Best Practices

Here are some best practices in alumni relations that we have gathered to help schools with small alumni shops. These best practices are implemented successfully at our partner schools with some great results. We hope you can find something interesting here!

A lot of our partner schools have asked us the same thing over the last two years. Why don’t small shop alumni teams have their own solution? If their challenges are unique why shouldn’t the solutions be? That is exactly what we have been doing for the last two years with some great results with more than 200 partner schools.

At Almabase, we understand the challenges advancement teams face with the advent of technology and social media. We want to be as useful as we can to help you navigate this journey and make the best use of modern technology. We will also provide some best-practices from various institutions across the country who are doing a great job in various fields.

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7 tested ideas to promote your reunions on social media

Having observed over a hundred schools successfully bring attention to their reunions via social media, we have sufficient evidence that it is one of the most powerful mediums to promote your reunion successfully....

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What we learned by analyzing the attendance at 300 reunions across 100 schools

Yes, we know everyone does alumni reunions. You’re probably doing it too. And while you already know that alumni reunions can help you increase alumni engagement, how do you ensure that you maximize this growth?...

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5 ways to update your alumni database

Having an updated alumni database is a massive asset to any alumni program. Unfortunately, very few schools actually have a database that they’re proud of. While we all understand the herculean task that is to keep...

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GDPR And Your Alumni Network

GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) was the hottest keyword this May. That is because the deadline to comply with GDPR was on May 25th. A lot of you may already be aware of GDPR and what it means to your...

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3 Ways To Welcome The Class Of 2018 With Almabase

So the class of 2018 just stepped in. As an alumni relations professional, it is your duty to make sure they feel welcomed. To make it easier, we came up with 3 nifty ways in which you could use Almabase to do so....

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Perfecting Product Fundraising: 5 Social Media Best Practices

You understand the best ways to communicate with your supporters. After working hard over the years to build personal relationships with your donors, alumni, or members, you know the messages and tones that will...

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Year-End Giving Infographic: Secrets that Inspire Donors

It’s true, 25-35% of giving takes place between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. And MobileCause is spilling the secrets and tools every school and nonprofit needs to develop their most successful multi-channel,...

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#GivingTuesday Infographic: Campaign Planning Tips

Get ready for #GivingTuesday with a plan from MobileCause that guarantees to win over the hearts and minds of all your supporters with proven strategies that will help drive awareness and attract new donors to your...

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Strategies to increase open rate of your emails to Alumni

Have you faced challenges in making your Alumni open your emails? Here are a few interesting learnings we can take from the World of Marketing, who also experience a similar challenge though in a different context....

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How-to? : Write emails your alumni love!

Does sending out periodic e-mails to your Alumni an important part of your job? If yes, congratulations you are among the 46 % of the schools who have recognized the need for this. An alum on an average receives 16...