8 Ideas for Engaging ‘Senior’ Alumni
Senior alumni, defined as those in or approaching retirement, are a crucial group to engage because they usually have more time and expertise to bring to their activities. Senior alumni…
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…
The Power of an Alumni Portal (vs Social Media Groups)
Communications by the institution and among the alumni are critical to the alumni relations effort. Social media is a quick and frequent way to communicate to alumni and among alumni.…
Better Technology for Institutional Advancement
Alumni relations and fundraising go together. They work with the same primary constituency and they serve the same purpose of supporting the educational institution.
Giving back
For many people, this is now the season of giving from giving Tuesday to giving family presents.
Alumni Relations Today: Progress and Opportunity
With over 80 institutions included in the data, the latest results from the Impactrics survey are very positive showing more robust alumni relations programs in most areas.
Impact in Advancement
For many institutions, there is a need for building the Advancement efforts for effective alumni relations and fundraising to strengthen education through alumni and community support.
Alumni for a Lifetime
More and more we hear the question: What makes a three- or four-year college education costing tens of thousands of dollars worthwhile – preparing students for a career or providing an opportunity to explore new ideas and learn how to think?
Engaging International Alumni
It’s time to pay more attention to international alumni and how to maintain a mutually beneficial relationship with them.
Better meetings mean stronger organizations
Alumni organizations thrive and survive on “meetings” of all types whether leadership training, board meetings, planning meetings or something else (even social events often have a meeting component.)