Ericka L. Webb
Preferred First Name
Ericka
Last Name
Webb
Email Address
ericka.webb@bc.edu
Headshot
Employer
Boston College
Job Title
Executive Director of Gift Planning
Biography
Ericka L. Webb is the Executive Director of Gift Planning at Boston College. She oversees all aspects of the gift planning program and works closely with donors, their advisors, staff, and University leadership to increase philanthropic support to the University through planned gifts. She was Director of Gift Planning and Endowment for the WGBH Educational Foundation for more than four years. Prior to joining WGBH, Ericka worked in the planned giving offices at both Harvard University and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Ericka earned her bachelor’s degree in international relations from American University and a master’s in education from Harvard University. She served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Chad, Africa, where she worked on community health education and other initiatives. She is on the board of both the Hibel Family Foundation Planned Giving Initiative and the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners. She is also a member and past president of the Planned Giving Group of New England (PGGNE).
City
Chestnut Hill
State:
MA
Position
CGP Board
Other Position
If you are not a current CGP Board member, please include information about your fee.
Presentation 1: Topic Areas
Marketing/Cultivation, Administration, Integrated Planning, Other
Other - Write In
Major Gift Collaboration; Leadership buy-in; reviving a program
Title of Presentation 1
Expanding Planned Giving Programs without Adding Fundraisers
Description of Presentation 1
Planned gifts can be made by anyone could result in the largest donation someone makes to your institution. Boston College has worked on collaboration techniques between the Office of Gift Planning and frontline fundraisers and alumni relations to increase the number of planned gifts and the size of our gift planning society. This session will provide concrete examples on how to collaborate and promote planned giving through formal partnerships, trainings, events, reunion, and more so advancement staff can feel empowered to identify and begin planned giving conversations
Other - Write In
Title of Presentation 2
(Re)Building Your PG Program
Description of Presentation 2
This session will dive into the ways on how to to start or revive a planned giving program
Other - Write In
Title of Presentation 3
Description of Presentation 3
Additional Contact Information
Category Speakers Bureau
Ask a Question