

by Katy Clements
40(+) Hours in the War Room
Advancement Services, Alumni Relations, Annual Giving, Business Engagement, Communications, Donor Relations & Stewardship, Foundation Relations
If you wandered by the small conference room (henceforth dubbed “the war room”) the week of April 20, you probably saw me and Ally Hellenga huddled around our computers, frantically refreshing a Georgia Funder page on the TV screen ... {insert…


by Edwin Hammond
DARCOMM Video Tips
In the days of yore, you needed an actual video camera to make videos. In today’s modern world, though, if you have a smartphone, you’ve got a movie-making machine right in the palm of your hand. With such easy access to a…


by Elizabeth Elmore
Ag Inspiration from Iowa State and Tennessee
Laura Wilkerson in CAES invited me to help judge the National Agricultural Alumni and Development Association (NAADA) Publications and Projects competition this spring. A few submissions left me inspired and I thought I would share with others…


by Jessica DeAngeles
Making Content More Visual
On average, over 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are created every single day. I'm no mathematician, but I can confidently say that’s A LOT of data. So how do you stand out among the 2.5 quintillions? An easy place to start would be making your…


by Elizabeth Elmore
DAR Orientation Outreach
Each summer, thousands of students and their parents descend on Athens to participate in UGA’s New Student Orientation. And when we say “summer,” we mean all summer:
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The students have applied to UGA, accepted admission,…


by Ally Hellenga
(Digitally) Welcoming 6,900+ Alumni to the Family
On Friday, May 10, I geared up with the essentials: (1) a fully-charged smartphone, (2) battery packs for re-charging my device throughout the day and (3) an all-black ensemble to blend in with the crowd. Where was I headed? To commencement,…


by Katie DeGenova
Overcoming the Staff Meeting Rut
Have you ever sat in a weekly staff meeting, listening to a colleague read their to-do list, wondering what you should fix for dinner? Or, worse, have you ever LED a staff meeting and witnessed someone falling asleep? I have.
A few months…


by Amanda Qubty
There Will Be Bleed (and other design terms you should know)
Sorry to disappoint everyone; this isn’t a true crime scenario. Sometimes, it can seem like designers speak their own language, and this post will break it down for you:
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Bleed – In the print design world, bleed is printing that…


by Clarke Schwabe
Four things you can make with the Proposal Toolkit (that aren’t proposals)
The Proposal Toolkit is a powerful resource for fundraisers looking to create a polished, on-brand document to support their ask… but have you considered making flyers with the Toolkit?
That’s no joke—the Proposal Toolkit was designed…


by Laura Bayne
TAP: How UGA Employees Can Get More Education for Free and Why They Should
In 37 days I will walk across the stage in Stegeman and graduate with a Master of Public Administration without having to take out student loans or having spent (much) of my own money. Did you know the University System of Georgia allows employees…