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How to Start / Create an Alumni Association
So you’re interested in starting an Alumni Association? The purpose of an association is to foster a spirit of loyalty and to promote the general welfare of your organization. Alumni associations exist to support the parent organization’s goals, and to strengthen the ties between alumni, the community, and the parent organization.
What are the Initial Requirements to starting an Alumni Association?
The two initial requirements to start or re-activate an alumni association are:
The enthusiasm and willingness of several individuals who are willing to take on the organizational initiative and sustain it.
The interest of a reasonable nucleus of alumni and friends of the organization to participate in the association’s activities.
Who Should Take on the Leadership Role of an Alumni Association?
In addition to being an alumnus/ae of the organization (or an employee), the leader of an alumni association should also have the following characteristics:
Willingness to work with the University
Willingness to contribute time
Enthusiasm
Ability to motivate and engage alumni
When necessary, and if available, the Development and Alumni Relations office can help with the selection of a leader. (The leader could be one person, or a committee — size can vary by organization.)
Formal or Informal Alumni Association?
An association can be a formal organization with officers, a set of objectives, subscriptions, a newsletter, and perhaps — though not necessarily — a constitution. There is no standard constitution for associations. Indeed, many operate very effectively without one. In some countries, however, there are legal requirements to register a constitution, the form and content of which are decided by the association itself.
In areas where alumni concentrations are relatively small, an informal association nominally led by one or two individuals might gather socially from time to time. Whether or not the association is
So you’re interested in starting an Alumni Association? The purpose of an association is to foster a spirit of loyalty and to promote the general welfare of your organization. Alumni associations exist to support the parent organization’s goals, and to strengthen the ties between alumni, the community, and the parent organization.
What are the Initial Requirements to starting an Alumni Association?
The two initial requirements to start or re-activate an alumni association are:
The enthusiasm and willingness of several individuals who are willing to take on the organizational initiative and sustain it.
The interest of a reasonable nucleus of alumni and friends of the organization to participate in the association’s activities.
Who Should Take on the Leadership Role of an Alumni Association?
In addition to being an alumnus/ae of the organization (or an employee), the leader of an alumni association should also have the following characteristics:
Willingness to work with the University
Willingness to contribute time
Enthusiasm
Ability to motivate and engage alumni
When necessary, and if available, the Development and Alumni Relations office can help with the selection of a leader. (The leader could be one person, or a committee — size can vary by organization.)
Formal or Informal Alumni Association?
An association can be a formal organization with officers, a set of objectives, subscriptions, a newsletter, and perhaps — though not necessarily — a constitution. There is no standard constitution for associations. Indeed, many operate very effectively without one. In some countries, however, there are legal requirements to register a constitution, the form and content of which are decided by the association itself.
In areas where alumni concentrations are relatively small, an informal association nominally led by one or two individuals might gather socially from time to time. Whether or not the association is