According to Inside Higher Ed, community colleges are paying more attention to fund raising, which means trying to reconnect with alumni and build relationships.
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Non-Profit Organization Websites: Increasing Donations and Volunteering | Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox
Summary:
Giving money on charity websites is 7% harder than spending money on e-commerce sites. Donating physical items is even harder. For non-profit websites, social media is secondary; the top priority is to write clearer content.
Non-Profit Organization Websites: Increasing Donations and Volunteering Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox.
What to do with Alumni and Friend Web Sites you Don’t Control
Over the last number of years there have been a number of companies that use the Internet to create online communities of alumni. These companies typically provide a number of free services such as contacting and networking opportunities, the ability to post bios, resumes, photos and other information.
Alumni organizations should be aware of these sites and the levels of functionality and types of services they provide since they can often become direct competition for an institution’s official alumni and friends site.
via Alumni Web Sites You Don’t Control from SupportingAdvancement.com
Web Site Content Ideas for Alumni and Advancement Web Sites
Content should be the number one objective and goal for your web development team.
Interesting, compelling and depth of content will fuel the growth in web site traffic and will end up promoting the ongoing use and revisiting of constituents to the site.
via Web site content ideas from SupportingAdvancement.com
Ann Arbor Alumni site connects district with graduates and friends | AAPSNews
All are welcome to visit and register at the new Ann Arbor alumni website, which has started to take off since its soft launch last fall.
Organizers at the Ann Arbor Public Schools Educational Foundation, which makes the site possible, say although the site is still developing, they’re putting the word out so that anyone with an interest in district can find it, sign up and begin networking and finding their long-lost friends.
Ann Arbor Alumni site connects district with graduates and friends | AAPSNews.
Newsweek’s Annual List: The Best High Schools in America – Newsweek
NEWSWEEK studied more than 1,000 top schools to determine the best of the best: the ones producing kids ready for college—and life.
Congratulations to our clients on making the list: High Technology High School (Lincroft, NJ), River Dell Regional HS (Oradell, NJ), and Leonia High School (Leonia, NJ).
Newsweek’s Annual List: The Best High Schools in America – Newsweek.
School Profitability: Benefit from The Endorsement of Alumni
Set Up an Active Alumni Association to Stay in Touch with Your Grads
Career schools are discovering the impact of Alumni Associations. Gainful employment rules have many requirements that can be solved by Alumni Associations. You’ll be able to stay in touch with your grads to find out where they are working and possibly their earnings. Grads can help to increase enrollment, retention, and job placement. You’ll see a return on investment. And your school will stand out from your competition. Continue reading
FREE! New Facebook Research | Idealware
In February 2011, Idealware distributed a survey to over 500 nonprofit professionals already using Facebook as part of their communications mix, and the results are in. Through an online survey, telephone interviews, and case studies, we now provide an update to the research from our Nonprofit Social Media Decision Guide to answer your burning questions, including:
- How much time should you spend on Facebook?
- Where can you expect to see success?
- How are other organizations using Facebook?
via Idealware.
Engaging Constituents Using Mobile Technology | Idealware
Regardless of your organization’s demographics, chances are good that a majority of your constituents use mobile phones. How can you reach out to them on their cell? We walk through the possibilities: texting, two-way communication, giving, pledging, websites, apps, and more.
Public schools launch grad registry to track alumni for fund-raising
As budget cuts and teacher layoffs loom, New York City public schools are imitating a private school fund-raising tactic – tracking alumni from the time they graduate.
via Public schools launch grad registry to track alumni for fund-raising.