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Identifying Alumni Donor Prospects: Top Industries
While in the not-so-distant past the manufacturing industry was considered one of the largest income-producing sectors to work for in the...

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Sep 21, 20172 min read


Building a Travel Strategy for Development & Alumni Officers
Meeting prestigious alumni and potential donors in person is a big part of the engagement process. It allows the school to get a broader...

LiveAlumni
Sep 6, 20173 min read


Engaging Corporate Donors: A Guide for Higher Education Institutions
Over half of higher education donations made in 2016 came from non-alumni sources. [1] In a previous post, Top Tips to Solicit Non-Alumni...

LiveAlumni
Sep 6, 20173 min read


How Hobbies Can Help find Major Donors
To raise funds for institutional campaigns and causes, you will likely focus on engaging with your pool of potential alumni donors. For...

LiveAlumni
Aug 10, 20172 min read


Engaging Donors: Prospecting & Affinity
Propensity, in the fundraising world, is someone’s tendency to get involved in philanthropy. This is their likelihood to make a donation,...

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Aug 10, 20172 min read


Why Community Colleges Need to Prioritise Alumni Outreach
We hear it time and time again, community colleges don’t have the manpower nor the budget to track and engage alumni. Often, the reason...

LiveAlumni
Jul 27, 20173 min read


The Importance of Preventing the Lost Alumni Problem
Finding lost alumni is a priority for many alumni departments, and understandably so. The more alumni that you identify, the greater your...

LiveAlumni
Jul 27, 20172 min read


Alumni Who Raise Funds with their Celebrations
Have you ever considered how much money is spent on gifts at a single celebration? Between close family members and well-intentioned...

LiveAlumni
Jul 12, 20172 min read


Shortcomings of Social Media when Tracking & Engaging Alumni
At first glance, social media is an extremely attractive tool in 2017. The average person spends about 2 hours a day on social media – an...

LiveAlumni
Jul 12, 20173 min read


Track Your Young Alumni – Get Undergraduates to Use LinkedIn
As students graduate the pursuit for these young alumni begins. Tracking recent graduates is notoriously difficult as they move away from...

LiveAlumni
Jun 29, 20173 min read


Fundraising for Special Appeals & Global Initiatives
“The challenges posed by the 21st century have increasingly required an international outlook from the world’s leading universities.” [1]...

LiveAlumni
Jun 1, 20172 min read


How to Plan a Successful Reunion
As another academic year comes to an end, the alumni reunions are just beginning. For some, coming back to campus is a great way to...

LiveAlumni
May 17, 20172 min read


The Spirit of Entrepreneur Donors
Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Richard Branson, Mark Zuckerberg – what do these men have in common? Well, apart from being some of the most...

LiveAlumni
Apr 7, 20172 min read
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