BROOMFIELD, Colo.—Chief institutional advancement officers from CCCU campuses met for their annual conference Feb. 28-March 1, 2008, at the Omni Interlocken Resort in Broomfield, Colo. The CCCU Commission for Institutional Advancement Officers organizes this conference in service to its peer group.

Sessions included:

• The Purpose of Our Calling: Alan S. Cureton, President, Northwestern College (MN)
• Current Trends in Higher Education Advancement: Bruce Dreon, Bentz Whaley Flessner
• Managing the Advancement Staff: Moderated by Bill Bigham, Vice President for Advancement, Roberts Wesleyan College (NY)
• Transitioning Donors to Higher Gift Levels: Craig E. Urch, Senior Product Specialist, Eduventures
• Donor and Alumni Cultivation Trips: Moderated by Kristi Burns, Vice President for Advancement, Whitworth University (WA); Tad Wisenor, Director Annual Giving, Alumni, Parent and Church Relations, Whitworth University; and Louise Furrow, Executive Director of Development, Azusa Pacific University (CA)
• Surprising Insight from America’s Leading Evangelicals: Dr. Michael Lindsay, professor at Rice University and author of Faith in the Halls of Power

Luncheon roundtables covered topics such as donor research, e-philanthropy, parent programs, annual fund ideas, branding and campaign planning.

“This is very valuable time to share ideas with one another and it is a ‘must attend’ experience for people new to their positions of leadership,” says Burns. “This year, a major take away for me from Dr. Lindsay's presentation was that networking with the wealthy, powerful evangelicals is possible and that they are looking for good places to invest their resources.”

The Council for Christian Colleges & Universities is a higher education association of 182 intentionally Christ-centered institutions around the world. There are now 105 member campuses in North America and all are fully-accredited, comprehensive colleges and universities with curricula rooted in the arts and sciences. In addition, 77 affiliate campuses from 24 countries are part of the CCCU. The Council’s mission is to advance the cause of Christ-centered higher education and to help its institutions transform lives by faithfully relating scholarship and service to biblical truth.

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