Chief Advancement Officers Meeting

AGENDA:

• 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Welcome, Collaborative Services Update,
  and Introductions
  Lisa Macke, Vice President, GICA
• 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Predictive Modeling and Planned Giving:
  Uncovering Prospects With the Data you
  Have
  Linda Carter, Senior Director of Gift Planning,
  Meredith College
  This session will discuss multiple methods of
  identifying planned giving prospects utilizing your
  donor database and various forms of AI. Linda is
  senior director of gift planning and Erin is director
  of prospect research at Meredith College in
  Raleigh, NC, and together they help Meredith’s
  development team focus in on developing optimal
  gift strategies for the ideal prospects.
• 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Lunch
• 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Building High-Performance Fundraising
  Programs
  Chris Dudley, Founder, AdvancementEDU
  This practical and highly impactful session will
  focus on the essential leadership strategies
  needed to build and sustain effective development
  programs, with a special emphasis on cultivating a
  strong, strategic partnership with your institution’s
  president. This session will offer practical,
  actionable advice tailored to the unique challenges
  and opportunities faced by development
  professionals at private colleges. Whether you're
  looking to strengthen your leadership approach,
  GICA Chief Advancement Officers’ Annual Meeting

Thursday, October 16, 2025
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Online
Register here to get Zoom link for meeting by email
improve team dynamics, or deepen your
relationship with your institution’s president, this
presentation will provide the insights and tools
you need to lead with confidence and drive
meaningful results.
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Roundtable Discussion
Topics of interest to those present will be
discussed.