Self Assessment: Young Alumni Giving

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Self Assessment: Young Alumni Giving

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Read each of the following statements and rate your program according to the scale below. Don’t spend too much time thinking about each statement; your first instinct is usually the best one. If you’re not certain, make your best guess or go with your gut instinct.
1. Young alumni understand the importance of philanthropy at the institution.*
- Strongly Agree
- Agree
- Neutral
- Disagree
- Strongly Disagree
2. Engaging young alumni is a high priority for the institution’s advancement program.*
- Strongly Agree
- Agree
- Neutral
- Disagree
- Strongly Disagree
3. There is good collaboration between annual giving and alumni relations staff related to young alumni engagement and giving.*
- Strongly Agree
- Agree
- Neutral
- Disagree
- Strongly Disagree
4. Students are prepared to become involved and supportive alumni before they graduate.*
- Strongly Agree
- Agree
- Neutral
- Disagree
- Strongly Disagree
5. There is a clear strategy in place to engage alumni in their first year after graduation.*
- Strongly Agree
- Agree
- Neutral
- Disagree
- Strongly Disagree
6. There are services available and accessible to young alumni to support their ongoing professional development.*
- Strongly Agree
- Agree
- Neutral
- Disagree
- Strongly Disagree
7. Faculty play a role in engaging young alumni.*
- Strongly Agree
- Agree
- Neutral
- Disagree
- Strongly Disagree
8. There are opportunities for young alumni to connect with other alumni and donors.*
- Strongly Agree
- Agree
- Neutral
- Disagree
- Strongly Disagree
9. There are programs in place to recognize the first, fifth, tenth, and 15th anniversary of a class’s graduation—either through reunions or through other activities/communications.*
- Strongly Agree
- Agree
- Neutral
- Disagree
- Strongly Disagree
10. There is a clear method for measuring young alumni engagement that is tracked and understood by advancement staff.*
- Strongly Agree
- Agree
- Neutral
- Disagree
- Strongly Disagree
11. There are specific goals for young alumni engagement and giving that are clear, realistic, and ambitious.*
- Strongly Agree
- Agree
- Neutral
- Disagree
- Strongly Disagree
12. There is a calendar of young alumni-specific communications, activities, and solicitations that is coordinated with other fundraising efforts.*
- Strongly Agree
- Agree
- Neutral
- Disagree
- Strongly Disagree
13. All young alumni receive at least one personalized direct solicitation per year that is signed by someone who will resonate with them.*
- Strongly Agree
- Agree
- Neutral
- Disagree
- Strongly Disagree
14. Ask amounts and fund suggestions are personalized as much as possible in young alumni appeals.*
- Strongly Agree
- Agree
- Neutral
- Disagree
- Strongly Disagree
15. All young alumni gifts are promptly acknowledged, regardless of gift size or designation.*
- Strongly Agree
- Agree
- Neutral
- Disagree
- Strongly Disagree
16. Young alumni donors are stewarded through gift societies that are tailored to their stage of life and collective interests.*
- Strongly Agree
- Agree
- Neutral
- Disagree
- Strongly Disagree
17. There are targeted efforts to identify, cultivate, and steward young leadership donors.*
- Strongly Agree
- Agree
- Neutral
- Disagree
- Strongly Disagree
18. Volunteers play an important role in supporting young alumni giving efforts, and volunteers receive proper training and materials to support their efforts.*
- Strongly Agree
- Agree
- Neutral
- Disagree
- Strongly Disagree
19. Young alumni are engaged, cultivated, and stewarded through events.*
- Strongly Agree
- Agree
- Neutral
- Disagree
- Strongly Disagree
20. There are sufficient metrics, reports, and processes in place to track, evaluate, and share young alumni engagement and giving.*
- Strongly Agree
- Agree
- Neutral
- Disagree
- Strongly Disagree

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