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Idealware’s special FREE online seminar about Online Communications is coming up, Wednesday 10/29, from 1:00 - 2:30 Eastern time. Continue reading →

CHERRY HILL, N.J. - Alumni Channel, a web provider of online alumni communities for schools and other non-profit organizations, announced today that Institute of Audio Research of New York, New York, is relying on the company’s online community solution to develop closer relationships with its alumni. Continue reading →

CHERRY HILL, N.J. - Alumni Channel, a web provider of online alumni communities for schools and other non-profit organizations, announced today that Mater Dei Catholic High School of Breese, Illinois, is relying on the company’s online community solution to develop closer relationships with its alumni. Continue reading →

Recently on one of the listservs (an online discussion group) to which I subscribe several questions were asked about recruiting class agents.  Class agents are one or two volunteers that represent each class, serving as liaisons between the class and the school.   Three schools provided answers, all of which I thought were worth sharing.  While your individual needs for class agents may be different, you’re sure to find a generous amount of information to help nonetheless. Continue reading →

By Karine Joly
October 2008

BLOGS, WIKIS, PODCASTS, videocasts, YouTube, MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and more have made their way into the world of higher education. Whether you work in admissions, communications, marketing, PR, student services, advancement, alumni relations, web services, or information technology, it’s impossible to ignore these dynamic new technologies. Continue reading →

” . . . students who do not KNOW their Alumni or see the benefit of an Alumni Association while they are attending the [school], are less likely to join their Alumni Associations or even donate further down the road — it’s that ‘connection’ with their institutions that builds those relationships.”

- Kimberly McInnis, Coordinator of Alumni Events, UTMB - Development Office

CHERRY HILL, N.J. - Alumni Channel, a web provider of online alumni communities for schools and other non-profit organizations, announced today that Houston Christian High School of Houston, Texas, is relying on the company’s online community solution to develop closer relationships with its alumni. Continue reading →

We don’t have a choice about participating in Internet connections with donors, says former EBay marketer Elmer Sotto, any more than our predecessors had a choice about adopting phones and TVs. But technology itself is not the centre of the strategy. It is simply another means of telling a story, conveying a message and building a community of supporters. Continue reading →

Alumni Channel will be attending the following events in October and November.  We welcome you to stop by and visit us at any of these four upcoming events. Continue reading →

Websites, Analytics, Social Media, oh my!  Idealware, a provider of candid information about nonprofit software, has a great fall line up of online seminars about the software that can help your organization - including a special FREE seminar on Online Communications on a Shoestring. Continue reading →