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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…

Impact in Advancement

Post author:Kathy Edersheim
Post published:May 17, 2018
Post category:Advancement Education GDPR Leadership

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. Right now, I want…

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. …

Alumni Relations for Today

Post author:Kathy Edersheim
Post published:January 24, 2018
Post category:Concepts in Alumni Relations International Leadership Technology

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…

Alumni for a Lifetime

Post author:Kathy Edersheim
Post published:September 11, 2017
Post category:Concepts in Alumni Relations

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…