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New Jersey Catholic Schools’ Marketing Council Workshop

Chris — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:12:29 +0000

Network with fellow Principals, Pastors, Marketing and Development Professionals from Catholic schools across New Jersey and learn new ways of marketing your schools.

Learn how Alumni Channel is helping Catholic secondary and elementary schools at the New Jersey Catholic Schools’ Marketing Council Workshop.

April 24, 2012 Camden Catholic High School, Cherry Hill
April 25, 2012 Mother Seton Regional High School, Clark
8:15AM—1:00PM

The Nonprofit Social Media Policy Workbook | Idealware

Chris — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:03:49 +0000

From Facebook to Twitter to LinkedIn, nonprofits are flocking to social media, but not everyone is prepared for the challenges and ramifications of what you post–or how to manage the process. Who is allowed to tweet? Who can comment on your posts? How do you respond if someone says something mean about your organization? How do you make use of what social media offers while protecting your nonprofit and your constituents?

As nonprofits have increasingly turned to social media, policies and guidelines to govern their use of social media have become the new frontier. The open and community-based aspects of social media can be a huge benefit for nonprofits looking to reach out to new audiences and engage their existing base, but sometimes it can seem that no one knows the right way to use each channel, or where the lines are drawn—or even how to find out.

It doesn’t have to be that way.

A good social media policy will provide clear guidelines as to what staff should and shouldn’t do when posting and interacting with the community on a day-to-day basis. Your organization can create a policy to help guide your whole staff simply by thinking about how you would like to make use of social media.

Written using the research from the Nonprofit Social Media Decision Guide, this workbook is designed to help you, as an organization, ask the important questions about social media, and take the next steps to growing a social culture.

Download your Copy from Idealware >>

Use Video in Email | Mass Transmit

Chris — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:37:46 +0000

71% of adults who go online watch video. Incorporating video into emails increases engagement and improves click-through rates. Every marketer wants higher open rates, more clicks, more engaging emails and stickier websites. Using video (correctly) in email can achieve all of those goals. Video lightens the load of the copywriter, simplifies emails and enhances your brand image. Best of all, it’s a low-cost, high-impact, easily measurable email component.

Use Video in Email.

Social Media Reduce Allure of High School Reunions – NYTimes.com

Chris — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:30:59 +0000

Remember Me From Yesterday?

The New York Times style section ran a piece asking the question, “Remember me from yesterday?” With social networks like Facebook becoming a high school of sorts on its own (where you virtually pass by casual acquaintances, friends, and “frenemies” alike), is there any mystery left for attending your high school reunion?”

Social Media Reduce Allure of High School Reunions – NYTimes.com.

Great Example: Elementary Alumni E-mail Blast

Chris — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 02:06:24 +0000

Below is an example of an e-mail blast sent by one of our customers . . .

School of Saints Faith, Hope & Charity Alumni – Winnetka, Illinois

This newsletter is to highlight the current news from the Faith, Hope and Charity School as well as the FHC Alumni Organization. We will send out newsletters 3 times a year to keep you connected to the FHC Community. This is our Second Quarter Newsletter.

Alumni News

Reunions are on-going and we continue to plan the events. Keep checking the web site for reunion updates. If you are interested in helping plan a reunion for your class, please let us know. We can help. Below are summaries of planned reunions.

Class of 2002 held their reunion just before the holidays. A great time was had by all. Follow this link to a picture from the event. /school_files/FHCAlumni/file/DSCN0725.JPG
Class of 1982 – Reunion is planned for April 27 at the Happ Inn in Northfield. See the Events section on the web site for more details
Class of 1969 – Reunion planning in progress. Details to come
Class of 1977 – Reunion is planned for September. Keep checking back for details.
Class of 1962 – Reunion planning in progress. More details to come.

Support the School

We do need your support for FHC and this can be done easily by:

Bulldog Wear - Purchase FHC gear from the Spirit Store! Click on the Spirit Store link on the website and select from over 1,200 items. A portion of the proceeds go to support the school.
Make a donation – Click on the Donate button on the web site to make a tax deductible donation to FHC. Any amount will be greatly appreciated.
Blarney Bash - FHC will be hosting the 1st every Blarney Bash on March 17. A Celtic Mass will be held at 5pm with a celebration following in the gym with drinks, food and auctions. See this link for more information. /school_files/FHCAlumni/file/poster_with_blarney_logo_without_address.pdf

Connecting with other alumni

We have groups on Facebook and LinkedIn for personal and professional networking respectively. Use the links on the web page to go to these groups. Please feel free to join those groups.

Search for friends and make new connections with the online community! All you need to do to take advantage of all the community has to offer is to proceed through the registration process on the web site to establish an account. Also, please encourage your fellow classmates to register!

School News

FHC is in full swing for the school year. Highlights are:

Blarney Bash - The first Blarney Bash will be held on Saturday, March 17. A Celtic Mass will be held at 5pm with Cocktails, Dinner and Auction in the Gym. Follow this link for more information. /school_files/FHCAlumni/file/poster_with_blarney_logo_without_address.pdf
Our 8th graders were recently confirmed! Meanwhile our second graders recently had their First Reconciliation and are preparing for their First Communion.
In Science the students have begun the minerals and rocks unit. They have looked at crystal structures and are now learning about the characteristic properties used to identify minerals. They will be testing examples and using Mohs’ Scale of Hardness.
In Social Studies the students are learning about the Progressive Movement.
For religion, the students collected shoes for “Soles For Souls” as part of their community service project.
2nd grade led the school in a hunger awareness program called “Turkeypalooza”. Each classroom was asked to bring in enough food to make a Thanksgiving meal for a family of four.

Update your profile often, and forward the site’s address to all your friends/associates/classmates so they too may register.

See you back on http://fhcalumni.org/!

– School of Saints Faith, Hope & Charity Alumni

Trends & Best Practices in Alumni Communications | The Napa Group

Chris — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:00:20 +0000

July 2010: http://www.napagroup.com/pdf/Trends_Best_Practices_Alumni_Communications.pdf

Trends and Best Practices in Alumni Associations | The Napa Group

Chris — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:00:29 +0000

July 2010: http://napagroup.com/pdf/Trends_Best_Practices_Alumni_Associations.pdf

Key to public school funding? How about foundations | PennLive.com

Chris — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:59:39 +0000

It’s 2012. Anyone affiliated with public education . . . knows that last year and this year are game-changers in how we fund public education. Say goodbye to hoagie sales and car washes and hello to big-time fundraising.

via Key to public school funding? How about foundations | PennLive.com.

Sharing on Facebook, Twitter and More

Chris — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:04:27 +0000

We are excited to announce a new addition to our online community web service. “Sharing” capability has been added to Events and also to News. Through the popular “AddThis” service our communities’ visitors can now share events and news on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and more. There are even capabilities to print, add to favorites, and email the details.

This addition helps integrate sharing tools into our sites, spreading content, and driving social traffic. Over 350 services to share including Facebook Like, Twitter Tweet, Google +1, and Address Bar Sharing.

Alumni Association Funding Models: Summary Findings from 20 Universities | The Napa Group

Chris — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:23 +0000

The Napa Group: November 2010 – Download PDF

As university and alumni association funding resources become tighter and continue to change, one of the front-burner questions today is: “What is the best funding model for our alumni relations activities?” This survey of 20 public and private institutions also includes analytics on several trends that are impacting alumni relations programming priorities, association structuring, communications and mission and vision. Through comprehensive strategic planning, many associations are tackling these interrelated questions to position themselves for growth and stability for the future.