Author Archives: Alumni Channel

Starting a Foundation

What are public school foundations?

Education FoundationEducation foundations are “privately operated, nonprofit organizations established to assist public schools” and who qualify as charitable organizations, “different from school districts, public institutions or local governments” (Clay, Hughes, Seely & Thayer, 1985). A public school foundation “is designed to augment, supplement, or complement programs and activities currently being provided by the district” (McCormick, Baver & Ferguson, 2001). Continue reading →

Alumni Relations Audio Presentations

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Two of the largest organizations dedicated to helping schools have published the audio portion of the sessions from recent conferences.  The audio CDs are available from Digital Conference Providers Online.

Recordings from the following conferences are available:

  • 2006 CASE/NAIS Independent Schools Conference
  • 2006 Summit for Advancement Leaders
  • 2007 CASE/NAIS Independent Schools Conference
  • 2007 Summit for Advancement Leaders
  • 2008 CASE/NAIS Independent Schools Conference
  • 2008 Summit for Advancement Leaders

CASE is the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. It is the international association of alumni relations, communications and marketing, and fund-raising professionals at universities, colleges and independent schools.

NAIS is the National Association of Independent Schools. It is an education association with resources for private independent schools (teacher recruitment, curriculum, fund raising, professional development, enrollment, tuition, financial aid, admissions, marketing, diversity, and public policy).

New online community connects FCCLA’s alumni and associates

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For Immediate Release
Monday, July 14, 2008

Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), a national student organization, launched an interactive web site from Alumni Channel for its two million alumni and associates (A&A).   FCCLA alumni and associates, as well as advisers and university professors, now have a dedicated online community space from Alumni Channel, a provider of hosted, online communities for schools and other non-profits. Continue reading →

Seven successful grant-seeking strategies for private schools

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Deborah Ward of eSchoolNews.com writes:  A reader who works for a private school recently sent me an eMail message asking for some grant-seeking advice. Her query highlighted the challenge that private schools face in finding grants, as many funders (both public and private) will consider only public-school applications. There are grants available for private education, however, and here are some ways to find them.

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Schools Create Facebook-Style Social Networks to Reach Alumni

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While online directories have been part of alumni-association Web sites for more than a decade, such static content gives former students little reason to keep coming back.

Trying to emulate the popularity of Web sites like Facebook and MySpace, hundreds of alumni associations have begun to offer their own online social networks, seeking to stake a claim on the computer screens of current and former students, especially young alumni.

Full article by JJ Hermes on Chronicle.com

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Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence Fall Forum

“Excellence for All: Helping Every Student Shine” is the theme for this year’s Forum, slated from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, at the Oklahoma Memorial Union, 900 Asp Ave., on the University of Oklahoma’s Norman campus. The event is the centerpiece of the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence LEF Outreach Program and is the state’s premier conference for school foundation leaders and others seeking ways to improve the quality of public education in their communities.

Jackson Senior Citizens Give Back To Schools To The Tune Of $20,000

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By Lauren Puglisi

At the start of Tuesday’s board of education meeting, members of the Jackson Educational Foundation were pleasantly surprised when they received a check for $20,000 from their fellow residents. Bill Baletti and Paul Mayerowitz of the Westlake Golf and Country Club Community, and Hal Wohl of the Four Seasons at Metedeconk Lakes, presented the check to the president of the foundation, Martin Spielman.

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Hudson Catholic Will Remain Open

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Alumni and Supporters Pledge More than $508,000 in 14 Days;
Archdiocese of Newark Appoints Hudson Catholic Alumnus to Lead School

New Board Focuses on Turnaround; Long-Term Planning Begins

JERSEY CITY, May 7th – Hudson Catholic Regional High School will remain open next year, thanks to an outpouring of generosity from thousands of alumni, parents, supporters, area businesses and neighbors, who collectively have pledged more than $508,000 over the past 14 days to save the school.

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