Welcome to Almabase Inc, brought to you by Almabase 🚀, a premier events channel dedicated to fostering thought leadership and facilitating learning through a series of webinars and spotlights. Our mission is to empower advancement leaders with the knowledge and tools they need to effectively engage and expand their donor base.

💡 This isn’t your average webinar channel. Nope, it’s a place where the giants of the industry come down to mingle, share their secrets, and talk about what’s next. Think of it as your go-to spot for insider info, straight from the mouths of those who’ve been there, done that, and led the way.

Our webinars and spotlights are not just presentations but interactive sessions that encourage dialogue and collaboration among participants. 

Whether you're looking to dive deep into the latest trends, explore innovative fundraising strategies, or understand the future direction of advancement, Almabase Inc is your gateway to becoming a more effective and visionary leader. Join our community, grab your spot at our next event, and let’s make some magic happen! ✨

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No matter how long you’ve been running Homecoming, there’s always something new to learn from a peer who’s been in the trenches.

Most colleges host Homecoming. Reunions, a parade, a football game, maybe a bonfire. Sounds fun, right?

But behind the scenes?

It’s a *whole* different ball game -- juggling a week of events, registrations, last-minute changes, and alumni who “forgot” to RSVP.

On **August 28th**, we’re pulling back the curtain with **Shar Berns from Concordia College** to show you exactly how her team:

*   Runs multiple student + alumni events
*   Uses Almabase to make registration and communication almost run themselves
*   Keeps 20-somethings and 50-year reunion alumni equally engaged
*   Manages all the data — from attendee lists to name tags.

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**And this won’t be all talk. We’ll share:**

✅ Real registration pages and email examples

✅ Behind-the-scenes screenshots of the tools in action

✅ Tips you can steal immediately for your own event

**Bonus:** Everyone who registers will receive our **2025 Homecoming Playbook,** packed with even more examples, templates, and best practices to make your Homecoming 2025 the best one yet.


Inside Concordia’s Homecoming: Strategy, Real Examples, and Tools You Can Steal

🔓 No forms. No fluff. Just the real blueprint for belonging.

**How Nueva School rewrote the alumni engagement playbook—without pay-to-play events or bloated systems.**

Forget gala dinners, endless RSVPs, and donor-first agendas.

At The Nueva School, alumni engagement isn’t about checkbooks. It’s about **connection**.

Since relaunching their program in 2019, Nueva has:

*   Turned *ungated* events into must-attend moments
*   Rebuilt trust through consistent, intentional outreach
*   Created one of the most *engaged* school communities
*   All with a small-but-mighty team that doesn’t chase vanity metrics

🃏 Now, they’re showing their cards. And it’s not theory—it’s what’s *actually working*.

👉 Join us on **August 7th at 12 PM ET** for an inside look at how The Nueva School is building alumni programs rooted in trust, belonging, and lifelong connection — no gimmicks, just what works.


Blueprints for Belonging: How The Nueva School builds authentic alumni engagement

Whether your goal is $200K or $2M, these three very different institutions found thoughtful and creative ways to make their Giving Days not just successful, but truly impactful.

*   **UNCSA** raised $396,817 and reached 102% of their goal
*   **SIUE** surpassed 2.5 million dollars with support from more than 2,300 unique donors
*   **MSU Moorhead** raised over $559,000 and achieved 112% of their goal

But it's not just about the final number (though that's always nice) — it's about the **strategies** and **decisions** that led them there.

*   What strategies moved the needle
*   How they approached matching gifts and peer-to-peer fundraising
*   What they’d do differently next time
*   And how you can adapt their ideas to fit your own Giving Day

### Plus: Live Q\&A

Bring your questions! This is meant to be interactive and helpful.

🎟️ RSVP now


What Makes a Great Giving Day (and How You Can Run One Too)

🙌 Picture this: You send out an invite and watch your inbox light up—not from the usual handful of assigned prospects, but from every alum you’ve ever reached out! 🤗

That’s exactly what happened when Illinois Tech rewrote the rules of engagement:

🚀 They turned “unassigned” into “unforgettable,” mapped the globe to pack regional events from coast to coast (and even overseas), and automated volunteer sign-ups so seamlessly that their team reclaimed precious hours each week.

Here’s your inside track on how they did it:

🔍 **Warm-Up Workflows**

Keep every prospect hooked with drip messages that feel handcrafted—no relationship manager required, yet every alum feels like a VIP.

📈 **Geo-Ignited Events**

Use simple mapping tricks to spark hometown pride—from local meetups to international gatherings—filling rooms that used to sit half-empty.

⚙️ **One-Click Volunteer Magic**

Embed smart forms for instant sign-ups and real-time data capture—onboarding volunteers in seconds and funneling insights straight into your dashboard.

Alumni engagement has morphed—today’s grads expect relevance, speed, and zero friction. Can your strategy keep pace?

Grab insider tactics from Ashley Agron and Siddarth Reddy before seats vanish.

🎟️ **Claim Your Free Seat and Transform How You Engage With Your Alumni!**


How to Turn Unassigned Alumni into Engaged Donors

In philanthropy, the impact of smaller organizations cannot be understated. While large-scale philanthropic initiatives often take the limelight, smaller organizations often embody the heart and soul of giving. 💫

We had a chat with William Miller, CEO of The Kean University Foundation Inc, to discuss:

👉🏽 How Kean University Foundation's Development Team Works.

👉🏽 How the Team Grew from 4 to 12 Members.

👉🏽 Different Growth Stages of the Team.

👉🏽 Creative Ways for Smaller Organizations to Develop.

👉🏽 Success stories: How the team secured major gifts as they scaled


Small Shops, Big Impact: Scaling Up Philanthropy

Speakers

Ankit Sharma

Host, Almabase

William Miller

Chief Executive Officer @ The Kean University Foundation Inc.

Replays

Inside Concordia’s Homecoming: Strategy, Real Examples, and Tools You Can Steal

Blueprints for Belonging: How The Nueva School builds authentic alumni engagement