1. Increasing Alumni Donations
Expanding Giving Potential: When Fun
Raising Becomes Fund Raising!

2. Introduction How the Past Tells Us Our Future
Alumni Associations are the best way to determine those who are most interested in the mission of your education foundation
If they care, they attend; if they attend, talk to them about donations and network of financial resources.
Introduction

3. How to get their attention!
Why? Where? What?
Who? When? How?
Why/How to engage alumni (focus on vision/planning, communications and services/resources )
How to get their attention!

4. If we gather, we shall give.
Our memories
Can live forever
Find the person who organizes the class reunions.
Some alumni associations are organized by decades.
Give events a purpose—raise money for certain program, teacher or best: Area of Greatest Need!
If we gather, we shall give.

5. Identify the connection
Find the right connection
Take Your Education Foundation to New Heights
Alumni want to reconnect with their closest identifiable connection.
Need to great District support, not only campus and/or team connection
Identify the connection

6. Alumni Visitors Center
We have the solution
Start a development relationship….
Alumni Visitors Center

7. If we don’t hold on to these classroom treasures….

8. Great community project!
Ask folks to visit
AND everyone gets a pledge card!
Great community project!

10. Ideas for Alumni Involvement Discussion

11. Make Endowments a Class Reunion Project

12. Individuals are the top funders…

13. This year, donors liked to give THINGS!
Create an alumni visitors center
With pledge cards and ‘How to make a Will’
This year, donors liked to give THINGS!

14. Comments, Questions and BEST IDEAS!!!