fund/SHIFT An Advancement Summit 2024
Pima Community College - Downtown Campus
1255 North Stone AvenueTucson, AZ 85709-3002
United States
Event Details
Join Us!
Empower your team with entrepreneurial mindset and innovative action strategies to generate revenue and achieve workforce goals
Building on the success of the first Fund/SHIFT Summit in May of 2023, we will again bring together college, foundation, workforce, and industry experts.
Fund/SHIFT will provide networking, professional development training, tours and new funding opportunities.
Who Should Attend?
- College & Advancement Leaders- Establish high-level connections with other professionals, foundation leaders, and government officials.
- Industry Leaders– Connect with employers and other industry partners who can fund programs on your campus, hire your students, and serve on your advisory boards.
- Faculty & Workforce Development Leaders– Learn about the future of work, funding opportunities, and the role of artificial intelligence.
Speakers
Heather Mitchell
Vice President for Institutional Advancement/Executive Director of the TCC Foundation
Stuart Weismiller,
Founder Everyday Entrepreneur Fund
Todd Wilson
Founder, SkillPointe, LLC
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fund/SHIFT Host College
The 2024 fund/SHIFT Summit is hosted by Pima Community College in Tuscon, Arizona, attendees will have the chance to network, engage, and tour a newly opened 100,000 square foot Advanced Manufacturing Building that provides space and technology for workforce training and includes a manufacturing incubator.
AGENDA |
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| Thursday - March 21, 2024 | |
| 8:45 am - 11:45 am | Culinary and Spirit Tour of Tuscon |
| 11: 00 am - 3:00 pm | Exhibitor Setup |
| 11:00 am - 4:00 pm | Registration is Open |
| 1:00 - 3:45 pm | Supercharge Fundraising at Your College |
| 1:00 - 3:45 pm | Let's Solve the Skills Gap Together |
| 4:00 - 5:30 pm | Together We're Closing the Skills Gap |
| 5:30 - 6:30 pm | Networking Reception Sponsored by NC3 |
| Friday - March 22, 2024 | |
| 7:00 - 8:30 am | Breakfast & Marketplace |
| 8:30 - 10:00 am | Pathways to Workforce Success: Relationships & Funding |
| 10:00 - 10:15 am | Break and Transition |
| 10:15 - 11:15 am | Breakout 1: Realizing a Fully Functional Start-UP Community Leveraging Board Talent & Recruiting New Board Members |
| 11:15 - 11:30 am | Break and Transition |
| 11:30 am - 12:30 pm | Breakout 2: Creek Technologies--Partnership between Industry and Sinclair-Community College and Franklin Community College--Ohio Community College's Model. Foundation Funded Pitch for the Trades: Tallahassee Community College Aquaculture Program |
| 12:30 - 12:45 pm | Break and Transition to Lunch. Location: Amethyst Room, Building CC |
| 12:45 - 2:00 pm | Keeping Programs Relevant: Strategic Communication and Iterating for Excellence |
| 2:00 - 2:15 pm | Break and Transition |
| 2:15 - 3:15 pm | Breakout 3: Filing the Workforce Gap-A Continued Conversation. Strategies for Reconnecting Campus Programming/Students with Existing Extrepreneurial Ecosystems and Resources to Set Entrepreneurs Up for Success |
| 3:15 - 3:30 pm | Break and Transition |
| 3:30 - 4:30 pm | Breakout Session 4: Responding to Current Demands: Industry Insights for College Workforce Pros. SkillPointe: Connecting Requirements with Workforce Training |
| 4:30- 6:00 pm | Networking for Impact Reception |
| Saturday - March 23, 2024 | |
| 7:30 - 8:45 am | Networking Breakfast with Industry, Government & Higher Ed Leaders |
| 8:45 - 9:15 am | Closing Session |
| 9:15 - 11 am | Experiential Opportunities: Applying Summit Learnings & Local Tours in Pima's Manufacturing Building |
Pre Summit Workshops
$199 each and includes a box lunch
Supercharge Fundraising at Your College Foundation: Learn how to apply design thinking and entrepreneurial mindset to uncover new opportunities to raise funds for college programs, building campaigns and entrepreneurship programs. Work alongside advancement professionals and funders to learn new approaches and to identify new funding opportunities. Attendees will expand their network and leave with tools to help them with their Foundation board and President.
Tech Workforce Resources-Let’s Solve the Skills Gap Together: Learn about the SkillPointe platform and other strategies for advancing workforce goals. Leverage technology to increase enrollment in college skilled trades programs and help students find well-paying in-demand jobs the meet industry needs. Building win-win-win relationships that help students succeed, the college with revenue, and industry to find skilled workers can transform higher education.
Culinary & Spirit Tour of Tucson
The city of Tucson has the distinction of being designated as a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy – one of only two cities in the United States to receive this designation.
Join us for a private tour of four entrepreneurial businesses in Tucson to experience some of the local flavors. Seating is limited so register soon to secure your spot!
When: Thursday, March 21, 2024; 9:00am – 12:00pm
Fee: $25.00/person