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Best Practices for Alumni Clubs

Best Practices: Example #24

Club nameTucson
Program nameGuest speakers from Ann Arbor
Program dateFebruary 27, 2002 and February 21, 2003
How was this program promoted?Desert Blue, the Tucson club newsletter
How many people were responsible for planning this program and about how much time did it require?Two people, 10 hours for each event
How much did this program cost the club?No cost other than postage/printing of standard club newsletters at an approximate cost of $200 per issue
How much did the club charge participants?$21 luncheon fee for each event, with no-host bar available
What "sold" this program to members (what was the highlight)?The opportunity to meet and hear active University of Michigan administrators and timely updates on U-M challenges and opportunities
How many people attended?70-75
Is there additional information you would like to share?The Alumni Association was wonderful to work with in each circumstance, and I hope that we can count on future speakers from the University. They are of real interest and relevance.
Program contact (name and email)Ronald C. Bornstein, rbornstein@aol.com

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