{"id":2266,"date":"2018-03-28T17:35:21","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T12:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/?p=2266"},"modified":"2019-12-23T18:06:02","modified_gmt":"2019-12-23T12:36:02","slug":"why-alumni-system-important-in-the-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/why-alumni-system-important-in-the-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Why 99% of your Alumni won\u2019t add value"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Your Alumni is your greatest asset. And likely, this is unrecognized, under-utilized or both. Alumni engagement in most Indian schools is a concept that is relegated to a once in a year reunion, which is a few speeches, dinner and dance. Still, wonder why most communication to Alumni doesn&#8217;t get an enthusiastic response? The good news is, you\u2019re not alone. <b>99%<\/b> of Alumni is High Schools do not add value in any capacity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Then, there are the progressive Schools who have been steadily cultivating their<\/span> <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/the-perfect-alumni-guidance-system-for-your-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alumni networks<\/a><\/strong> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">for decades now. But they are few and far in between.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><b>Here are the 5 things that the world\u2019s smartest schools do differently to engage successfully with their Alumni: <\/b><\/span><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>A 2-WAY STREET<\/b><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2274 size-medium\" title=\"alumni management system\" src=\"http:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/shutterstock_411902782-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" \/>Your Alumni are busy individuals with a lot going for them. So, make it worth their while to invest their time and energy in their Alma Mater. Banking on their sentiment of \u2018giving back\u2019 or emotional mollycoddling does not cut it beyond a point. Schools can encourage and <b>reward<\/b> Alumni participation by providing Professional Letters of Recommendation, Internship\/Volunteer\/Job Opportunities in the school, featuring the most involved <a href=\"http:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/city-montessori-school-pioneering-alumni-asset-management-k-12-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Alumni on the school<\/strong><\/a> website and maybe even Continued Academic Support Programs to recently graduated Alumni among several other tangible benefits.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><b>Friend-raiser not Fund-raiser<\/b><\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The great thing about young alumni is that what they lack in immediate monetary value, they more than make up for in adding serious muscle to<\/span> <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/importance-of-career-guidance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">your Guidance System<\/a><\/strong>. <span style=\"color: #000000;\">If cultivated and engaged well, Alumni are the single most effective <b>reinforcements<\/b> in guiding your students to stellar Academic achievements and college placements. By sharing tips, tricks and their own experiences, they can significantly pivot student success.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Univariety offers a comprehensive<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.univariety.com\/app\/guidance-solutions\/alumni-guidance-system\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alumni Management and Guidance System<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">to Schools. A key aspect of the Guidance experience offered by Univariety is Alumni sharing tips, insights, and experiences with their juniors through videos.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Tanya Datta, actively involved with<\/span>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/alumni-guidance-the-balancing-act-for-better-grades\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alumni Guidance<\/a><\/strong> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">at DPS Mathura Road, shares in the video below how she gained admission into <b>The Lady Shri Ram College<\/b>, DU, through the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/school-to-university-roadmap\/\">Extra-Curricular<\/a> <\/strong>Activities Route.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY<\/b><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Rahul is at Northwestern while Ananya is at Yale NUS. Meanwhile, Yash is at<\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/philanthropy-in-higher-education-a-jindal-global-university-perspective\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> O P Jindal Global University<\/a><\/strong> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">and Kriti is at Manipal. Most will miss the Annual Reunion, and many will not have the time to read through your emails let alone respond to them.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Your Alumni is a <b>moving target<\/b>. They need to be engaged through technology on platforms they use and understand. So, their physical location and time zone is hardly a deterrent in being actively involved in alumni activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\"><b style=\"letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Today\u2019s Cohort = Tomor<\/span>row\u2019s Alumni<\/b><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2275 size-medium alignright\" style=\"color: #000000;\" title=\"Alumni management guidance system\" src=\"http:\/\/www.univariety.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/543929660927-300x285.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"285\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20px; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Your current cohorts are tomorrow\u2019s Alumni. Ensuring a warm and smooth experience in school is paramount for them to positively associate with their Alma Mater. Early seeding and first-hand experience of Alumni interactions and guidance will <b>nurture<\/b> current cohorts into highly contributive future Alumni.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\"><b>ONE SIZE DOESN&#8217;T FIT ALL<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">Your Alumni Engagement Activities need not be many, but they need to be diverse. Introducing <b>chapters<\/b> to bring together students within the same geographies as well as areas of study is a great starting point towards customization. Recognize that motivations to engage are more than one. So, roll out 2-3 benefits for active alumni including the ones mentioned in the first point of this post.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px;\">What do you do differently in your school to engage with Alumni? We would love to highlight your story!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 28px;\"><strong><a style=\"padding: 10px 15px; color: #ffffff; display: inline-block; background-color: #1e83c3;\" href=\"http:\/\/univariety.viewpage.co\/School-Call-Back\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CLICK HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><strong>To speak to us about how you can make your Alumni engage with you<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your Alumni is your greatest asset. And likely, this is unrecognized, under-utilized or both. Alumni engagement in most Indian schools is a concept that is relegated to a once in a year reunion, which is a few speeches, dinner and dance. 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