Alumni Are Forever: How to Keep Them in the Family

Workshop Description

This workshop earns 30 credits towards your IACP credit requirements

Workshop Leader Bio(s)

Michael Christopher, IAP-L

Assistant Headmaster—School Advancement, Lausanne Collegiate School, TN
ISM Adjunct Consultant

Michael began his career in school advancement in 1989, and is now the Assistant Headmaster—School Advancement for Lausanne Collegiate School (TN). Prior to this position, he was Director of Development at Holland Hall School (OK) for 10 years and at Greensboro Day School (NC) for seven. Prior to that, he was Director of Development and Associate Dean at the St. Louis Conservatory of Music. During his tenure at each, Michael built comprehensive development offices which were characterized by solid operations, strong annual funds, proactive constituent cultivation, and robust communication and marketing programs. He has led several successful capital campaigns and established productive major gifts programs. At Lausanne, Michael has been charged with resurrecting a stalled fund-raising program and initiating a 10-year capital improvement effort that will top $40 million. Michael serves on the ISM Advancement Academy faculty and leads Best Practices for Building a Strategic Development Office  as well as Alumni are Forever: How to Keep Them in the Family at ISM Summer Institute. An adjunct consultant for ISM, Michael has authored and co-authored several articles with Paula, notably the three articles on the Comprehensive Development, Admission and Advancement Models published in Ideas & Perspectives. Michael has also presented at CASE/NAIS, APC, ISAS, NAIS, and NAES. He has an MA from the University of Iowa and a Bachelor of Music from Cornell College (IA).

Schedule

3-DAY WORKSHOP

First day:
3–3:30 p.m.: Pick up your nametag 
3:30–5:30 p.m.: Session 
5:45–6:30 p.m.: Social Hour
6:30–7:30 p.m.: Dinner with ISM 

Second and third days:
7:30–8:30 a.m.: Continental breakfast
8:30–10 a.m.: Session
10–10:15 a.m.: Break
10:15–11:45 a.m.: Session
12-1:30 p.m.: Lunch  with ISM
1:30–2:45 p.m.: Session
3–3:15 p.m.: Break
3:15–4:45 p.m.: Session 
5–6 p.m.: Social hour

Last day:
7:30–8:30 a.m.: Continental breakfast
8:30–10 a.m.: Session
(Salt Lake City concludes at 10 a.m.)