A.P. Porch
Volunteer Management
Volunteer Management: A Core Competency of Advancement
Volunteer management, while typically housed in alumni relations, generates consequences which ripple across the entire advancement enterprise. Consider all of the ways our work is fueled by volunteers: board members, chapter leaders, mentors, and ambassadors. These people are driven to stay connected to an institution that once shaped their lives.
Alumni Relations
Understanding Alumni Relations as an Essential Growth Function
When speaking with people about their potential interest in pivoting to an alumni engagement role, they will sometimes say things like, “I could do events!” The flattening of the discipline is disheartening and happens more often than you might think. I’ll write elsewhere about why events alone are not