Intentional and Strategic Management of Alumni Volunteers

Location: TBA | August 18, 2025 2:30 pm ET - August 20, 2025 1:30 pm ET

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Intentional and Strategic Management of Alumni Volunteers

Location: TBA | August 18, 2025 2:30 pm ET - August 20, 2025 1:30 pm ET

Learn how to effectively manage volunteers throughout their full engagement cycles.

Event Information

Alumni volunteers are valuable to institutions in both their service and their giving power, as they tend to give 10 times more than non-volunteers over their lifetimes. Yet, however crucial their efforts are in advancement shops, managing volunteers also poses unique challenges—like dealing with volunteer motivations and aligning volunteer efforts with your mission.

Our three-day conference is specifically designed for volunteer managers in higher education who want practical takeaways to help them to intentionally and strategically manage volunteers throughout the six phases of the volunteer engagement cycle, covering:

Planning

Recruiting

Onboarding and training

Managing relationships and information

Evaluating your volunteers

Recognizing your volunteers

This hands-on conference will prepare you to return to your campus with a comprehensive toolkit, strategy, and a new level of intention when working with your volunteers.

Who should attend?

This conference is designed for alumni relations professionals, or teams of professionals who manage volunteers for alumni boards, regional chapters, clubs, and other volunteer programs. Though our curriculum will be applicable to managers of all types of volunteers, we will not be diving specifically into any one volunteer group.

Register 3 or more people and get a team discount! Discounts will be automatically applied at check out.

What makes our events different?

Academic Impressions conferences provide the opportunity for quality conversations and relationship building through both formal and informal networking opportunities in an intimate setting. Our in-depth and hands-on approach to learning provides you with actionable takeaways.

Agenda

Additional details will be forthcoming, but for planning purposes we are able to provide the following information at this time:

Start & end times:

Day 1: August 18, 2025 | 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. (local time)

Registration begins at: 12:30 p.m.
Sessions begin at: 1:00 p.m.
Day 1 ends at: 5:30 p.m.

Day 2: August 19, 2025 | 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (local time)

Breakfast begins at: 8:30 a.m.
Sessions begin at: 9:00 a.m.
Day ends at: 4:00 p.m.

Day 3: August 20, 2025 | 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (local time)

Breakfast begins at: 8:30 a.m.
Sessions begin at: 9:00 a.m.
Conference ends at: 11:30 a.m.

Meals included in registration price:

Day 1: networking reception
Day 2: breakfast and lunch
Day 3: breakfast

Sessions Include:

Phase 1: Developing an Intentional Volunteer Management Plan
Phase 2: Considerations for Recruiting Volunteers
Phase 3: Considerations for Onboarding and Training Volunteers
Phase 4, Part I: Creating a More Inclusive Volunteer Experience & Managing Group Dynamics
Phase 4, Part II: Telling the Story of Volunteer Impact through Data Collection
Phase 5: Evaluating Your Volunteer Program
Phase 6: Considerations for Appreciating and Recognizing Volunteers
Solutions Clinic: Getting Advice from Peers to Manage Difficult Volunteer Scenarios

Reviews

“Being new to the alumni relations world, I was looking for ideas and direction. This program gave me exactly that and I’m so excited to take my new knowledge back to my university!”
“Academic Impressions’ Intentional and Strategic Management of Alumni Volunteers conference is one of the best I’ve attended. As my team and I work to develop our alumni volunteer program, we found the sessions incredibly insightful. The program was focused, the speakers were knowledgeable and engaging, and the conference was well-executed.”
“I really enjoyed attending this Academic Impressions conference. I learned a lot from leaders in the field and plan on implementing best practices at my institution. Additionally, the intimate conference was a great way to learn from other institutions and networks.”
“As the person responsible for the overall volunteer program, this conference helped set the stage for success from the beginning of the volunteer planning process to the recognition of volunteers. I learned just how important it is to prioritize the volunteer experience just like you would in any other aspect of the job. ”

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