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Profile Enhancement: Add Two Photos & Zoom!
Two new features have been added to Alumni Channel member sites . . . add a second photo to your profile, and a ‘zoom’ feature has been added. If a larger photo has been uploaded, click the photo to see a larger version!
Why should a school pay for an Alumni Channel web site? Couldn’t we just go with Classmates.com — it’s free?
Often we are asked why an organization should go with Alumni Channel? Is it worth it to pay? Couldn’t we just build it ourself? How about one of those free services like Reunion.com, Classmates.com or AlumniArchive.net?
Here’s an excerpt of a reply given to one such school in November 2007 . . .
We are a small, approachable company. We began working with schools in 1998 with our first site for Cherokee High School in Marlton, NJ. In 2006 we started working the business full-time and have added over 20 more organizations and now have over 24,700 members in our database. We currently host the alumni sites of seven Burlington County schools and fourteen within New Jersey. “Mercer County Technical Schools” and “High Technology High School” are our clients too.
Commerce Bank’s Affinity Membership Program
If your non-profit organization becomes a member of Commerce Bank’s Affinity Membership Program, then Commerce Bank will donate to you an amount of money based on a percentage of the average balance of Alumni and Friends with Commerce Bank Affinity Program accounts. 
Open an account at Commerce Bank and they’ll make a contribution to your organization. Commerce will make an annual donation based on the average balance in all members’ accounts. Checking, Savings, Money Market, CD, and Retirement accounts are all included in the program.
If your members are already a Commerce Customer, have them visit any Commerce store and ask to have their balances included as part of your organization’s Affinity Membership Program.
NCEA NJ/PA Region Meeting
NCEA Secondary Schools NJ/PA Region meeting at Cardinal McCarrick HS in South Amboy, NJ. Thanks to Dr. Lorraine Rice for allowing us to be present.
New Security Options Added
Today two new security features were added to Alumni Channel school sites. Site administrators now have the option to:
- Approve all new registrations
- Receive an alert to all new registrations
These options make it possible to keep a sharper eye on who is registering at your site.
NJSBA 2007 Workshop – Atlantic City, NJ
October 24 – 25, 2007; Atlantic City, NJ
The NJSBA convention brings together board members, administrators or district staff from all over NJ. Approximately 4,000 attendees are expected.
NCEA Secondary Schools Regional Meetings
NCEA Secondary Schools Regional Meetings
NCEA’s Department of Secondary Schools provides national leadership and advocacy for over 1,200 Catholic high schools serving more than 600,000 students in the United States.
Every Fall the Secondary Schools Department hosts 16 or more regional meetings to discuss issues of regional and national interest. Following are the meeting dates/locations for which Alumni Channel will be in attendance:
October 24, 2008: New York
November 3, 2008: Philadelphia
November 14, 2008: New York City
Creating your own “Alumni Advisory Council”
Day schools often face formidable obstacles when trying to engage powerful or influential alumni/ae or former trustees who live at some distance from the school. One possible solution is a national Alumni Advisory Council (“council” versus “board” to avoid any confusion about role or expectations). The following is a model and some suggestions for an Alumni Advisory Council (AAC) designed to maintain contact with distant alumni and former trustees.
Summit and Jackson Hole High Schools in Jackson, WY. to use Alumni Channel
Today, Jim Rooks, principal of Summit High School in Jackson, Wyoming, made a commitment to begin implementation of Alumni Channel for both Summit High School and Jackson Hole High School.
Summit High School was established to meet the individualized personal, social, and academic needs of alternative learners. Summit serves 9 – 12th grade students enrolled within Teton County School District #1.