{"id":4512,"date":"2018-10-04T13:20:01","date_gmt":"2018-10-04T13:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aziza.com.ng\/read\/?p=4512"},"modified":"2024-11-10T09:59:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T09:59:00","slug":"benefits-of-alumni-association-alumni-management-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aziza.com.ng\/read\/benefits-of-alumni-association-alumni-management-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefits of Alumni Association & Alumni Management System"},"content":{"rendered":"

Benefits of old student to join Alumni Association and schools to create a good platform for this to drive in Nigeria can not be over emphasize. It is high time Nigerian school administrator both in private and public schools should seriously look into this for their own benefits and their students benefits also.<\/p>\n

Call it Barewa\u00a0Old Boys Association <\/em>alumni or King’s College\u00a0Old Boys Association <\/em>alumni all in Nigeria that has been one of the financial pillar to the school, it was not a co-incident. It was a calculated effort. The interesting thing about this is, the work is mostly done alumnus and not school administrators.<\/p>\n

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Read: Better Ways to Manage Your Alumni<\/a><\/h2>\n

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Congratulation graduates, you can now call yourself alum. It\u2019s a title you get to carry the rest of your life, so why not take advantage of it by joining your school\u2019s alumni association? It\u2019s a great way to keep in touch with classmates, an excellent way to network with other alumni, and who knows; those connections could land you a job.<\/p>\n

A functional Alumni Association<\/em> benefits both Alma Mater and the Alumnus.<\/p>\n

In Nigeria, a large number of schools have not benefited from their alumni association. Reason could be that they don’t know the benefits or they don’t know how to go about it. In this blog, we explain the benefits to schools and to the\u00a0alumni members.<\/p>\n

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Records has shown that alumni association<\/em> is a big asset to schools and members of the association. The benefits are enormous, but we will mention few that we can in this write-up.<\/p>\n

It is important to note that school should create a platform for the graduating students to connect together. This is where Alumni Management System or Software comes in.<\/p>\n

Alumni Management System or Software<\/a> is a system schools use to manage their alumni. It could be manually or automated. School Software Pro Alumni Management System is all you need to manage your alumni effectively.<\/p>\n

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Read: One of the best Nigerian School Management Software with Mobile App<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

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Alumni Management System plugin<\/a> in School Software Pro helps you to connect Current Students and Employees of your institution with Alumni.<\/p>\n

Key Functions:<\/strong><\/p>\n

– Automatically transfer graduating students with their details to Alumni.<\/p>\n

– Check the list of Alumni<\/p>\n

– Choose to accept invitation<\/p>\n

– Choose to decline invitation<\/p>\n

– Comment on the event (optional)<\/p>\n

– Assign employee(s) as coordinator<\/p>\n

– Assign student(s) as coordinator<\/p>\n

– See number of alumnus who accept invitation<\/p>\n

– See number of alumnus who decline invitation<\/p>\n

– See number of alumnus who did not responded<\/p>\n

– Send bulk email to alumni<\/p>\n

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Don’t Be Overprotective<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is tempting to keep close control over your alumni and funnel all contact with them through the development or advancement office, but this can have negative consequences. The capacity of the office to deal with alumni contact might be overwhelmed, frustrating the alumni who want to get in touch. A bond between an alumnus and the institution that is focused on a single point will be weaker than a bond focused on multiple points.<\/p>\n

Good alumni relations should be flexible enough to allow an alumnus to maintain a positive link, not only with the office, but also with his old tutor, former football coach, careers adviser and any number of his peer group. This broader network experience is far more enriching both for the individual alumnus and the institution.<\/p>\n

The trick is to be aware of these links, capture the information and make sure these interactions are recognized as a part of the overall donor cultivation process (as multiple links are a strong indication of an individual’s favour toward the institution and probability to give).<\/p>\n

More Than One Way to Engage<\/strong><\/p>\n

Providing financial support is just one way for alumni to engage with their institutions. Engagement can be on multiple levels and rewarding for both parties. Examples include:<\/p>\n