Concepts in Alumni Relations

7 Steps to Measurable Community Success

Post author:Kathy Edersheim
Post published:April 16, 2019
Post category:Advancement Concepts in Alumni Relations Leadership

The key is to create a structure and a program that drive the institutional advancement effort.

Better Technology for Institutional Advancement

Post author:Kathy Edersheim
Post published:March 19, 2019
Post category:Advancement Concepts in Alumni Relations crm Education Technology

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…

Giving back

Post author:Kathy Edersheim
Post published:December 10, 2018
Post category:Advancement Concepts in Alumni Relations Education

Happy holidays! For many people, this is now the season of giving from giving Tuesday to giving family presents. In Alumni Relations, we are all about fostering giving communities -…

Alumni Relations Today: Progress and Opportunity

Post author:Kathy Edersheim
Post published:June 4, 2018
Post category:Advancement Concepts in Alumni Relations Education International

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. The strongest areas…

Continuing Education for Today

Post author:Kathy Edersheim
Post published:May 5, 2018
Post category:Concepts in Alumni Relations Education Uncategorized

Continuing and lifelong education for alumni with traditional and new programs is generating a lot of interest as an opportunity for engagement and connection. Continuing the discussion that I started…

Commencement – of the Alumni Relationship

Post author:Kathy Edersheim
Post published:April 12, 2018
Post category:Concepts in Alumni Relations Education

Graduation and Commencement It is that exciting time of year for many schools and universities when you will be welcoming a new generation of alums! Yes, commencement should live up…

Continuing Education Grows Up: Alumni Can Be Students Again

Post author:Andrew Lipka
Post published:April 9, 2018
Post category:Concepts in Alumni Relations Education

Kathy Edersheim has rightfully drawn our attention to alumni education as a “new paradigm” for engagement. As various models for exploring this opportunity have been explored, important insights have emerged. …

Lifelong Education – The New Paradigm

Post author:Kathy Edersheim
Post published:March 23, 2018
Post category:Concepts in Alumni Relations International Uncategorized

On March 22, Jeffrey Selingo published an article in The Atlantic which said ...Now a third wave in education and training has arrived, argue economists, educators, and workforce-development officials. The…

Good Questions!

Post author:Kathy Edersheim
Post published:February 21, 2018
Post category:Concepts in Alumni Relations Uncategorized

Asking questions that lead to insightful and actionable answers If you could ask your alumni board president one question, what would it be? We are dependent on asking questions for…

Educational Travel to the Land of Opportunity

Post author:Kathy Edersheim
Post published:February 15, 2018
Post category:Concepts in Alumni Relations International

Following the annual Educational Travel Conference sponsored by the Educational Travel Consortium last week, it is a good time to consider the purpose and the impact of affinity travel programs.…