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ICAA August 2021 Newsletter

Newsletter
August 2021

 

 

Greetings from the ICAA President

Kyle Vaughn
Donor Experience Officer
Institutional Advancement
Ashland University

ICAA President 2021-2022

kvaughn@ashland.edu

 

I have always been a big believer of getting the most out of any conference you attend. Attending big ACT conferences when I was in admissions was always interesting but typically frustrating; I found myself asking, “How can we do that at AU, we are not the same as (no names please)?” It always seemed it was impossible to scale the big ideas. When I transitioned to advancement my first professional experience was at the ICAA Summer Conference. In my true nature I went in ready to take it all in as the Director of Annual Giving. What I found were people that had tremendous ideas, similar struggles, similar staff sizes and I quickly realized I had colleagues and friends I could reach out to for ideas or to vent.

That is why I immediately jumped in to volunteer to be on the Summer Conference Planning Committee and was honored to be asked to serve as treasurer. I truly believe in the mission of ICAA and I would argue that we are the best value out there. ICAA has a long history of great volunteers that have worked hard to continue the great mission of ICAA and I am excited to serve this year as president and follow in their footsteps.

The relationships we create through ICAA are truly amazing. I have many friends through ICAA and can reach out to them anytime, it is one of the reasons I love this organization so much. I say that to say this, reach out anytime, I am always willing to connect and help in any way I can!

 

ICAA Summer Conference

Summer Conference is always the highlight of the year for ICAA. We come together to learn, celebrate, and have fun. We all know what COVID has done to our normal way of life. After a year of not having Summer Conference the Executive Committee decided we should move forward in the virtual space. It went well, over 225 individual attendees from 32 institutions took part. Was it easy, no! A team of tremendous volunteers worked tirelessly to learn platform technology, test Zoom accounts, coordinate schedules, pack and mail coffee sleeves, talk with partners, identify educational programming speakers, and provide a professional development opportunity to our members.

The work isn’t done; we are still editing Zoom videos to provide to attendees (this is not as simple as it sounds!) We are proud of what we accomplished and we cannot thank everyone enough for all of the time and energy that went into planning and executing. Thank you to our great partners that continue to invest in ICAA and believe in us.

Lastly, thank you to our members that attended and hopefully learned a few things along the way!

Next year we plan to be back in person Wednesday, July 27th through Friday, July 29th, 2022 at the Sheraton Suites Akron/Cuyahoga Falls so mark your calendar now!

 

Welcome Back!

ICAA thanks the following institutions for recently renewing their memberships. It’s great to have you back on the roster!

 

We’re Raising our Game on Social!

We Need Your Social Content Suggestions!

ICAA is bolstering its social media presence and needs your input for future content. Contribute your ideas here for what you would like to see on our platforms.

In addition to the ICAA LinkedIn group, you may also find ICAA on Facebook and Twitter @MYICAA1958. Follow us on all three platforms!  

 
 

  Job Postings

Do you know the most clicked page on the ICAA website is job postings? Check out current opportunities at ICAA member institutions here. Institutions with current memberships can post openings anytime.

 

 

 

 

Is your staff listing current?

Log in and check the staff list for your institution under “member directory.” You may be surprised by how many changes have occurred at your institution since you last viewed this list. Contact Lauren Kennedy for assistance with updating your member list so your entire team can receive future communications and invitations from ICAA.  

 
   
 

Have new staff or promotions to celebrate? We love good news more than ever! Share with us for future newsletters by emailing ICAA Secretary Tammy Shadley-Hutton at tammy_shadley-hutton@wilmington.edu.

Be sure to visit the ICAA Membership page to update your information, review the list of active members from your institution, or help new employees sign up for their own accounts! 

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