EEPC Conference 2008
July 10 – 11, 2008
Fairfax Marriott at Fair Oaks
Fairfax, Virginia
The Effective Education Partnerships Conference, or EEPC, is designed to bring together the various stakeholders in business/education partnerships, including businesspeople, leaders of business coalitions, school leaders, and others to share case studies and practical tips on building and maintaining effective partnerships.
The Burlington County Institute of Technology is proud to announce the unveiling of a brand new alumni web site, designed by Alumni Channel, to reach out to the over 10,960 students who have graduated from the district since its inception in 1962. Continue reading
CHERRY HILL, N.J. – Alumni Channel, a web provider of online alumni communities for schools and other non-profit organizations, announced today that St. Mary’s High School of Manhasset, New York, is relying on the company’s online community solution to develop closer relationships with its alumni.
Jay McDonnell, high school alumni director made a commitment to begin implementation of the Alumni Channel for their online alumni community. Continue reading
Whether a Catholic school has a vibrant development effort “up and running,” or is just getting started with a more organized approach, there is great value in assessing what you are doing. Author Frank Donaldson (ispd@aol.com) offers a self-assessment that is built around answering either “TRUE,” “FALSE,” OR “SOMEWHAT” – the TFS Test.
There are 145 statements to answer, and after taking this “test” participants should be able to identify the strengths and weaknesses of their Catholic school development efforts. At the completion of the “test,” there is even a scoring system that allows you to see how you did.
12/13/2005
The Georgia Bulletin (www.georgiabulletin.org)
Introduction: What makes a capital campaign successful?
A capital campaign is an extraordinary fundraising program. Most of the time it is extraordinary in two ways: First, the project for which funds are being raised is above and beyond the daily activities of the organization (a new building or renovation, debt reduction, endowment, etc.). Second, a capital campaign is extraordinary because it normally asks donors to make substantial commitments over and above their ordinary giving and to stretch these out over a multi-year pledge period.
There are three things you have to do in order to have a successful capital campaign . . . Continue reading
CHERRY HILL, N.J. – Alumni Channel, a web provider of online alumni communities for schools and other non-profit organizations, announced today that Hillside Catholic Academy is relying on the company’s online community solution to develop closer relationships with its alumni.
Michael Butchko, principal of the school since 2004, made a commitment to begin implementation of the Alumni Channel for their online alumni community. Continue reading
105th Annual NCEA Convention & Exposition
March 25-28, 2008
Indiana Convention Center
Indianapolis, Indiana
The NCEA Convention & Exposition is held annually the week after Easter Sunday. Anyone working in or interested in Catholic education is welcome to attend.
Approximately 350 sessions are held on all levels of Catholic education: diocesan offices, elementary, secondary, religious education, seminary, boards of education, as well as for pastors and parents.
CHERRY HILL, N.J. – Alumni Channel, a web provider of online alumni communities for schools and other non-profit organizations, announced today that the East Brunswick Education Foundation, New Jersey, is relying on the company’s online community solution to develop closer relationships with its alumni.
Doug Schorpp, alumni coordinator for the foundation, made a commitment to begin implementation of the Alumni Channel for their online alumni community. Continue reading
American Association of School Administrators, August, 2001 by Mark M. Havens
Fund raising is fine, but true value may be in bridge building.
Fact: The U.S. population is aging.
Fact: Households with children attending public schools are becoming an ever-smaller percentage of the U.S. population.
Fact: Most school districts still function as though parents are their largest constituency.
Widening Gap
While U.S. schools today enroll a record number of students, the number of households that do not have children in school outnumber families with school children by more than 2 to 1. And this gap is widening.
Should educators and school officials be concerned about this growing differential? You bet!
Read the rest at: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0JSD/is_7_58/ai_77382238/pg_1
By Andrew Cohen, February 2008
Successful online communities require more than a software package. In this article, we outline the strategies and features that can help you build online message boards, social networks, or other conversation based sites that become vibrant, useful communities.
These days, an organization can create an online community site in minutes. But creating an actual online community takes much longer.
There are now dozens of software products and services that will help you create an online community — many merely requiring you to complete a short registration form. However, success requires more than a software package — it requires planning. Continue reading