Category Archives: advanced

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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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 →

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 →

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 →

Class Mini-Reunion at a Ski Resort

<$1000 - high, advanced, class, dinner, educational event, General Project Type, Level of Difficulty, luncheon, mini-reunion (long), multiple meals, reception, recreational event, Speaker Events, university speaker, visiting speaker

Level of difficulty: Advanced
Cost to attend: High

Project: Class of 1956 mini-reunion in Aspen, Colorado (USA), February 1993. The mini-reunion involved receptions, seminars taught by Yale professors, and winter sports. Continue reading Class Mini-Reunion at a Ski Resort →

“All” Class Musicians featured at a Class Reunion

$0 - none, advanced, Award Winner, class, reunion (on campus)

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 →