Describes collaborative efforts among the alumni relations departments of three Maine liberal arts colleges. Discusses how the cooperative effort began, unexpected benefits, the give and take of partnerships, and adding partners. A sidebar provides examples of four other cooperative efforts. (EV)

Many small-shop alumni directors with no-frills budgets have found volunteer alumni help worth the organizing efforts. Some creative ways that colleges and universities have found to inspire new interest among the uninvolved are described. (MLW)

This book presents 19 chapters on alumni relations. The chapters are: (1) "Alumni Admissions Programs" (Susan Clouse Dolbert); (2) "Alumni Clubs, Chapters, and Branches: Bringing the Institution to the Alumni" (John A. Feudo); (3) "Alumni Records" (Agnes Papke); (4) "Successful Alumni Travel Programs" (Duncan Beardsley); (5) "Board and Volunteer…

The American Alumni Council (AAC) and the American College Public Relations Association (ACPRA) has merged to provide better programs and services and be more economical and efficient. (Author/PG)

A discussion of financial audits for alumni associations encourages their use as a means of checking the organization's financial systems, and gives suggestions for finding an auditor, keeping costs down, and preparing for the audit. (MSE)

This article examines the philosophy behind alumni merchandising programs used by several colleges and universities, focusing on how alumni association directors determine which products best suit their mission and their audiences. It discusses techniques and products used by associations at Boston College and the Universities of New Hampshire,…

Whether facing budget and staff cuts or event logistics, alumni associations can make good use of volunteers. Three important rules for volunteer program management include maintaining good volunteer relationships, knowing when to ask for help, and recruiting good veteran, novice, and even nonalumni volunteers. (MSE)

Discusses how renovation helped the headquarters for Indiana University's Alumni Association extend an atmosphere of hospitality and engender alumni loyalty. Before and after photos are provided along with a description of the building design. (GR)

Focuses on the Alumni Society of the National Child Day Care Association and tells the story of how and why NCDCA launched the society, and the anticipated long-term results of its establishment. Details launching the society, membership, and governance. Promotes the Society as a model for other Head Start grantees and programs. (SD)

The use of a stratified sampling procedure for conducting market surveys by alumni associations is discussed. A market survey with a 76.8 percent response rate is used to illustrate the potential success of the procedure, which can be implemented by alumni associations with computerized record systems. At the University of Missouri, Columbia, the…

This document presents a summary report of a survey of University of Pittsburgh alumni designed to learn how alumni feel about their Alumni Association and how they relate to the university or might be willing to in the future. Some of the major findings of the inquiry include: (1) Although only 6% of the sample consider themselves active in the…

This study investigated the role of alumni in the financial support of higher education, explored student involvement as a means for understanding alumni involvement, and reported on the effects of having a student alumni association. Twenty-eight of 80 alumni associations contacted participated in the survey, and each of these had a student…

Some off-campus activities for alumni are outlined including: a bluegrass music performance for Carleton College alumni, a week-long "alumni summer college" offered by Lehigh University, and a week-long boat trip down the Colorado River for Arizona State University groups. (MLW)

Provides advice for small alumni offices on how to sponsor an alumni travel program, focusing on booking a travel agent, deciding where to go, using faculty as tour guides or lecturers, making time for alumni office staff to go along, remembering special touches, visiting local alumni, avoiding overt fund raising, and being prepared for problems.…

Provides a tabular listing of alumni-development software produced or sold by 56 companies. Each listing includes the vendor name, address, contact name, telephone number, electronic mail address, World Wide Web site, software name, price range, system requirements, standard reports, reporting tools, number of installed sites, and client type.…