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In this week's episode of Depth of Field, we catch up with Colin Hennessy, Freelance VFX Data Wrangler and Lead Data Wrangler for Marvel Studios. Tune in to hear about how Colin transitioned from life in Michigan to working on some of the biggest films of our time!  Special thanks to Nick White (@beatsonaux) for the backing track to our show!

In this week's episode of Depth of Field, we catch up with Colin Hennessy, Freelance VFX Data Wrangler and Lead Data Wrangler for Marvel Studios. Tune in to hear about how Colin transitioned from life in Michigan to working on some of the biggest films of our time! Special thanks to Nick White (@beatsonaux) for the backing track to our show!

Depth of Field: Special Effects and Following Dreams with Colin Hennessy

Brittany Shaff

About ColinColin Hennessy serves as the Executive Director of Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving and head of the University of Chicago Alumni Association. In this role, he leads the overall strategy and direction for University-wide engagement and annual giving activities and spearheads the University’s ambitious alumni participation efforts. From 2018 to 2019, Hennessy served as Associate Dean of Alumni Relations and Development for the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago. As a member of the Dean’s senior leadership team, he provided advice and counsel on all matters related to alumni relations and philanthropy and was a core member of the team charged with the grand opening of the Keller Center, the new home of Harris Public Policy.Previously, he served as executive director of The Penn Fund at the University of Pennsylvania. At Penn, he oversaw the global undergraduate annual giving program and the largest of the university's annual funds. Under his direction, The Penn Fund won national awards from CASE, for partnership with Wharton School faculty on fundraising experimental design and testing, and steadily increased annual alumni donor participation and both unrestricted and endowed scholarship revenue to the university. Prior to joining Penn, Hennessy held positions at the University of Iowa Foundation, the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and as a global training and implementation manager specializing in the implementation of complex information technology solutions for local government, healthcare, and direct store delivery vendors.He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Iowa and a doctorate in higher education management from the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the 2019 Diane Thompson Award Winner for Excellence in Annual Giving from the Northeast Annual Giving Conference Association and CASE Crystal Apple Award winning speaker.About BrittanyBrittany Shaff is the Assistant Vice President of Digital Engagement + Philanthropic Giving at the University of Miami. In her role, she oversees an innovative team that focuses on creating personalized and measured experiences supporting all units across the University and the University of Miami Health System. Her team is constantly testing and improving new ways to engage, measure, and retarget current and prospective donors. Prior to this role, she served in various analytics and marketing positions including at the University of San Francisco, Towson University, and Johns Hopkins University and Medicine.

About ColinColin Hennessy serves as the Executive Director of Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving and head of the University of Chicago Alumni Association. In this role, he leads the overall strategy and direction for University-wide engagement and annual giving activities and spearheads the University’s ambitious alumni participation efforts. From 2018 to 2019, Hennessy served as Associate Dean of Alumni Relations and Development for the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago. As a member of the Dean’s senior leadership team, he provided advice and counsel on all matters related to alumni relations and philanthropy and was a core member of the team charged with the grand opening of the Keller Center, the new home of Harris Public Policy.Previously, he served as executive director of The Penn Fund at the University of Pennsylvania. At Penn, he oversaw the global undergraduate annual giving program and the largest of the university's annual funds. Under his direction, The Penn Fund won national awards from CASE, for partnership with Wharton School faculty on fundraising experimental design and testing, and steadily increased annual alumni donor participation and both unrestricted and endowed scholarship revenue to the university. Prior to joining Penn, Hennessy held positions at the University of Iowa Foundation, the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and as a global training and implementation manager specializing in the implementation of complex information technology solutions for local government, healthcare, and direct store delivery vendors.He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Iowa and a doctorate in higher education management from the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the 2019 Diane Thompson Award Winner for Excellence in Annual Giving from the Northeast Annual Giving Conference Association and CASE Crystal Apple Award winning speaker.About BrittanyBrittany Shaff is the Assistant Vice President of Digital Engagement + Philanthropic Giving at the University of Miami. In her role, she oversees an innovative team that focuses on creating personalized and measured experiences supporting all units across the University and the University of Miami Health System. Her team is constantly testing and improving new ways to engage, measure, and retarget current and prospective donors. Prior to this role, she served in various analytics and marketing positions including at the University of San Francisco, Towson University, and Johns Hopkins University and Medicine.

39: Colin Hennessy, UChicago & Brittany Shaff, UMiami

Lori Hurvitz

Student philanthropy is a hot topic these days, with just about all higher education institutions organizing some student giving program.  Two experts on this topic are Collin Hennessy at Penn and Lori Hurvitz at University of Chicago. In advance of the upcoming CASE conference for student advancement, and the Engaging Students in Philanthropy Symposium, which they are helping put together, I got these two experts on the phone to talk about their take on student philanthropy, current research, and their suggestions for the best ways to engage students around giving while they are still on campus. CASE Conference for Student Advancement and Engaging Students in Philanthropy Symposium: http://www.case.org/CSA16/ESPS16_Home.html Episode Description: Colin D. Hennessy and Lori Hurvitz join the podcast to talk about the Conference for Student Advancement and the Engaging Students in Philanthropy Symposium that they're organizing together. Colin is the executive director for the Penn Fund at University of Pennsylvania and Lori is the senior director of Annual Giving at the University of Chicago. They both discuss the future of philanthropy, what institutions are doing right, and how behind-the-trend institutions can get up-to-speed with their student philanthropy. Key Takeaways: [1:25] How did Colin and Lori get involved with student philanthropy? [3:45] How are the best institutions engaging their students right now? They're starting philanthropy early. [6:15] Students are naturally very philanthropic. Millennials are engaged in causes. [6:35] What suggestions do Colin and Lori have for institutions who are just starting down this path? [7:50] Look at your own culture and see what's important to your students. [8:15] Colin and Lori talk about the Engaging Students in Philanthropy Symposium they're organizing. [10:45] Colin recently finished his dissertation and talks about his study on the influence of learning and annual giving. [11:45] There's a lack of understanding as to why philanthropy is important on college campuses. [12:05] Lori discusses her research and her dissertation on building a culture of student philanthropy. [13:25] What is the University of Chicago currently doing to engage students in philanthropy? [15:00] What is Colin's university doing right with philanthropy? [17:50] The conference will be held at the Omni Hotel at CNN Center in Atlanta on Aug 4th through Aug 6th. Quotes: "Student philanthropy is a great way to engage students and it gets students to connect with alumni and role models." "Student philanthropy gives us an opportunity to educate students early." "Students are, by their nature right now, very philanthropic. Students have causes these days."

Student philanthropy is a hot topic these days, with just about all higher education institutions organizing some student giving program.  Two experts on this topic are Collin Hennessy at Penn and Lori Hurvitz at University of Chicago. In advance of the upcoming CASE conference for student advancement, and the Engaging Students in Philanthropy Symposium, which they are helping put together, I got these two experts on the phone to talk about their take on student philanthropy, current research, and their suggestions for the best ways to engage students around giving while they are still on campus. CASE Conference for Student Advancement and Engaging Students in Philanthropy Symposium: <a href="http://www.case.org/CSA16/ESPS16_Home.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.case.org/CSA16/ESPS16_Home.html</a> Episode Description: Colin D. Hennessy and Lori Hurvitz join the podcast to talk about the Conference for Student Advancement and the Engaging Students in Philanthropy Symposium that they're organizing together. Colin is the executive director for the Penn Fund at University of Pennsylvania and Lori is the senior director of Annual Giving at the University of Chicago. They both discuss the future of philanthropy, what institutions are doing right, and how behind-the-trend institutions can get up-to-speed with their student philanthropy. Key Takeaways: [1:25] How did Colin and Lori get involved with student philanthropy? [3:45] How are the best institutions engaging their students right now? They're starting philanthropy early. [6:15] Students are naturally very philanthropic. Millennials are engaged in causes. [6:35] What suggestions do Colin and Lori have for institutions who are just starting down this path? [7:50] Look at your own culture and see what's important to your students. [8:15] Colin and Lori talk about the Engaging Students in Philanthropy Symposium they're organizing. [10:45] Colin recently finished his dissertation and talks about his study on the influence of learning and annual giving. [11:45] There's a lack of understanding as to why philanthropy is important on college campuses. [12:05] Lori discusses her research and her dissertation on building a culture of student philanthropy. [13:25] What is the University of Chicago currently doing to engage students in philanthropy? [15:00] What is Colin's university doing right with philanthropy? [17:50] The conference will be held at the Omni Hotel at CNN Center in Atlanta on Aug 4th through Aug 6th. Quotes: "Student philanthropy is a great way to engage students and it gets students to connect with alumni and role models." "Student philanthropy gives us an opportunity to educate students early." "Students are, by their nature right now, very philanthropic. Students have causes these days."

RNL Fundraising Voices: Colin Hennessy and Lori Hurvitz talk Student Philanthropy