ADRP 2021 Conference Schedule

Schedule is subject to change!

The 2021 Conference program has been approved for 9.5 CFRE credits.

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The 18th Annual ADRP International Conference will be hosted online September 22–24, 2021. Times will be listed on the website in primarily Pacific and Eastern time. Come the start of the event, our Virtual Venue will offer session times in your local time.

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Wednesday | Thursday | Friday

Day 1 | Wednesday, September 22

*Time (Pacific / Eastern)* Time Zone Converter	Event
7:45 – 9:45 AM (PT) 11:00 – 12:45 PM (ET)	Welcome Activity and Keynote Presentation: Beyond Diversity
9:45 – 10:15 AM (PT) 12:45 – 1:15 PM (ET)	Break & Exhibit Hall
10:15 – 11:15 AM (PT) 1:15 – 2:15 PM (ET)	Concurrent Sessions 1
	1A \| Processing the Keynote Address Desiree Adaway
	Foundational 1B \| Loyalty: Annual Giving Stewardship's Foundation Terence Bodak	Skill-Building 1C \| What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up? Angela Altamore, Scott Eichinger, Julie Bostian, and Jen McGrath
	Strategic/Theoretical 1D \| ADRP Research Committee Literature Review Katie Kutney, Kimberly Arndts, Elizabeth Menne, and Margaret Stutt	Industry Trends 1E \| A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to My Event Jackie Chagnon, Sarah Reynolds, and Cara Uisprapassorn
11:15 – 11:45 AM (PT) 2:15 – 2:45 PM (ET)	Break & Exhibit Hall
11:45 – 12:45 PM (PT) 2:45 – 3:45 PM (ET)	Concurrent Sessions 2
	Foundational 2A \| Strategic Partnerships That Drive Engagement Dana Lackore, Marla Habert, and Jay Blankenship
	Skill-Building 2B \| Show Me the Money! Impact Reporting from Annual Fund to Major Gift Donors Kirsten Lavin	Skill-Building 2C \| Panel: Diverse Donors: What Makes Them Give? How Should We Engage Them? Mitra Keykhah, Cara Cowan Watts, Michael Braxton, Gail Segal Elmore
	Strategic/Theoretical 2D \| The Crosswalk Between Strategy and Donor Relations Kathy Drucquer Duff	Industry Trends 2E \| Shelf to Shelf: Books to Inspire Donor Relations Creativity Eliza McNulty, Jewanna Apawu, Adam Clevenger, Ann Enthoven, Kevin Kostic, Sheila Marcoux, Ann Moore, Avaleen Morris
12:45 – 1:00 PM (PT) 3:45 – 4:00 PM (ET)	Break
1:00 – 2:00 PM (PT) 4:00 – 5:00 PM (ET)	Service Project Activity: Thank You Cards
7:00 – 8:00 PM (PT) 10:00 – 11:00 PM (ET)	Listening Circle

Day 2 | Thursday, September 23

*Time (Pacific/Eastern)* Time Zone Converter	Event
3:00 – 4:00 AM (PT) 6:00 – 7:00 AM (ET)	Listening Circle
7:00 – 7:30 AM (PT) 10:00 – 10:30 AM (ET)	Networking by Sector
7:30 – 9:00 AM (PT) 10:30 – 12:00 PM (ET)	Morning Remarks and Keynote: Where Do Good Stories Come From?
9:00 – 9:30 AM (PT) 12:00 – 12:30 PM (ET)	Break & Exhibit Hall
9:30 – 10:30 AM (PT) 12:30 – 1:30 PM (ET)	Concurrent Sessions 3
	3A \| Processing the Keynote Address Tyler Riewer
	Foundational 3B \| Building Community with an Acknowledgement Process Danielle Raines, Katie James	Skill-Building 3C \| Creating a Culture of Gratitude Halley Gmeiner
	Industry Trends 3D \| And Now Presenting the 2021 International Stewardship Awards Kim Johnson, Dena Scott	Strategic/Theoretical 3E \| Leveraging Kindergarten Principles to Grow Donor Retention Becky Endicott, Jon McCoy
10:30 – 11:00 AM (PT) 1:30 – 2:00 PM (ET)	Break & Exhibit Hall
11:00 – 12:00 PM (PT) 2:00 – 3:00 PM (ET)	Concurrent Sessions 4
	Diversity & Inclusion 4A \| Panel: How to Integrate CCF into Donor-Centric Practice Rachel D'Souza-Siebert, Sherita Love, Lyndsey Reichardt, Cassidy Flynn
	Foundational 4B \| Six Foundations of Donor Relations: The Theory and Practice of Our Profession Debbie Meyers	Strategic/Theoretical 4C \| Joining Forces to Meet Organizational Goals Lori Pilley, Ashley Mick
	Strategic/Theoretical 4D \| Donor Engagement: A Holistic Approach Melissa Lukesic	Industry Trends & Hot Topics 4E \| Panel: A Year of Hot Topics: A Review in Compliance Sarah Thomas, Mary Weingartner, Mandy L. Smith, Serena Livingston
12:00 – 12:15 PM (PT) 3:45 – 4:00 PM (ET)	Break
12:15 – 1:15 PM (PT) 3:15 – 4:15 PM (ET)	Mentor Program Meet Up

Day 3 | Friday, September 24

*Time (Pacific/Eastern)* Time Zone Converter	Event
7:00 – 7:45 AM (PT) 10:00 – 10:45 AM (ET)	Networking Breakouts
7:45 – 9:00 AM (PT) 10:45 – 12:00 PM (ET)	Morning Remarks and Keynote: About a Bolder Sector
9:00 – 9:30 AM (PT) 12:00 – 12:30 PM (ET)	Break & Exhibit Hall
9:30 – 10:30 AM (PT) 12:30 – 1:30 PM (ET)	Concurrent Sessions 5
	5A \| Processing the Keynote Address Vu Le
	Foundational 5B \| Stewardship from Scratch Margaret Smitt	Skill Building 5C \| Metrics She Wrote: Uncovering the Clues to Success Sarah Sims, CFRE
	Industry Trends & Hot Topics 5D \| What's the ROI? Lessons on Digital vs. Paper vs. Both Margaret Stutt, CFRE	Diversity & Inclusion 5E \| Time for a Makeover: A Workshop to Improve and Enhance Your Donor Communications Debbie Meyers, Mary Weingartner
10:30 – 11:00 AM (PT) 1:30 – 2:00 PM (ET)	Break & Exhibit Hall
11:00 – 12:00 PM (PT) 2:00 – 3:00 PM (ET)	Concurrent Sessions 6
	Diversity & Inclusion 6A \| Giving Circles: Expanding Our Reach by Focusing Our Touch Joyce Rogers, Mark Gaines
	Foundational 6B \| Harnessing Data to Strategize for Reporting Kristy Wasilewski, Tommy King	Skill Building 6C \| Human Giver Syndrome: An Occupational Hazard for Donor Relations Professionals Kay Coughlin
	Strategic/Theoretical 6D \| This is Me: Why Showing Up Authentically Matters Amie Haar	Skill Building 6E \| Stewardship Tech Xchange: Four Times the Fun! Cheryl Lintner, Carrie Flood
12:00 – 12:15 PM (PT) 3:45 – 4:00 PM (ET)	Break
12:15 – 1:15 PM (PT) 3:15 – 4:15 PM (ET)	Closing Ceremony and Prizes

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