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Ryan, Ellen – Currents, 1989
The editor of Boston University's alumni magazine who orchestrated its redesign and extended its appeal to Boston's general public is interviewed about the strategies used and the response of both the university and the city community. (MSE)
Descriptors: Alumni, Change Strategies, Editors, Financial Support
Henderson, Nancy – Currents, 1997
Provides advice on how to instill the giving habit in recent graduates and how to encourage them to take an active part in alumni issues. Development officers need to keep track of recent alumni, use telephone and electronic mail rather than letters to contact young alumni, and develop special programs to encourage giving by recent graduates. (MDM)
Descriptors: Alumni, College Graduates, Donors, Electronic Mail
Lindemuth, Tim – Currents, 1991
Parents can offer a college time, loyalty, and money. Leading roles currently played by parents in campus programs include recruiter, career counselor, political supporter, and fundraiser. Keeping track of parents, organizing and orienting them as volunteers, funding the programs, and assessing the efforts' effectiveness are important elements.…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Financial Support, Higher Education, Parent Role
Amos, Ralph – Currents, 1995
Advice is offered for developing and strengthening college alumni special interest groups. These include setting clear guidelines; striving for membership quantity and enthusiasm; focusing on a mission; developing strong and creative leaders; sharing responsibility among staff; setting reasonable objectives; and finding financial support. (MSE)
Descriptors: Alumni, Alumni Associations, College Administration, Ethnic Groups
Walker, William T., Jr. – Currents, 1991
A guide to planning college and university anniversary celebrations that attract the attention of both friends and strangers recommends creating substantive programs related to current public interest; faculty involvement; broad-based and varied programing; media participation; attention to both past and future; and adequate budget. (MSE)
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Administration, College Faculty, Financial Support
Zelno, Robert P. – Currents, 1992
Recommendations for planning a successful training workshop for college alumni volunteers include assuring the association is organized and the program well timed; making sure everyone agrees to budget and/or financial commitments; using seasoned volunteers to conduct a feasibility study and determine training needs; making training enjoyable; and…
Descriptors: Alumni, Alumni Associations, College Administration, Financial Support
Cornforth, Suzanne R. – Currents, 1998
College and university Web site managers are offered advice for creative funding and staffing, including how to determine actual human, equipment, and financial resource needs; six ways to break out of the conventional funding paradigm (using existing resources well, using others' money, advertising, priority shifts, shared resources, and in-kind…
Descriptors: Advertising, Computers, Costs, Donors