Navigating Leadership Selection
Introduction In an alumni organization, it is crucial to foster and support leadership as the catalyst for growth, the guardian of tradition, and the architect of progress. There are two…
How to build an Athletics Alumni Community
Building an athletics alumni community requires deliberate efforts and strategies to engage former student-athletes and create a sense of connection and pride in their alma mater. Typically the effort would…
Challenges and Opportunities for Alumni Engagement
An alum’s engagement and volunteering can experience fluctuations for a variety of reasons. Recognizing and addressing these factors offers the institution a chance to rejuvenate and enhance alumni involvement, especially…
Alumni Relations for Community Colleges
Here is a video that provides guidance on starting and building a robust alumni association for community colleges to support the institution and the alumni. (You give us 22 minutes,…
7 Questions About Your Member Experience
When you are interested in joining a community or increasing your level of involvement, you want to make sure that it is the right place for you.
8 Ways to Foster Member Loyalty
Each organization and its community are unique based on the purpose and the membership. Yet there are some “universal truths” that need to be recognized so that the entity will grow and thrive.
Time to Find Community
How can it be that we live in a hyper-connected world with virtually instantaneous communication with anyone anywhere, yet we often feel lonely or isolated?
To E- or not to E- ?
Strategies for collaborating and community building are being put to the test as never before.
5 Steps to Reviving an On-line Community
We’ve all been there. Joined an online community and then…nothing. Or worse, you invested in technology so you could start an on-line community and after an initial burst of excitement, it fizzled.
7 Steps to Measurable Community Success
Let’s get right to the point. Effective institutional advancement encompassing community building and fundraising is critical for sustained institutional success.