Today, we are excited to announce the formation of our Alumni Innovation Advisory Board, which is the first of its kind in higher education.

Universities face the challenge of attracting attention from alumni, who are looking for an authentic way to stay connected to their alma mater and classmates, give back to students, and advance in their own careers.

We wrapped up our five-part webinar series on #TheGivingEquation by talking with some of our most successful partners to see how they’ve embedded technology into their programming, incorporated a platform into the fabric of their culture, cultivated grassroots awareness, and set clear strategic goals to achieve true success.

Alumni offices across the country are haunted by the reality that it’s becoming more difficult to attract alumni and encourage them to donate to the institution. Happy hours, festive tailgates, not even the best candy on the block is enough to keep graduates engaged.

Part four of our 5-part webinar series on #TheGivingEquation was about setting goals for alumni initiatives and measuring success using key metrics.

This year, we introduced our first inaugural PeopleGrove Scholarship, an essay competition open to full-time college or university students. We received many fantastic essays in response, and are excited to announce the winner, Tyler Frazier of DePaul University!

Part three of our 5-part webinar series on #TheGivingEquation was a discussion around some of today’s fundraising challenges, plus a look at how the Nova Network (their PeopleGrove platform) is key to facing those challenges.

Part two of our 5-part webinar series on #TheGivingEquation was a look at how PeopleGrove's alumni success platform is setting universities up for success. For the entire series, we are focusing on a simple equation to re-frame how we think about alumni engagement and university advancement:

We kicked off our 5-part webinar series on #TheGivingEquation by hearing how universities are acting on alumni survey results and delivering lifelong value to their alumni. For the entire series, we are focusing on a simple equation to re-frame how we think about alumni engagement and university advancement: