Alumni Relations
Head of Alumni Relations -Dianne Pemberton-Pigott Alumni Relations Assistant - Barbara Boyle
Our alumni All graduates All those who have studied here for one year or more
How many alumni? Total 59,000 In contact with 39,000 33,500 UK (6,000 Dundee) 2,000 Europe 3,500 Rest of world
Why keep in touch with them? Bring expertise and experience back Help us to recruit Employ our new graduates Provide support
We need them Alumni are our best Ambassadors We need their recommendations Their success is our success
Long-lasting relationships Built on TRUST Not one-sided
Relationships – built on trust Do as we say we will do Be timely in our replies Protect their personal details
To Build Relationships We need to know –Where they are –What they do –What their needs are
Giving something back Alumni magazine sent annually University news via E-zine Include them in what we do
Giving something back Offer career help Make it easy for them to offer help Provide on-line services
Help with reunions Finding lost friends Alumni conferences Set up alumni groups ( UK and global)
Global Alumni Groups Some meet frequently Some purely social Others - business networking
How you can help us Please tell us: –About contacts between dept and alumni ( and their correct contact details) –Which alumni have visited or lectured? –Who has given a donation, a student prize or a placement ( The University wants to thank them too!)
How we can help you Reliable information available to you Statistics Alumni bring back expertise to enrich the classroom experience
Help for departments Alumni help on recruitment trips Feedback on courses Project funding QAA – ask alumni to talk to audit team
Fund-raising Why alumni give –grateful for their education –want to give something back –want to feel a part
Fund-raising Major Gifts –Some control or own vast wealth Legacies Annual Fund 1000 alumni giving £10 per month =£10,000 or £120,000 per year + gift aid 1000 alumni giving one–off gifts of £20 = £20,000
Help us provide the best for you Please pass on alumni whereabouts tell us if they have helped you or your students Request information from us
Challenges Data Protection vs Global Groups We can’t give group organisers a list of alumni in their area Therefore they cannot help us to build up membership
Dundee-Reunited.com Alumni On-line community SERVICE HALTED -A searchable directory - for life -Over 1000 alumni already signed up -Social, career, business -Faculty/Dept access to pools of help
Homecoming 2007 Weekend 15 – 17 June A weekend of fun Integral brochure within Dundee- Reunited magazine Faculty reps (first meeting 3 Feb) Expecting 1000 guests
Alumni Relations