Author Archives: Alumni Channel

New! Add Twitter to your Alumni Channel Website

We are happy to announce that Alumni Channel now works with Twitter!

Try these new features on for size:

  • Members can now make their Twitter account visible on their profile (just edit profile)
  • You can make your organization’s Twitter account visible on your home page

We actually now support all the most popular social networking applications in the same way (Facebook, MySpace and LinkedIn too).  To see how your organization’s account would be showcased, see http://demo.schoolalumnisites.com for an example of these icons (see the area just to the right of the message board heading).

Webinar: How Nonprofit Organizations Can Successfully Use Twitter and Flickr

This webinar provides a general introduction to Twitter.com and Flickr.com and will demonstrate how nonprofit organizations can successfully use both Web sites to increase their organization’s website traffic and visibility on the Internet.

The webinar will also demonstrate click-by-click how to successfully set-up accounts on both sites, discuss best and worst practices, showcase some cutting-edge micro-fundraising campaigns on Twitter, and feature nonprofit organizations that are excelling in their use of Twitter and Flickr.

Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Time: 10am PST
Duration: 1.5 Hours
Individual Price: $40 per person

Read more at http://www.diosacommunications.com/webinars/twitter/october272009.htm

Social Media is Going Mobile, and So Should Your Nonprofit

by nonprofitorgs

As the Web goes mobile, so does social media… and so should your nonprofit. If there is one thing I have learned over ten years of using the Internet for fundraising and social change, those nonprofits that can embrace change quickly, empower their visionaries, and adopt new Web trends, reap the benefits of being early adopters. Social Media is definitely going mobile. Listed are three mobile strategies that your nonprofit can start experimenting with and considering for 2010.  Continue reading →

Alumni Happenings around the Country

Here are a few headlines from alumni groups with interesting programs:

Tulare Western H.S. yearbook seeks alumni bios for 50th anniversary edition
Visalia Times-Delta
This year, with it being Tulare Western High School’s 50th anniversary, its yearbook class will showcase alumni highlights from the past half-century.

UTC Gold Alumni Council Has Flick On The Field Thursday
The Chattanoogan
UTC’s GOLD (Graduates of the Last Decade) Alumni Council is creating an outdoor movie theater on Chamberlain Field on Thursday. The Flick on the Field event

San Vicente Catholic Alumni Assoc. Holds 3rd Golf Tournament Saturday
Pacific News Center
Guam – The San Vicente Catholic School Alumni Association will host its 3rd Annual Golf Tournament on Saturday, November 28, 2009 at the Guam International

Alumni Swim Meet Friday
BYUCougars.com
The meet will be Alumni-friendly with shorter events, including 50s of each stroke, 100 IM and the 100, 200 and 500 freestyle events for those wishing to do

The Role of Alumni (as seen from a Greek perspective)
FSU Bottom Line
I’m sure many organizations, like mine, only see their alumni once a year, usually at Homecoming. Because we join our organizations for life, our obligation

‘Lessons from Alumni’ Event Connects Students and Alums – UPDATE
Boise State
The College of Business and Economics hosted its third annual Lessons from Alumni events Oct. 14-16. More than 200 business and community leaders and students attended the kick-off breakfast in the Student Union Jordan Ballroom.

PayPal for Nonprofits

More than 100,000 nonprofit organizations use PayPal to raise money online – and it’s easy to see why. Fees are the lowest in the industry — just 2.2% + $.30 per transaction.

Getting started is simple

  • Click “Sign Up Today”
  • Sign up for a PayPal Business account, choose Website Payments Standard and then select Nonprofit as the business type.
  • Submit your organization’s tax letter and bank statement proving nonprofit status.
  • Create a Donate button that can be easily placed on your website.

Visit paypal.com to complete these steps. Continue reading