Level of difficulty: Advanced
Cost to attend: High
Award Winner: 2019
Project: Awards Dinner by YaleWomen, bestowing Lifetime Achievement Awards (3) and Impact Awards (5), accompanied by a panel discussion, and held in partnership with the YAA.
Category Archives: Award Winner
Creating a newsletter for a SIG
Level of difficulty: Advanced
Cost to attend: free
Award Winner: 2019
Project: A quarterly marketing piece (newsletter) produced by a shared interest group (the Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance – YANA). Each issue is an approximately 7-page pdf document, produced in electronic-only format.
Creating an Annual Report for a SIG
Level of difficulty: Advanced
Cost to attend: free
Award Winner: 2019
Project: The first annual report (marketing piece) produced by a shared interest group (the Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance – YANA). This 32-page pdf document was produced in electronic-only format.
Holding multiple pre-reunion Class get-togethers (“Preunions”)
Level of difficulty: Basic (Each event is basic, but coordinating many is intermediate.)
Cost to attend: none (At museum, there was a low cost pay your own lunch at cafeteria.)
Award Winner: 2019
Project: Class leadership invited classmates to host parties in their homes across the country for other classmates in their area. Class leadership then helped coordinate 9 get-togethers, one of which was a museum tour. The Class (1985) branded the events “Preunions” to build attendance for its upcoming on-campus reunion in 2020. Continue reading Holding multiple pre-reunion Class get-togethers (“Preunions”)
Creating a high-traffic, moderated, closed Facebook group
Level of difficulty: Advanced
Cost to attend: Free
Award Winner: 2019
Project: This growing closed Facebook group (the Yale Alumni Facebook group) connects a large number of alumni. It helps them network, learn, share ideas about class, club, city, SIG, G&PS events, as well as engage and build community. Continue reading Creating a high-traffic, moderated, closed Facebook group
Day-long Workshops with Panel Discussions and Curated Exhibits
Level of difficulty: Advanced
Cost to attend: Free
Award Winner: 2019
Project: Organized by an ad hoc group of Robert Reed’s former students and colleagues, a series of day-long intensive drawing workshops, art lectures, panel discussions, and exhibits highlighted the art and teaching of Robert Reed, the first (and only) African American tenured by the Yale School of Art. Continue reading Day-long Workshops with Panel Discussions and Curated Exhibits
Class Reunion Art Book
Level of difficulty: Intermediate
Cost to participate: None (moderate cost to purchase book)
Award Winner: 2010
Project: A book of artwork by members of the Class of 1970, published as part of its 40th Reunion in 2010. Reunion activities included a book signing event involving the artists. Continue reading Class Reunion Art Book
“All” Class Musicians featured at a Class Reunion
Level of difficulty: Advanced
Cost to participate: None (a Reunion is high cost, but nothing extra to attend this)
Award winner: 2010
Project: The Class of 1970 arranged enough “concerts” at its 40th Reunion in 2010, so that all classmates who were instrumental musicians had opportunities to perform. Some pre-reunion mini-concerts, held in several cities served as mini-reunions promoting the 40th Reunion. Continue reading “All” Class Musicians featured at a Class Reunion
Adding an Athletic SIG Event to a weekend of Class Reunions
Level of difficulty: Basic
Cost to attend: None (A Reunion is high cost item, but nothing extra to attend this, and nominal cost to add it.)
Award winner: 2010
Project: The Class of 1970, the Yale Fencing Association and the Yale Athletic Department worked together to hold a simple all-class Fencing reception in the spring of 2010 during each of the two weekends designated for Class Reunions. Continue reading Adding an Athletic SIG Event to a weekend of Class Reunions