Category Archives: Level of Difficulty

High Profile Award Dinner

<$1000 - high, advanced, Award Winner, dinner, Ongoing, reception, shared interest group (SIG), speaker panel, special project, tribute dinner

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.

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Multi-class regional gatherings

$0 - none, class, dinner, intermediate, mini-reunion (short), multiple classes, Ongoing, reception, recreational event

Level of difficulty: Intermediate
Cost to attend: Free

Project: 7 Yale College Classes (2005-2011) together sponsor  joint regional events in major cities. The events target alumni who are ~10-20 years out, and intended to spur cross-class engagement. 

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Creating a newsletter for a SIG

$0 - none, advanced, Award Winner, Ongoing, publication, shared interest group (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.

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Cluster mini-reunion far from Yale

<$1000 - high, advanced, dinner, General Project Type, mini-reunion (long), mini-reunion (short), multiple classes, multiple meals, reception

Level of difficulty: Advanced
Cost to attend: High

Project: Three adjacent classes (’69, ’70, and ’71) held the first ever cluster mini-reunion that was not in New Haven. This cost-efficient afternoon/evening event (including a reception at an historic home) anchored a plan-your-own-weekend for those who were out-of-towners. Continue reading Cluster mini-reunion far from Yale →

Holding multiple pre-reunion Class get-togethers (“Preunions”)

<$30 - low, $0 - none, Award Winner, basic, class, cultural event, dinner, educational event, General Project Type, intermediate, local speaker, luncheon, Meal, mini-reunion (short), Ongoing, reception, Speaker Events

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

$0 - none, advanced, Award Winner, General Project Type, Ongoing, other group, social media project

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 →

Yale Club enhances speaker series by partnering with local university

<$100 - moderate, club, dinner, educational event, General Project Type, intermediate, local speaker, Meal, Ongoing, Speaker Events

Level of difficulty: Intermediate
Cost to attend: moderate

Project:  Regional Club (the Yale Alumni Association of the Northwest – YAANW) enhances its long running speaker series on environmental sustainability by partnering with the local engineering school (the College of Engineering at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN). The University of St.Thomas (UST) provided the venue and underwriting, and created synergies for driving attendance. Continue reading Yale Club enhances speaker series by partnering with local university →

Yale Club abroad enhances Yale/China Student Exchange program

<$30 - low, $0 - none, club, cultural event, dinner, educational event, General Project Type, intermediate, local speaker, luncheon, multiple meals, Ongoing, Speaker Events, special project

Level of difficulty: Intermediate
Cost to attend: Free for students (alumni pay for their own moderately priced dinners)

Project:  A Yale Club in Shenzhen, China, annually arranges a day-trip for visiting Yale students along with local Chinese students, to leading Chinese companies. All the students are part of a regular exchange program between Yale and Lingnan (University) College in China, organized in part by Yale-China. Continue reading Yale Club abroad enhances Yale/China Student Exchange program →

Day-long Workshops with Panel Discussions and Curated Exhibits

$0 - none, advanced, Award Winner, breakfast, dinner, educational event, General Project Type, local speaker, luncheon, multiple meals, other group, reception, Speaker Events, speaker panel, special project, visiting speaker

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 →