Your alumni fortune
Feeling (alumni) lucky?
Dear Friends:
I write to you today from Canada after a rejuvenating week reconnecting with family and friends.
At one such reunion, I opened a fortune cookie to find:
You will become an accomplished writer.
Wow. After the success of The Alumni Way this was an affirming message from the universe. Did you know the book has hit all corners of the globe? To date The Alumni Way has inspired students, alumni and alumni-facing professionals in over 70 countries!
Writing a book on alumni was a lifelong goal. I spoke about my experience as a guest on the Writer on the Side Podcast where I discuss becoming the go-to person on alumni potential because of my book.
What's your alumni goal? This might be your goal engaging your alumni community, or your own personal goal as an alum. It's easy to focus on the quantitative goals: metrics and numbers. However, I challenge you to enrich your alumni fortunes with qualitative goals. Instead of
number of books sold, I focused on reaching equity-deserving alumni communities and encouraged the use of the Workbook free download to enable anyone to achieve their alumni potential.
finding a job after graduation is two dimensional. Imagine what it would be like with the added depth of gaining employment insights through alumni networking to find a career with purpose and qualities that enhance your life. (Check out 4 questions to create a networking mindset for your alumni or view the recorded Webinar here
number of alumni attending reunion is a basic metric. How about the quality of the interactions? Check out the ABCs of Alumni Networks guest blog post here What stories emerge from these events? How can you build momentum from this new alumni love?
It's these qualitative measurements that allow our alumni to build their potential! Good for us as alumni too!
Event alert! Delighted to share I am delivering a workshop 'Unlocking the Power of Alumni Engagement' in Estonia December 4-6 - free for European universities! Sponsored by Study in Europe. Register here!
In the last couple of weeks I delivered the Networking Workshop online to Postdocs, social entrepreneurs and new grads- with an incredible reach from Malaysia to Senegal to Peru, Nigeria, Norway and the USA. It's time to book 15 minutes with me to discuss how to bring this workshop to your community! Practical and affordable!
Yours with alumni fortune,
Maria
Photo: I love visiting university campuses! This week I was at Trent University in Peterborough Canada, enjoying the late summer weather and gorgeous nature trails. Eager to visit a campus near you!
