1. Glory Days How to Cultivate Alumni Support

2. Why Reach Out? Source of history & knowledge Mentors Annual Donors Planned Givers

3. How Do I Find My Alumni? Contact through reunions Database – Google Forms, Filemaker, others Website Facebook

4. Keeping in Touch Database Database Registration (Privacy considerations) Reunion Services News from Home Constant Contact Newsletters Social Media https://www.facebook.com/ MidwayHSAlumni https://www.facebook.com/ MidwayHSAlumni Question: Does the affinity you have for your college/university translate to your high school experience?

5. Legal Considerations ThisNot This

6. Cultivation/Stewardship

7. Possible Events to Build Support MISD Graduate Staff Members The Nifty Nineties The Crazy Eighties

8. Homecoming Reunions at Football Game Decade ReunionsTour the School

9. Decade Birthday Parties

10. Solicitation

11. Distinguished Alumni/Service Event

12. Athletic Hall of Fame Recognition WallHonorees

13. Targeted Asks Teacher Tributes/Memorials Class Gifts Following Reunion Back to School Supplies - JJ Baskin, “The Gang’s All Here: Alumni Development, Relationships & Success – Texas Education Foundation Network, 4/5/2013 Other Strategies

14. Current Case Study Denise Root, Executive Director Cedar Hill ISD Education Foundation

15. History Alumni Directory Database shared with the ISD ISD and EF assist with 10 year class reunions 1980 and earlier organize their own reunions Athletics drives alumni reunions/Hall of Fame

16. Longhorn Legacy Social media driven alumni campaign Reconnect alumni with the district Gather information – contact info, occupation Speaker’s bureau Walls of Fame w/photos and current occupation RAISE MONEY!

17. Five50 Campaign Challenge the last 50 classes to each raise $5,000 Cedar Hill community donation category Three categories of directed support Legacy Scholarship Legacy Grant Legacy Fund Student Support Learning Experiences School Environment

18. Mechanics www.causevox.com – online fundraising/crowdfunding Social media driven Facebook, Twitter, Email, and CHISD website to promote Multiple promotional videos Year-end letters

19. Results LOTS of Likes Alumni agreeing they need to get behind this BUT not a lot of donations so far

20. Summary Alumni relationships were not cultivated prior to campaign Need to have Identified class leaders Contacted them to get buy-in Asked them to agree that they would donate Ask them to network with other alumni

21. Contact Information Suzi Pagel, CFRE Executive Director Midway ISD Education Foundation 13885 Woodway Drive Waco, TX 76712 254.761.5614 Suzi.pagel@midwayisd.org MidwayHSAlumni C. Denise Root Executive Director Cedar Hill ISD Education Foundation 285 Uptown Blvd., Bldg. 300 Cedar Hill, TX 75104 972.291.1581 X 4047 Denise.Root@chisd.net