done for the Development team and for much success and happiness in his future endeavors in Utah.

Stephen Smith
Shannon Forry

Engagement Information has an opening for a Database Coordinator has been posted at jobs.nd.edu. If you have questions regarding the position please talk with Kevin Cannon or Ann Moran.

Whether you are experiencing a recent loss of a loved one or remembering those long passed, the Notre Dame Alumni Association will remember your loved one by name during our annual All Souls Prayer at the Grotto service. Because the Feast of All Souls falls on a Sunday this year, our community will gather at the Grotto on Monday, November 3rd to pray the rosary and light a special candle in memory of the faithful departed for whom prayers have been asked. The rosary begins at 1 p.m. and all are welcome to join us. If you would like to help lead a decade of the Rosary, please contact Angie at apurcel1@nd.edu.

To submit your own prayer request for your loved ones, please do so here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/AllSouls2014 by Thursday, October 30th. All prayer requests will be prayed at the conclusion of the rosary.

Angie Appleby Purcell, MDiv. ’97
Director of Spirituality

I am delighted to announce Andrea Bullock as the Director, Strategic Marketing for Annual Giving and Strategic Marketing team, effective October 27th.

Andrea will lead the team charged with developing personal philanthropic relationships broadly for the University. Her team has responsibility for developing relationships that lead to giving in key segments including: Students, Young Alumni, Alumni 21+ years out from graduation, Parents, Friends and Employees.

Andrea joins us with over 15 years of marketing experience, most recently serving as Media Director at the ViTRO agency in San Diego, CA. At ViTRO, Andrea lead marketing teams responsible for accounts including ASICS, L’Oreal, Heineken, Serengeti, Kaplan University and many others. She played a major role as a senior management leader developing agency culture and values, mission statement,
staff training, client relationships, new business, and internal structures. During her leadership, the media department grew from two to twelve people with billings increasing from $15 million to over $85 million.

Andrea brings significant experience uncovering deep target audience insights and implementing data-driven plans that deliver a high degree of audience conversion that supports business objectives. Her teams have developed award winning Omni-channel strategies, integrating traditional media, digital (display, video, CRM, SEM/SEO, email, paid social), social media, public relations, on-site event
activations, partnerships, direct mail, etc. resulting in high-impact campaigns.

Andrea joins her husband Andrew at Notre Dame, where he is the Associate Director for the Harper Cancer Research Institute. Please join me in welcoming Andrea and her family to the University Relations team.

Brian Couch
Sr. Director, Annual Giving & Strategic Marketing