Tag: alumni engagement

Student Satisfaction and Alumni Giving: 7 Strategies for Engagement
There is a strong correlation between student satisfaction and alumni giving. Here are 7 ways advancment can help ensure greater student satisfaction on campus.

Alumni Relations and Icebergs: The Hidden Makings of Success
Engaged alumni, a thriving annual fund, regular major gifts, these are all highly visible signs of a healthy alumni/development program. The reality, though, is that the vast majority of what makes these successes happen lies behind the scenes where no one can see. Much like an iceberg, the bulk of what drives institutional advancement is largely hidden from view.

Vocation and Gen Z: Alumni as Mentors
Mounting evidence indicates that Gen Z-ers tend to be espeically open to coaching and mentoring. Given the right circumstances, alumni can be effective mentors, helping students grapple with the big questions of vocation.

Be “Show-Ready” and “Optimize the Mundane” with Alumni
Here’s what a trip to Disney World taught me about delivering an exceptional level of service to alumni and donors.

5 Alumni Engagement Strategies for When Tragedy Strikes
Alumni/Development work is all about relationships. Good alumni engagment after a disaster strikes is all about being responsive to the needs of the moment.

4 Ways I Use Twitter in Alumni/Development Work
Twitter can be an extremely powerful tool in alumni/development work, both in terms of alumni engagement and one’s own professional development, but only when you understand the nature of the medium and what it can and cannot do.