Meeting of the Minds – West Coast 2026
FEB, 4th — 6th 2026
Gravyty’s presence at MOTM West Coast:
- Attend Gravyty’s session “Designing engagement at scale: What actually moves donors to act” presented by Sylvia Vandever on Thursday Feb 5, from 2:30-3:45 pm.
Description: Fundraising teams are reaching larger audiences than ever before, but outreach volume alone isn’t translating into meaningful engagement or donor action. As giving becomes concentrated into fewer, higher-stakes moments, the way engagement is designed matters more than the number of messages sent. In this session, we explore how institutions are rethinking outreach across digital giving, phone programs, and stewardship to better engage donors at scale. Drawing on real-world examples from higher education, we’ll examine where engagement commonly breaks down, why traditional models struggle to keep pace, and how small design changes can unlock momentum across large donor populations.
Attendees will see how teams have modernized outreach to engage more donors, move relationships forward faster, and improve results without adding staff or increasing workload. The session will focus on practical takeaways that can be applied immediately to campaigns, Giving Days, phonathons, and ongoing donor engagement efforts. - Chat with the Gravyty team onsite and learn more about how Gravyty is helping other institutions like yours engage alumni, streamline donor outreach, and launch giving campaigns that raise more in less time.
- Visit the Gravyty booth and pick up some new Gravyty swag
About MOTM 2026: The West Coast “Meeting of the Minds” Annual Giving & Advancement Services Conference offers several days of fundraising presentations, forums, discussions and networking with more than 30 sessions and 30 speakers, moderators and panelists.
Location
Kellogg West Conference Center at Cal Poly Pomona University
Pomona, CA
Pomona, CA


