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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Alumni engagement often happens in silos — one team running events, another managing giving, and yet another focused on mentorship or online communities. With multiple systems and scattered data, the bigger picture feels fragmented, and the alumni experience falls short.

**Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)** has reimagined this challenge by designing a unified, integrated alumni experience.

## **💡So, what does it look like when everything comes together?**

Instead of treating events, giving, and community as separate programs, RISD connects them into one ecosystem — making engagement seamless for alumni and measurable for the institution.

In this webinar, Rob Odoardi, Director, Advancement Data Services from RISD, will share how he and his team:

*   Unified their approach to alumni engagement across events, giving, and mentorship.
*   Designed the **Life After RISD program** that connects emerging talent with seasoned professionals.
*   Transformed scattered systems into a connected ecosystem.
*   Drove real results — from Giving Day wins to stronger community participation.

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## **🚀 Who should attend:**

This session is for anyone in advancement who’s ever felt the challenge of fragmented engagement, including:

*   Alumni relations professionals looking to boost engagement.
*   Advancement services teams managing multiple systems and data.
*   Giving and fundraising professionals aiming for a more connected donor experience.

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**✨PS: This won’t be just another presentation. Throughout the session, you can engage in chat, share your POV, and ask questions that we’ll take live at the end.**


How Rhode Island School of Design Built an Integrated Alumni Experience

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)

Is your advancement team struggling to grow alumni engagement and fundraising without expanding headcount?

With alumni making up over **50% of all donors** but fewer than **5% giving annually**, the challenge isn’t a shortage of donors—it’s participation.

To succeed today, advancement teams must go beyond transactional touchpoints and build **transformational relationships** through digital tools, personalized experiences, and proactive strategies.

Almabase, together with experts from **Blackbaud**, will show you how to make that shift possible. ✨

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💡 **Join our live Product Tour to learn how to:**

*   **Engage alumni beyond events** with digital programs like directories, job boards, and mentorship opportunities that deliver ongoing value
*   **Simplify event management** with mobile-friendly registration, QR code check-ins, and real-time reporting for reunions, regional meetups, and more
*   **Boost giving participation** with Giving Days and campaigns powered by leaderboards, challenges, dashboards, and matching gift incentives
*   **Keep data synced in real-time** with TrueSync, ensuring every gift, RSVP, and profile update flows seamlessly into your CRM

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📅 **Reserve your spot now** and discover how to elevate alumni engagement with less effort.


From Transactional to Transformational: Boost Alumni Engagement Without Growing Your Team

Replays

How Rhode Island School of Design Built an Integrated Alumni Experience

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