Alumni Access Resources

Research:

• Bridging the Leadership/Membership Gap: A new nationwide study of membership-based organizations reveals a growing gap between leaders and their constituents, with alumni organizations showing the biggest gap of all. 
• VAESE Alumni Relations Benchmarking Study: The comprehensive assessment of higher education alumni relations practices.
• Alumni Relations Staff and Budget Whitepaper: benchmarks for alumni relations professionals and clerical staffing levels, general budgets and programming budgets.

Articles

• How to Smother Alumni Engagement in 5 Easy Steps
• New Study Reveals Major Gap Between Institutions and Alumni 
• Genius Hacks into Alumni Relations (and other myths)
• Run Away From Your Dues-Paying Alumni Program
• 7 Lamest Alumni Benefits
• Is Alumni Relations Now Subordinate to Fundraising?
• The 3 Highest Rated (Not Lame) Alumni Benefits
• 3 Bad Habits in Alumni Relations
• The Disheartening State Of Alumni Relations
• Stop Using These Metrics to Measure Alumni Engagement
• A Cockeyed Idea: Soliciting Alumni as a form of Cultivation

Whitepapers/Ebooks:

• The Ultimate Guide to Alumni Discount Programs ebook
• Bridging the Leadership/Membership Gap ebook: A new nationwide study of membership-based organizations reveals a growing gap between leaders and their constituents, with alumni organizations showing the biggest gap of all. 
• The Millenial Generation Gap: What it Means to Alumni Organizations & What You Can Do About It.
• Whitepaper for Alumni / Advancement Professionals
• Discount Programs: The Ultimate Guide  An Insiders Look at How Discount Programs Attract and Engage

Infographics:

• Young Alumni Then & Now: How Are Today's Young Alumni Different from Other Generations?