This tool instructs advancement on how to work with central IT to build an online portal, how to conduct and track outreach from staff, faculty, and students, and how to audit program submissions.
Alumni programming can be a crucial part of advancement work. It helps engage alumni in meaningful activities and begin the cultivation process with a donor. Current trends show that alumni want to be engaged based on affinity, and as diversity becomes more important on campuses so does diversity-related alumni programming.
While diversity-related programming may be instrumental in engaging alumni to create a future pipeline of donors, many advancement shops don’t have the capacity to create yet another program. But what if advancement didn’t have to create new diversity related programs to engage alumni?
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Diversity-related programs often exist already in student affairs, academic units, or even in stand-alone centers (e.g. an LGBTQ resource center). Instead of re-creating similar events, save time and money by creating a complete inventory of existing diversity-related programs. This sole resource can provide event ideas for specific donors, help create affinity-segmented alumni emails, and signal a university’s dedication to diversity.
Use the Diversity Programming Inventory Audit to build a single platform that curates and highlights diversity-related programming.
Step 1: Build Online Portal
Coordinate with central IT services to build central portal to house diversity-focused programming
Step 2: Conduct Outreach
Encourage campus partners (i.e. faculty) to submit engagements to portal
Step 3: Audit Submissions
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