Nominate an Advancement colleague for a Heney Award

"Nothing is more flattering than being recognized by your peers, and it was indeed heartwarming to be held in high regard by one’s colleagues as I was when I won The Heney in 2015. I felt (and still do) that without the guidance, advice, and mentoring I received from everyone up until that moment, I would not have flourished as I did. Since then, I hope I have passed along the same motivation, guidance, and support to my fellow Advancement staff."

-  2015 Heney winner Marnie Girard, Co-ordinator, Donor Relations
 
The John J. Heney Award is presented in honour of John J. Heney, former Director of Development and recipient of the Queen’s Distinguished Service Award.
 
Each year, it is presented to a member of our Advancement team who best exemplifies the characteristics of commitment to the advancement profession, superb performance, who exemplifies Advancement’s mission, vision, and values, and devotion to the organization. Visit the Office of Advancement website to view past award recipients. Any staff member in the Office of Advancement may submit a nomination. 
 
The John J. Heney Award Selection Committee is composed of current Advancement employees who have won the Heney.

Who can be nominated:

• All staff members of the Office of Advancement, including continuing and term employees.
• The award is to recognize one individual and not a unit, group, or team.
• Previous award winners may be nominated and receive the award more than once, at the discretion of The John J. Heney Award Selection Committee.
• If a person in a previous year was not selected, they can be re-nominated.

Award criteria:

Nominations are based on the employee’s previous 12- to 18-month work period and demonstrate concrete examples to support the application criteria.

The nominator must address the rationale for the nomination, based on any of the following criteria: 

• Commitment to the advancement profession, professionalism, and compassion.  
• Superb performance in achieving the strategic objectives of the Office of Advancement that embodies the Advancement mission, vision, and values.
• Devotion to the organization and/or the broader university.
• The nominator must include how the employee has demonstrated initiative above and beyond the regular call of duty in their work.

There is an online nomination form. All nominations must be submitted no later than midnight on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. Late applications will not be accepted.
 
Please take some time to nominate today – if you have any questions, please contact Carla Ferreira Rodrigues.

Cybersecurity Awareness Month

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, dedicated to creating a safe, secure, and resilient cyber environment. It is an internationally recognized campaign held each October across many industries in several countries to help the public learn more about the importance of cybersecurity and protecting their data. 

This Cybersecurity month at Queen's, you could win a set of AirPod Pros! Test your knowledge each week with our content quizzes.

Rules of eligibility, access to security training, and how to enter can be found on the Contest Rules page. 

Flynn award

Nominations are now being accepted for The T. Geoffrey Flynn Advancement Champions Award. 

This award is presented annually to honour an individual member of the Queen’s community who has made a significant contribution to linking Queen’s University’s advancement activities with research and teaching excellence at Queen’s. Such a contribution might be related to: outstanding effort, organization, and results as an Advancement "champion;" playing a strong leadership role in integrating the role of advancement within a faculty, school, department, unit, or volunteer organization; becoming involved in advancement work in addition to their duties; performing regular duties that assist the advancement function in a superlative way. 

All members of the Queen’s community are eligible, including faculty and staff, apart from individuals who are part of the Office of Advancement. Nominations will be accepted until Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. For more information, please contact Peggy Shanks.

2022-23 Annual Objectives – update

In September, the Advancement Operations Team met to review the status of our Annual Objectives under the three pillars: Fundraising, Alumni Engagement, and Internal Operations. 

You can find the updates from the meeting, on the I: drive (please log into the Queen’s VPN to access): I:\ADV Common\2020-2025 Advancement\2022-23 Planning\2022-23 Operational Plan - September update.xlsx.  

Information sharing guidelines

One of our 2022-23 objectives is to review the internal communication tools we have and determine how we might consolidate and streamline our communication platforms. 

The timeline for completing this objective is the end of the fiscal year so, in the meantime, an "Information sharing" group came together to help provide some direction and standardization for internal communications. You can find the Information Sharing Guidelines on the I: drive (please log into the Queen’s VPN to access):  I:\ADV Common\Policies and Procedures\Information Sharing Guidelines.pdf.

Employee spotlight

The Employee Spotlight celebrates the arrival of our new and existing staff by profiling responses they share through a fun and informal survey that will help us get to know them better. Be sure to review these profiles and use these fun facts and tidbits to find commonalities, embrace differences, and spark a conversation. 

This week, we talk to Karen Bertrand, our Vice-Principal here in Advancement. Learn the one thing Karen can’t live without. 

Jobs with Advancement

We need your recruitment help. Know great talent that would be a good addition to our team? If so, please promote the vacancies below with your networks and let’s find some amazing new team members.

Applications (including a cover letter and résumé) must be submitted through CareerQ. For additional information on this posting, please reach out to either Carla Ferreira Rodrigues or the hiring manager for the position you are interested in.