Ericka L. Webb

Executive Director of Gift Planning

140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
United States

ericka.webb@bc.edu

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).

CGP Board

Expanding Planned Giving Programs without Adding Fundraisers

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

(Re)Building Your PG Program

This session will dive into the ways on how to to start or revive a planned giving program

Marketing/Cultivation, Administration, Integrated Planning, Other

Major Gift Collaboration; Leadership buy-in; reviving a program

Ericka

Webb

ericka.webb@bc.edu

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