- Q1. What are alumni looking for from their alma mater?
Q1: Connection to their past. Connection to their classmates. Sports & other activities they fondly recall. #strategycar
Maybe more specifically, what are they hoping to hear from us as an institution? #strategycar
A1. In my case, our alums are looking for career-related info/resources. #strategycar- 2nd! RT @e_fields: A1. In my case, our alums are looking for career-related info/resources. #strategycar
@alainawiens A1. I was inspired by a past @RyanCatherwood post to stay relevant where they are in life's journey #strategycar- @cdchase Yes, connection! And pride in their school. And updates on peers. #strategycar
- A1. Alums engage w/ us when we share success stories of other alums too. #strategycar
- A1. I like to think they want to know how they can get involved or on campus, too. How they can help current students. #strategycar
- @e_fields Those are some of the best and easiest stories to acquire too! #strategycar
- A1. young alums seem to want employment help - getting a job they love #strategycar
- @jgerboc77 Brings up a good point. Alumni "wants" may not be universal. They are individual people, after all! #strategycar
- A1. When I worked in advancement, alums wanted ways to engage w/out always having to give money. Intellectual support vs $$. #strategycar
- @jgerboc77 I’ve been seeing a lot of this from our alumni groups on LI. #strategycar
- @e_fields Perfect lead-in to my next question! #strategycar
- @cdchase They are my FAVORITE! We run an entire blog series just w/ these stories. #strategycar
- @alainawiens Do you want my feelings about alums working w/ admissions depts? Been there, done that too ;) #strategycar
- Time vs. money is so important MT @e_fields: A1. ...engage w/out always having to give money. Intellectual support vs $$. #strategycar
- @cdchase Most recent post by student, but here's where they all live: https://blogs.wellesley.edu/mycws/ #strategycar
- Q2. What are alumni *not* looking for from us? What are we doing wrong?
- A2. Too many times ONLY asking alums to be engaged by giving financial support. So many other opportunities. #strategycar
- A2 - not caring about them until we make financial ask #strategycar
Jumping in late to #strategycar chat on alumni -- wait for me! #BeepBeep- It seems that reaching out for money without reaching out in any other way is a common thing! #strategycar
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