October 7, 2020
Mike Madison
Strategies for collaborating and community building are being put to the test as never before. Social distancing and remote work mean that we have few opportunities for the in-person, face-to-face connections that are usually so key to building friendships and trust. Tech platforms with e-conferencing, e-meetings, and e-engagement can help, but tech alone isn’t the solution….
October 5, 2020
Kathy Edersheim
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. It can happen to any kind of organization from cause-driven to corporate. So what now? How do you revive the community?
Alumni relations and fundraising go together. They work with the same primary constituency and they serve the same purpose of supporting the educational institution. Thanks to a question from a colleague, I decided it was time to incorporate that on the Impactrics website by creating a new resource on fundraising – an extensive list of…
Alumni Relations for Today Alumni relations has gotten into a groove but that may not be such a good thing. Offering the same programs, following the same procedures as last year (or the past five years) may not work so well in the new era of hyper-connectivity and constant entertainment. I was reminded that alumni…
The results from the Impactrics Assessment are in: successful alumni organizations offer alumni and students networking opportunities, career support, and mentoring programs. The good news is that it is easier than ever to provide these services with one of many software products now on the market. Having just added @Tassl and @Alumnifire, there are now…
Networking and connecting are at the heart of alumni relations. Every school should have an on-line platform to keep its alumni connected to each other and to the school. How do you know if you should use a proprietary system, an open system such as Facebook or LinkedIn, or third-party software (or some combination)? While…