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Effective marketing, public relations and foundation support are vital to the success of any hospital. The Foundation Professionals for Iowa Hospitals and the Iowa Society for Healthcare Marketing and Public Relations aim to support hospital communications and foundation development professionals by sharing ideas and fostering networking. This year’s conference highlights the health care story and how to use AI in your daily operations.Program AgendaThursday, June 5, IHA Conference Center, Des MoinesCONFERENCE AGENDA8:30 a.m. Registration and breakfast9 a.m. Welcome and introductions; Angela Budnik, ISHMPR President and Director of Marketing and Community Relations, Great River Health, West Burlington; and Lorrie Erusha, FPIH President and President, Mercy Medical Center Foundation, Cedar RapidsHealth, Wes9:30 a.m. Iowa Hospital Association Advocacy Update; Erin Cubit, Vice President, Federal and Regulatory Affairs, Iowa Hospital Association, Des Moines10 a.m. General Session – Telling the Health Care Story; Eileen Wixted, Principal, Wixted & Company, Des Moines, Iowa11 a.m. Break11:15 a.m. FPIH Breakout – What’s Changing in Fundraising and How to Keep Donors Engaged in a Noisy World; Chad Barger, CFRE, Owner, Productive Fundraising, Owner, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania11:15 a.m. ISHMPR Breakout – Navigating Media and Crisis Communication; Eileen Wixted, Principal, Wixted & Company, Des Moines, Iowa12:15 p.m. Lunch 1:15 p.m. FPIH Breakout – Staffing Your Fundraising Operation: Structure, Attract & Retain; Chad Barger, CFRE, Owner, Productive Fundraising, Owner, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania1:15 p.m. ISHMPR Breakout - Networking Roundtable; Moderated by ISHMPR board members2:15 p.m. Break2:30 p.m. Boost Your Productivity With Copilot; Chris Porter, Director, Artificial Intelligence Program, Associate Professor and Co-chair, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Drake University, Des Moines; Chris Snider, Associate Professor, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Drake University, Des Moines3:30 p.m. Adjourn CONTINUING EDUCATION CFRE International credit is pending approval. View full conference details.Contact Autumn McGill with questions about this event.
Effective marketing, public relations and foundation support are vital to the success of any hospital. The Foundation Professionals for Iowa Hospitals and the Iowa Society for Healthcare Marketing and Public Relations aim to support hospital communications and foundation development professionals by sharing ideas and fostering networking. This year’s conference highlights the health care story and how to use AI in your daily operations.
Program AgendaThursday, June 5, IHA Conference Center, Des Moines
CONFERENCE AGENDA
8:30 a.m. Registration and breakfast
9 a.m. Welcome and introductions; Angela Budnik, ISHMPR President and Director of Marketing and Community Relations, Great River Health, West Burlington; and Lorrie Erusha, FPIH President and President, Mercy Medical Center Foundation, Cedar RapidsHealth, Wes
9:30 a.m. Iowa Hospital Association Advocacy Update; Erin Cubit, Vice President, Federal and Regulatory Affairs, Iowa Hospital Association, Des Moines
10 a.m. General Session – Telling the Health Care Story; Eileen Wixted, Principal, Wixted & Company, Des Moines, Iowa
11 a.m. Break
11:15 a.m. FPIH Breakout – What’s Changing in Fundraising and How to Keep Donors Engaged in a Noisy World; Chad Barger, CFRE, Owner, Productive Fundraising, Owner, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
11:15 a.m. ISHMPR Breakout – Navigating Media and Crisis Communication; Eileen Wixted, Principal, Wixted & Company, Des Moines, Iowa
12:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15 p.m. FPIH Breakout – Staffing Your Fundraising Operation: Structure, Attract & Retain; Chad Barger, CFRE, Owner, Productive Fundraising, Owner, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
1:15 p.m. ISHMPR Breakout - Networking Roundtable; Moderated by ISHMPR board members
2:15 p.m. Break
2:30 p.m. Boost Your Productivity With Copilot; Chris Porter, Director, Artificial Intelligence Program, Associate Professor and Co-chair, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Drake University, Des Moines; Chris Snider, Associate Professor, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Drake University, Des Moines
3:30 p.m. Adjourn
CONTINUING EDUCATION
CFRE International credit is pending approval.
View full conference details.
Contact Autumn McGill with questions about this event.