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Episode 13 - Goal setting for alumni engagement with Duane Wiles
This week's Alum-Less - Episode 13 is all about goal setting. Chris and Ryan chat with Duane Wiles, Chief Alumni Officer at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. On the episode, Duane shares his approach to goal...
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Episode 12 - Strategic planning & life stage models with Julie Sina
On this episode of Alum-Less, Chris and Ryan chat with Julie Sina, Associate Vice Chancellor for Alumni Affairs at UCLA. They discuss the new strategic plan for campus-wide alumni engagement at UCLA, and how it's...
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Episode 11 - Alumni board management with Teresa Trombetta
In this edition of Alum-Less, Chris and Ryan explore strategies for working with alumni volunteers with Teresa Trombetta, Assistant Vice President for Alumni and Constituent Engagement at Carnegie Mellon University....
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Episode 10 - Campaign Readiness with Bonnie Devlin and Karin George
On this episode of Alum-Less, Chris and Ryan discuss campaign readiness with Bonnie Devlin and Karin George, co-owners and Managing Principals of Washburn & McGoldrick LLC, and how engagement should be factored...
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Episode 9 - Modernizing alumni traditions with Nancy Merritt
This week on Alum-Less, Chris and Ryan interview Nancy Merritt, Vice Chancellor for Alumni Relations at the University of Pittsburgh. Nancy shares insights into her work modernizing some of the components of on-campus...
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Episode 8 - Alumni Engagement Metrics with Jennifer Cunningham
This week our featured guest on Alum-Less is Jennifer Cunningham, AVP of Alumni Relations at Lehigh University — Chris's alma mater! We discuss alumni engagement metrics, Maria Gallo's book The Alumni Way, and how to...
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Episode 7 - Donor Experience Design with Matthew Ewing
Alum-Less is back this week after a break for the 4th of July holiday and some vacation!
This week Chris and Ryan talk donor experience design and the changing nature of constituent engagement teams within advancement...
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Episode 6 - Reflections from a $2.1 campaign with Brian Sischo
On Episode 6, Chris and Ryan connect with Brian Sischo, Vice Chancellor for University Advancement at NC State University. Brian shares his thoughts on the successful completion of The Think and Do the Extraordinary...
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Episode 5 - Merging alumni associations and foundations with John Valva
Perhaps the most significant university advancement trend in the United States is the merging of alumni associations and foundations in order to maximize effectiveness in engaging alumni and donors. On this week's...
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Episode 4 - Building affinity networks with Patricia Châu Nguyễn
On this episode of Alum-Less, Chris and Ryan explore what it's like to lead a state-wide alumni engagement program with Patricia Châu Nguyễn. Patricia is the Director, Statewide Alumni Engagement for the University of...
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Episode 3 - Communities of color and difference with Matthew Winston, Binghamton University
On this edition of Alum-Less, Chris and Ryan discuss building stronger communities of color and difference and executing DEI initiatives with Matt Winston, the new Executive Director, Alumni Engagement at Binghamton...
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Episode 2 - Strategic planning with John Pine, UC Santa Cruz
In the second episode of Alum-Less, Chris and Ryan explore strategic planning for alumni engagement and the challenges of talent recruitment and retention with special guest, John Pine, Assistant Vice Chancellor,...
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