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Building a Virtual Alumni Organization... And How a Web Content Management System Can Help You Get There

Recording date: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 11:00am Pacific Daylight Time (GMT -07:00, San Francisco)

Panelist information: Connie Wanstreet, Director of Web Communications, The Ohio State University Alumni Association

Duration: 35 mins

Description: The web has the potential of being the best way to connect alumni in a "virtual" community of lifelong friendship and in support of their alma mater. However, having an effective Web-based alumni organization is more than just having alumni web pages. It's all about building a brand in cyberspace!

This webcast will help you discover what makes an alumni website successful. Learn how one visionary alumni organization is using their website to become the biggest and best member-based alumni organization in the country. Topics include:

• Building a virtual alumni organization: how to deliver online global access to core programs and services programs and link alumni with each other using the website
• Having a strategic plan: see how the association has developed a focused strategic plan for their website and what they have planned next
• The critical role of content management: learn why the association chose OmniUpdate to manage their web content and how OmniUpdate is being used to support their virtual alumni community
• Insights: learnings from the association's staff for building a successful virtual alumni organization

This webcast is ideal for professionals involved in all aspects of Educational Advancement, including Alumni Relations and Alumni Organizations, Marketing and Communications, Development, and Fundraising.

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