Alumni Relations

This book is a how-to manual on creating an alumni relations program, including starting an alumni association. Brief sections address the following topics: defining purpose, launching the organization, establishing a membership policy, establishing a budget, writing a mission statement, creating a long-range plan, working with the development office, building the team, leading the team, maintaining records, tracking down lost alumni, staying in touch, structuring the board, and setting up programs. The bulk of the book consists of four appendices which provide the following resources: (1) sample mission statements, strategic and long-range plans, and goals and objectives; (2) sample organizational charts and job descriptions for the alumni office; (3) sample constitutions and bylaws for the alumni association; and (4) programming resources. (Contains 45 references.) (DB)