Alumni Trending Podcast
Alumni Trending is a podcast that explores the issues that higher education advancement professionals face each day. From episode to episode, you hear the voices of our profession discussing the challenges and opportunities they face and the innovative and creative solutions they deploy. As advancement professionals, we are here to lead a movement, a mobilization of our alumni in service to their alma mater. Listen for ideas. Listen for inspiration. Listen for professional development. Subscribe to Alumni Trending on your favorite podcast app today.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 42
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2021
AT22. Alumni Career Services with People Grove CEO Adam Saven and Jen Pollard, Interim Executive Director Wellesley College Career Education
Today’s trend lines with People Grove CEO Adam Saven and Jen Pollard, Interim Executive Director Wellesley College Career Education, include:
- using technology to scale career services;
- making technolog…
AT21. Online Alumni Engagement is the New Normal with Amber Redmond
Today's trend lines with Amber Redmond, Director of Alumni relation for Penn State's World Campus, include:
- online alumni engagement is the new normal;
- collaboration is the key;
- leveraging faculty for a…
AT20. The Future of Alumni Boards and Strategic Planning with Gary Olsen
What's Up Trendsetters!
On this episode of the podcast, I visit with Gary Olsen, former associate vice president for alumni engagement at Villanova University and vice president for university advance…
AT19. Creating Diversity, Equity and Inclusion from the Inside Out with Yolanda F. Johnson
Today, I talk with Yolanda F. Johnson, President, YFJ Consulting, LLC, Founder, Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy (WOC), and President, Women In Development, NY.
Today's trend lines inclu…
AT18. Steward of our Profession with Abby Hopkins of Penn State
Today, I talk with Abby Hopkins, Associate Director of Development, College of Agricultural Sciences at Penn State and most recent chair of the CASE District V conference.
Today’s trend lines include:
- …
AT17. Start-Up Mentality with Virginia's Cindy Fredrick
On this episode, I talk with Cindy Frederick, Associate Vice President, University of Virginia. Cindy is the 2020 Faculty Chair of the Summer Institute in Alumni Relations.
Today's trend lines includ…
AT16. Integrated marketing, racial equity and tough conversations with Tom Bull
What's Up Trendsetters!
Today, I talk with Tom Bull, former Executive Director of Alumni Engagement at Portland State University.
Today's trend lines include:
- alumni marketing and communication,
- tren…
AT15. Power of Partnerships with Microsoft's Susan Vosper
What's Up Trendsetters!
Today, I talk with Susan Vosper, the Chief of Staff for Customer Service and Support at Microsoft and former Assistant Vice President for Alumni Engagement at Seattle Universi…
AT14. Lessons Learned: Virtual Events with Hilary Cohen
What's Up Trendsetters!
On the podcast, I talk with Hilary Cohen, Senior Director of Alumni Engagement at Rutgers University- – New Brunswick.
Today's trend lines include:
- alumni engagement strategies,
- v…
AT13. Affiliate Groups and Volunteers with Scott Francis
What's Up Trendsetters!
Today, on this episode I talk with East Carolina Pirate, Scott Francis. Scott is the Associate Vice Chancellor of Alumni and President of the ECU Alumni Association board at Ea…
AT12. The Alumni Trending Origin Story with Michael Sgro
On this episode I talk with Michael Sgro, higher ed veteran, executive coach, superhero, the godfather and OG of the Alumni Trending brand! Michael is the owner of Michael Sgro Leadership Coaching i…
AT11. Unshackle Greatness with Kim Nyoni
On episode 11 of the Alumni Trending podcast, I visit with Kim Nyoni, Associate Vice President for Development at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV).
Today's trend lines include:
- the power of …
AT10. Will COVID-19 Push Alumni Organizations To Go Viral? Barney Ellis-Perry
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Our guest is alumni relations and fundraising practitioner, Barney Ellis-Perry and today's trend line includes:
- Strategic Planning,
- Outcome Metrics,
- and how COVID-19 sparks…
AT09. Focus, Focus, Focus with Chris Marshall
What's Up Trendsetters!
Our guest is alumni relations consultant and practitioner extraordinaire, Chris Marshall and today's trend line includes:
- Strategic Planning,
- Engagement Metrics,
- and managing a vo…
AT08. "Your greater is coming!" with UNC's Timothy A. Minor
Our guest is Timothy A. Minor, Vice President for University Advancement at The University of North Carolina System and today's trend line includes:
- The "Why" behind his passion for higher education,
- T…
AT07. The High Performing Alumni Office with Chris Vlahos
What's Up Trendsetters!
Our guest is Chris Vlahos of Chris Vlahos Alumni Engagement Consulting and today's trend line includes:
- Characteristics of High Performing Alumni Relations office,
- Challenges pr…
AT06. Bonus - About Your Host
What's Up Trendsetters!
This is a bonus episode of the Alumni Trending podcast and is a re-airing of an episode of the #OnTheStacks podcast hosted by Bill Corcoran Jr. Check out the #OnTheStacks pod…
AT05. Alumni Identity with Jay Dillon
What's Up Trendsetters!
Our guest is Dr. Jay Le Roux Dillon, chief alumni strategist at the University of California - Berkeley and today's trend line includes:
- Alumni Identity,
- Building a Community o…
AT04. Integration and the Alumni Association Brand with Jennifer Heisey
On this episode, I visit with Jennifer Heisey, Chief Alumni Relations Officer for the University of Cincinnati and we discuss power of integration and the value of the Alumni Association brand.
On Ap…
AT03. A Conversation with John Feudo
John Feudo is vice chancellor for advancement at UMass Lowell, leading a team of 46 staff members through the university’s first-ever fundraising and engagement campaign. With more than three decades…