Wired Communities Podcast Series

Share monthly stats within your department to increase staffing and funding!

Sun, 22 Apr 2007 14:56:00 GMT

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University not only sends enewsletters to their alumni, but they also provide a monthly enewsletter to about 30 internal staff to keep them informed of the activity within the alumni online community. Ashley Ilg, Communication Specialist provides her colleagues updates on the hits, the most popular services, the number of new registrations and more. Adopting this technique builds a great deal of credibility excitement and ensures that the administration sees the online community as a valuable communication tool that has a predictable ROI. Learn how this can benefit you and your departmentâs reputation. To get an example of her report, listen to this short interview.

Who's Afraid of Blogging?

Sun, 4 Mar 2007 18:42:00 GMT

Not sure how to get started in blogging? You need to sit back and listen to Ted Demopoulos, author of âSecrets of Successful Bloggingâ (alum of Phillips Exeter Academy, Dartmouth & University of New Hampshire) Ted will give you an interesting background on blogging and how your alumni and their companies are ALREADY using it. More importantly, you will hear at least 4 different ways you can use blogs to communicate with your alumni. You will be reminded that blogging is a great source of content that will keep your alumni coming back to your website,that will requires little or no work from you. Ted takes the mystery out of blogging! You will find this to be time well spent.

Turnkey Networking Your Alumni at Events

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 00:07:00 GMT

Did you know that 88 percent of us donÃÂÃÂÂÃÂÂt know how to network? Did you realize that the Stanford Shyness Clinic has found that 60 percent of us consider ourselves shy? Now think about what YOU expect to get out of an event you attend. If you are in business you want to make connections. If you are like most people, you want to walk away from an event, having met someone new that you found interesting or could add value to your life. Lynne Waymon the CEO of ContactsCount.com will share with you an exciting new event networking system she developed for Meg Husband Chief Alumni Relations Officer of Marquette University and her event coordinators that increases alumni satisfaction, networking and what everyone hopes increases stewardship!

Learn to Podcast

Sat, 17 Feb 2007 20:38:00 GMT

Podcasting is a great way to keep your alumni connected to your college. Sure, it sounds like it requires a degree in computer science, a great deal of time and money to do Podcasting, but it really doesn't. Adam Raimer, President of Madtown Audio Productions will show you how you can begin Podcasting campus lectures, comments from alumni at homecoming and other events, interviews of famous and not so famous alumni, interviews with athletes and coaches for less than $30. We'll also share with you how you can use students and faculty to do the interviews. This Podcast will take the mystery and confusion out of Podcasting. You will learn how you can get started the very next day!

Madtown Audio Productions

Work smarter, not harder

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:43:00 GMT

Interested in learning how to work smarter, not harder? The University of Akron Alumni Association is using Internet technology to not only increase the number of alumni who are recognized for their achievements, but to bring in a greater variety of individuals to recognize for their participation in the alumni online community. Join a discussion with Jeremy Butler, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations of the University of Akron to learn this and other techniques they are using to engage and involve their alumni by recognizing them for their achievements.

Inspiring Donors Online

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:43:00 GMT

Todd Baker believes non profits and colleges and universities have a great deal to gain by ramping up their Internet strategies. Todd has entered his second decade of helping groups and organizations understand the value of adopting an more aggressive Internet strategy. While some organization are happy with the level of contributions they are receiving online, he believes the total contributions could increase significantly if the organizations put a greater focus on their web strategy. Todd will share some of his thoughts on what donors are interested in and what groups and organization like yours can do to engage them via the Internet so they will want to not only give, but to give frequently. He will share his thoughts on the positive effects social networking could have for your organization.

Staffing ePhilanthrophy

Wed, 7 Feb 2007 05:23:00 GMT

Staffing ePhilanthrophy! What kind of staffing do you need as you continue to develop to move in the direction of ePhilanthropy. Join Tim Mills-Groninger, Associative Executive Director of the IT Resource Center in Chicago. Tim will share some ideas he has picked up throughout his 20 year career helping non profit organizations. Tim will explain the Ishikawa Fishbone analysis technique and how you can use I to accurately determine work loads and build business processes and staffing positions from it.

Earn more from your alumni online store than you earn from affinity partners.

Mon, 29 Jan 2007 19:04:00 GMT

Online shopping is booming! In 2006 online shopping increased by 24% in 2006. At least 90 percent of your alumni are online. You are in a unique position to generate MORE money than you make from your affinity partners, simply by strategically offering clothing and other memorabilia. Fred Elabed, President of ROI Commerce shares the secrets you need to know to open your own online store or increase your customer base, revenue and profits. Fred will share the three Câs, Commerce, Content and Community. Do it right and you will reap the rewards!

Chapter Business Networking the Easy Way!

Tue, 2 Jan 2007 22:01:00 GMT

Interested in something you can do, that will require little to no work on your part but will help your alumni increase their income? Listen to Josh Fox, an alum of the University of Michigan and the founder of the University of Michiganâs New York Chapter, business networking group. Josh will show you how his partnership with Breakfast Networking Company is bringing alumni in New York together for monthly breakfast networking sessions and cocktail get together. Josh will show you how their professional networking team, introduces alumni and helps them expand their business networks. The results, more income for their alumni. Potential results for you? More contributions!

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University uses Internet technology and endorsements to increase the number of incoming students.

Wed, 27 Dec 2006 18:43:00 GMT

Which would you rather have? An alum who contributes $100 each year, or one that delivers a new student to your college. If your tuition was $20,000 a year, the value of your alumni delivering a new student to your college would be $80,000 over 4 years! Learn how Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University uses Internet technology and endorsements to increase the number of incoming students. You will learn how their Alumni Endorsement Grant program produced 1,770 applications with 802 students enrolling. Join Ashlee Ilg, Communication Specialist and Jill Meridith, Associate Director of Communication to learn how easily you can adopt an alumni Ãïï student recruitment program.

What could you accomplish with over 20,000 volunteers?

Fri, 22 Dec 2006 06:02:00 GMT

What could you accomplish with over 20,000 volunteers! Lots right! Join a dynamite discussion with Chris Marshall, Executive Director of Alumni Affairs at Lehigh University to learn how their alumni association focused on recruiting alumni to volunteer in student recruitment, mentoring, college fairs and other activities. Chris will share how his research has shown volunteers contribute at nearly double the rate of non volunteers. If you are looking for ways to show your management you need additional staffing, youÃÂÃÂÂÃÂÂll find a fantastic story that proves increasing the number of volunteers will provide you an increase in contributions,

Career support & Networking

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 18:25:00 GMT

With so many different social networking communities available to your alumni you've got to offer something that they can't. Career advice, mentoring and help in finding jobs is something your alumni can trump any other organization on. Join Tenneil Moody, Director of Alumni Career Services at Clemson University to learn innovative web based concepts that are enriching the lives of their alumni.

Building a strategy to support Podcasting

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 17:39:00 GMT

Podcasting is a fantastic way to include constantly changing content on your website. Paul Redfern, Communications Director of Gettysburg College will share how communications, admissions, alumni relations, development and the Presidents office came together and built the framework to deliver campus speeches, interviews with faculty authors and events. Paul provides details on assembling a team and how to economically support the strategy.

Contests to increase participation

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 16:58:00 GMT

Anyone involved with online communities have realized they have to continually do things to attract users to their website. Join Sherri Magson, Alumni Relations Manager of British Columbia Institute of Technology to learn the nuts and bolts of using contests to increase registrations and participations. Sherri provides details on the type of prizes necessary, how to administrate the process and how to involve affinity partners to increase participation.

Show 6: Create a comprehensive Internet strategy â Brian Dowling, co-founder Supporting Advancement

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 06:40:00 GMT

Visit with Brian Dowling, co-founder of Supporting Advancement in a discussion that examines the future of the alumni magazine in a digital era, the need for management to look long and hard at the current investment of staff and funding in their web strategy and the need to make a make your Internet strategy a line item in your budget. Brian will show you where your Internet strategy needs to go.

Don Philabaum talks about The Internet Strategies Group

Wed, 6 Dec 2006 04:26:00 GMT

Internet Strategies Group helps you develop your alumni website and Internet strategy

Do you wish you had more alumni registered in your online community? Is your website starting to require more staff time and money than you have allocated for it?

Join us in a brief discussion about the Internet Strategies Group. Don Philabaum, founder will share how the Internet Strategies Group provides Executive Briefings, Courses, Webinars and Consulting to help you get a maximum return on investment and gain adequate staffing and funding.

Show 4: Network Weaving with Valdis Krebs

Sun, 19 Nov 2006 20:06:00 GMT

Valdis Krebs, founder and President of Orgnets shares why your online directory and community will NEVER achieve the levels of participation you anticipate without investing time and effort into introducing your alumni to each other. Valdis a world renown social networking analysts will share proven concepts that will help your online directory and community grow.

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University of Iowa Virtual Pub

Wed, 15 Nov 2006 20:07:00 GMT

Carol Harker, Director of Communication for the University of Iowa Alumni Association joins Don Philabaum to discuss their Virtual Pub which was featured on www.wiredcommunities.com Carol developed a concept where alumni can step into a virtual pub and access band music, screen savers, football historical information and much more. The Virtual Pub keeps their alumni on their site. Learn how the University of Iowa is drawing 4,500 alumni each month to their website using tools like this. Carol will also share tips in; hiring college students to handle development and implementation, generating revenue from advertising and sponsorship and much more.

For more information visit: http://www.iowalum.com/pub/indexWithFlash.cfm

Annette Levitt, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations for Illinois State University

Sat, 11 Nov 2006 20:11:00 GMT

Annette Levitt, Assistant Director of Alumni Relations for Illinois State University Joins Diana Schumacher to discuss ways to engage and involve young alumni. Annette shares details on how she created an âofficialâ alumni page on MySpace in order to drive students and alumni back to the alumni website and online community. Join Diana and Annette to see how you can get your young alumni engaged in your online community.

Show One: United States Merchant Marines Alumni Association Career Center with Bill Gross

Thu, 2 Nov 2006 15:51:00 GMT

If you are interested in learning how your organization can provide a powerful career networking tool to your alumni, join us for this informative 30 minute interview with Mr. Bill Gross, Director of Alumni Career Services at the United States Merchant Marines Alumni Foundation. Bill shares how your career center can generate revenue, provide access to niche job opportunities. He also describes his new Career Port an innovated career search engine that enables alumni to create their own customized career searches that automatically notify alumni when a job matches their criteria.