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Ignite your foundation's impact
Join CLA at the CASE Conference for College and University Foundations. Formerly known as the Annual Conference for Institutionally Related Foundations (IRF), this event is designed for foundation executives and other senior staff of foundations affiliated with community colleges and four-year public colleges and universities. Network with peers and learn about the critical and emerging issues affecting college and university foundations.
Learning objectives:
- Explore trends in data analytics, reporting, data privacy and risk management
- Examine new ways of engaging donors
- Explore how to balance ESG (Environmental Social Governance), MRI (Mission Related Investments), and DEIB responsibilities in the investment portfolio
- Discuss the importance of incorporating diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging into advancement activities and culture
- Illustrate the key role educational foundations play and the ways they provide value to their institutions
Be sure to attend the sessions presented by CLA professionals:
Gifts that Keep on Giving (Us Headaches): Navigating Complex Giving Arrangements
Thursday, April 11 | 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
We’ll discuss challenges related to common complex giving arrangements and best practice resolutions that typically require involvement from finance, development, management, and other third parties. Our discussion will include split-interest agreements, gift repurposing, naming rights, and more.
Modern Cyber Risks for 2024
Thursday, April 11 | 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
The pace of cyber fraud and the number of breaches hitting the headlines has not diminished. This session will explore the current state of cyber threats, detailing how attackers progress from your social media and online exposure, through phishing and account compromises to data breaches, data theft and ransomware. We will discuss attacker motivations, common “low hanging fruit,” and strategies prevent intrusions where we can, and mitigate the impact of intrusions or breaches when they occur. We will review case studies and “in the news” examples from the last 24 months that had significant impact on businesses. Throughout the session we will examine root causes leading to breaches, and mitigation strategies to minimize likelihood and impact.