Inside Alumni Attitudes:Alumni Attitude Study Updates, Issues, and Benchmarks | |
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Alumni Attitude Study© featured at 2009 CASE Summit in July!The Alumni Attitude Study© will be featured at the 2009 CASE Summit Conference in San Francisco next month, July 9-11. Alumni – A Different Kind of Stakeholder GroupI suspect that thinking about alumni in the context of which stakeholder group(s) they fall into enhances perspective. It allows advancement professionals to target their efforts to the areas of highest potential impact. This can be a real benefit when implementing strategies and tactics that come out of serious attitudinal profiling. We know that attitudinal research can have significant impact on the effectiveness of a university or college in its alumni engagement efforts and I suspect that using this stakeholder affinity model will only enhance those efforts. Alumni Want to Know About the Increasing Value of Their DegreeUnlike the other three stakeholder groups, faculty and staff, students and their parents, and the community, alumni do not have a direct economic tie to the institution. As alumni, they, generally, do not draw a salary, are not matriculating, and often live far away from campus. Even though most alumni do not have a direct economic relationship with the institution; they are often its largest and most important supporter through both treasure and time. Why is this? The answer may seem obvious... 2009 AAS Alumni Engagement Web Series – Coming this summer!Beginning this summer, the Alumni Attitude Study (AAS) will host a series of webinars based on our nationwide survey findings. Does your upcoming FY agenda include your alumni’s opinion?With 2009 reaching the halfway point, we have all seen our fair share of tough economic times. Coincidently, today’s tough economy is all the more reason alums look to their alma mater for support and as a resource to help propel them through these challenging times. |
In this issue:Alumni Attitude Study© featured at 2009 CASE Summit in July! Alumni – A Different Kind of Stakeholder Group Alumni Want to Know About the Increasing Value of Their Degree 2009 AAS Alumni Engagement Web Series – Coming this summer! Does your upcoming FY agenda include your alumni’s opinion? What others are saying about the AAS...Col. (RET) T. Raleigh Mann
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For more information about the Alumni Attitude Study, contact Aaron Osborn, Director of Sales and Marketing, or Rob Shoss, Managing Consultant, at 866-471-8600. | |