With technology and ingenuity, schools are finding creative solutions to deliver meaningful education and outreach to their students and alumni during COVID. …

Problem solving is a natural requirement for any job: you have goals to meet and barriers to overcome to get there. The challenge with problem solving is that too often, a surface level issue is identified and “fixed” without actually addressing the true matter at hand. …

This guide will help you audit, iterate, and improve your alumni community with better data. Skip to the Alumni Data Guide Maybe you are a school with an in-house alumni team, a student group with a spreadsheet, or a camp starting to engage its counselors. Likely, you have some alumni and a strategy to engage them. …

In this 30 Minute Webinar, you’ll receive tools and tips on how to: Develop strategy that identifies key priorities, timelines and roles/responsibilities Understand customer engagement needs (alumni, staff, parents, volunteers) Align with broader school initiatives Slides to the presentation can be found below.

Throughout this year, schools have had to pivot and innovate quickly to adjust to COVID needs and student learning. Below are a series of exercises to support in your ongoing efforts to lead strategy sessions. The link to full document is here.

Below are a series of slides capturing key content and considerations. The link to the document is here.

Advancement is looking a little different during COVID. Whether you are in person or working remotely, taking on new responsibilities when it is all hands on deck, or trying to maintain the same level of alumni engagement- here are just a few ideas to help get you through. Presentation deck can be found here.

It is important to consider your data health and data needs when creating a strategy for your development and advancement teams. Your ability to engage with you constituents relies on up to date contact information. The 3 part webinar below dives into how to maintain and improve your data practices. The slide deck can be found here.

As you prepare to move events online, it is important to think through what you wish to get across and how you can maintain the community feel and energy through a virtual space. Below are a few ideas for remote events: This document partners with “How to lead a brainstorm…