The most recent classes of graduates, shaped by pandemic interruptions to their campus experiences, present a unique set of challenges when it comes to reconnecting with their alma maters. Find out how alumni relations teams are rising to the challenge, with innovative programs and strategies for engaging their newest young alumni.

Collaborative relationships between colleges or universities and their communities can contribute to an improved quality of life for everyone involved. From economic growth and development to attracting diverse talent to addressing inequalities, town-gown relations can enhance all aspects of a community. 

Newcomers pivoting to advancement from other fields are learning as they go, leveraging their skills, and building key ties with their new alumni, staff, and donor communities.

All Day Hall Day offers 24 hours of activities and giving opportunities.

Advice on anniversary planning and popular institutional swag items. 

Engagement leads to giving, but until recently we knew that only from anecdotal evidence.

The seeds of alumni support are sown even prior to enrolling in college.  Formative pre-college experiences play an important role in shaping pro-social habits, mindsets, and dispositions that predict later-life support for one’s alma mater.

CQUni launched its 30 Minutes a Month program in 2018 and the goal is to get recent graduates to complete a small task—something that takes approximately 30 minutes—each month from March to November.

What do you do when your campus-wide scavenger hunt can no longer be held in person? The University of New Haven solved this problem by creating a virtual escape room.  

Many agree that collecting, storing, and analyzing qualitative data is vital to advancement’s growth and an important balance to departments’ continually growing quantitative data capabilities. But is there a method that’s scalable? How can advancement professionals work with data that is, by its definition, difficult to measure?