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The latest news on alumni and donor data, engagement, research and fundraising.


Emergency COVID-19 Tactics: Advancment & Alumni
In case you missed it, last month Central Queensland University shared their COVID-19 response tactics.
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Strengthening Alumni & Donor Relationships
A list of the contingency plans and strategies that different schools have begun to put in place.
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How LinkedIn Data Helps You Stay Connected With Alumni
It’s a feat that seems impossible – gathering up-to-date employment data on alumni. But it’s the trending topic among colleges and...
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Two-thirds Charitable Donations Made By Women – Prospect Your Alumnae
Mackenzie Bezos plans to donate an enormous $18 billion dollars to charity. This comes as the most recent in a series of major donations...
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Which Universities Produce The Most CEOs?
Our team researched alumni statistics on higher education institutions, based on data we’ve captured. We compared the Total Number of...
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What’s Worse than no Alumni Data? Bad Data!
Everyone is talking about it. It’s in the news. On our phones, our tablets, and our computers. It’s everywhere – and it shapes the basis...
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What’s all the fuss about Employment Data? Strategies to Boost Engagement & Fundraising
We believe that no Higher Education institution – no matter how big or small – should ever have to struggle with engaging alumni or...
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March Madness & How College Sports Brings In The Big Bucks!
Have you ever heard of the ‘Flutie Effect’? It’s a phenomenon that occurs when success in college sporting events leads to a boost in a...
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Regis University Shares Their LiveAlumni Story: How Small Shop Prospect Research Teams Play In The B
Last week, we were delighted to be joined by dream team Laura Hout, Director of Prospect Research and Justin Zuiker, Director of Major...
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Alumni Shine In This Year’s 91st Academy Awards
In the Academy Awards having a winning speech is almost as important as winning an Oscar, and some of this year’s speeches professed some...
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LiveAlumni Newsfeed: Where Are Your Alumni Going?
LiveAlumni expert Vanessa Carbonell – who has conducted over 150 training sessions with our higher education clients over the past couple...
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A Spotlight on the Celebrities Who Support Education
Whether they’ve funded scholarships, projects, programs or given millions to many institutions – Celebrity giving has allowed U.S....
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Enhancing International Development & Fundraising Strategies
Colleges and Universities attract more than a million international students to the United States each year. These students matriculate...
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LinkedIn Has a Treasure Trove of New Donors
Fundraisers know that earning the support of returning and new donors is like discovering a buried treasure. There are many benefits that...
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Higher Education Giving Trends Present & Future
We are now well into the new year and as your team begins to work towards your new plans and goals, let’s make sure you are up to speed...
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The Power of Relationship Mapping for Higher Education
What is Relationship Mapping? Relationship Mapping is a way to achieve your goals by connecting who you know to who you want to know. The...
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Spotlight On Veterans
Veterans Day, or Remembrance Day for many, is only weeks away and schools across much of North America and Europe are preparing for the...
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Using Existing Alumni Data to Enhance Donor Engagement – Part II
A couple of weeks ago in our blog post Using Your Existing Alumni Data to Enhance Donor Engagement – Part I, we discussed how utilizing a...
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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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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...
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