As any alumnus will tell you, certain times of year are prone to those dreaded calls from the school’s development office to discuss the many ways ‘you can give back to your alma mater’. If your alumni choose to take the call, you or a bright-eyed student you’ve got working part time to chip away […]
Graduway and EverTrue working together will help alumni relations and development offices align toward shared goals.
Chris Marshall makes his 19 Advancement predictions for 2019 – share yours now!
Taking advantage of Career Week 2019 at Columbia University in the City of New York, Chris Marshall, Hassan Akmal, and Mark Carter, sit down to discuss career services, alumni relations and mentoring.
Continuing on from my post last week, I have penned 19 (+1 bonus!) Advancement predictions for this new year. Last week you read 1-9, enjoy the rest.
It’s a new year and we’re all strategically trying to plan our activities according to our respective goals and targets. These are the first 9 of my 19 Advancement predictions – I would love to hear yours!
One of the most unique characteristics of alumni relations professionals is their willingness to share best practices among each other. In fact, I cannot think of another industry that demonstrates this amazing quality to such a high level.
Despite the somewhat provocative title to this blog, I think there is an issue in the alumni relations profession that is rarely spoken about; low self-esteem.
Schools conduct ‘campaigns’ aimed at their alumni all the time. Yet it may sound obvious but have you ever put yourself in the ‘receiving shoes’ of those alumni? What would be the perfect Alumni communications?
This blog will be discussing how despite signs signaling otherwise, higher education disruption can be avoided in the industry. I hear it all the time. Higher education is ripe for disruption. I have seen the worried looks of deans and vice-chancellors at conference after conference, many at a loss as how best to compete with the […]
