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The Research Consortium
Do you work with alumni, donors, or volunteers? Research Consortium members get priority access to our engagement and advancement research and tools. It's all free!
What is it?
The Research Consortium, an association of higher education and nonprofit professionals, seeks to be at the forefront of the following issues and to explore the intersections between them:
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Alumni, donor, and volunteer engagement and philanthropy
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Changing technologies and demographics
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Storytelling and design thinking
Learn what other professionals are doing and the new tools that are available to help you advance your institution or organization's reach.
In addition, the Consortium allows its members to hear and share success stories, take part in broader discussions, and make networking connections as well as access weekly content, including research findings, articles, interviews, profiles and more.
Membership Benefits
All members receive the following benefits:
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In-depth survey results and findings in the areas of alumni, donor, and volunteer outreach, advancement, and technology, like our 2018 Career Services for Alumni Assessment Report
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Priority, free access to our live digital discussions and webinars, like this popular webinar on how to address donors’ toughest questions
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Access to our research team. Pose an alumni, donor, or volunteer engagement or advancement research topic or question and we’ll return a report to you with what we find
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Complimentary strategy session with our team on how to engage your regional alumni, donors, and volunteers (contact Caitlin@ALUMinateUS.com)
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Complimentary copy of Esther Choy’s Let the Story Do the Work: The Art of Storytelling for Business Success
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Timely, research-driven blog content
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Resource Hub of ALUMinate-generated materials and curated multimodal resources and tools for alumni, donor, and volunteer outreach and engagement
How did this idea come about?
Through a digital survey, phone interviews, and in-person focus group with leadership in alumni affairs and advancement across the nation, this idea was born.
The participants in these conversations continued to stress the need for ongoing research and information-sharing on how to best serve and reach alumni, donors, and volunteers. So we wondered—what would this research-driven, idea-sharing platform look like?
We envision a vibrant online community of institutions, nonprofits, and other organizations sharing information, pooling resources, and accessing premium, evidence-based content, all facilitated by ALUMinate.
Join the following institutions and organizations who are taking part!
