October 2021

Alumni Reunion 2022: 5 Alumni Engagement Best Practices for Multi-Class Reunions (Part 3 of 4)

Planning a large event like a multi year alumni reunion requires dynamic qualities. According to respondents from a research study, the top five most important event planning skills are: people skills, organization, time management, flexibility and passion. With that in mind, let’s discover the 5 alumni engagement best practices when preparing for multi-reunions: 1) Adopt …

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Alumni Reunion 2022: How to Optimize Alumni Engagement for Your Next Reunion (Part 2 of 4)

Alumni reunions are the most anticipated university activity for college graduates. It’s a celebration where former classmates and friends are invited to reconnect, reminisce over memories from decades past, and learn what others have been up to since their last encounter. Jerome Short, a psychology professor at George Mason University said in an article, “In …

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Raftr Support: October 19 Update

All platforms: Continued metrics updates Updated messages and navigation after creating content Android: Introduced views counts on Posts Replaced bookmark, file, and media archives for default Channels with filters in the conversation view Enabled support for admin-selected default page (Home vs. Campus) on Portal Some fixes and improvements: Improved reply gestures in chat Updated some …

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Alumni Reunion 2022: The Ultimate Alumni Management Blog Series (Part 1 of 4)

Alumni Reunion Tips

The pandemic has impacted universities worldwide along with the beloved traditions and activities that campus communities look forward to on an annual basis. Since early 2020, most universities have either chosen to innovate their alumni management strategy and safely plan remote activities or otherwise delay on-campus experiences such as homecoming, family weekends, and class reunions.  As …

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