Alumni Relations Best Practice in Europe
With the funding support of Grundtvig, part of the
European Commission's Lifelong Learning Programme,
University of Siegen is taking part in a project to
enhance best practice in Alumni Relations within
Europe.
Six further institutions, from four different countries, are currently taking part in the project:
- Johannes Kepler Society (Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria)
- University of Navarra (Pamplona, Spain)
- University of Birmingham (UK)
- University of Reading (UK)
- Birkbeck, University of London (UK)
- CASE Europe, Council for Advancement and Support of Education
Staff and Alumni representatives from all institutions have met in Linz/Austria in December 2008, in Pamplona/Spain in April 2009, in Liverpool/UK in August 2009, in Siegen/Germany in October 2009 and again in UK/London in Feburary 2010, in Linz/Austria in March 2010, in Madrid/Spain in June 2010.
The group as chosen to focus on a variety of areas that will enhance the services they provide to their Alumni and create better, more efficient networks. Discussions at the meetings included:
- Key performance indicators in alumni relations through benchmarking
- The working relationship between fundraising and alumni relations and how these disciplines can work effectively together
- Volunteer management in alumni relations
- How alumni relations activities can use online communities and social media to advance their programmes
- Comparing databases for sucessful alumni management
- Alumni events and reunions