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How's your online directory and Web-based store doing?

Web
Has your school developed an efficient online alumni directory? What about an online store for alumni clothing? Share your work on these projects — or post your questions on how to get them going, or improve them.

Do you have a gift annuity record holder?

Development
How many gift annuities has your campus received from one individual? Is there any listing — online or other — that has this information? Nelson Rediger, William Taylor Foundation at Taylor University (Upland Ind.), has one friend of the university who has taken out 39 gift annuities, all with one staff person. Share your thoughts and ideas on this accomplishment.

Branding your institution ... is it just like herding cats?

Communications
Have a faculty member who would turn the Golden Arches upside down and paint them pink if they worked for McDonald's? Institutional branding challenges seldom go away. Share your success branding your school, or post your questions about answers for what you're doing wrong.

Has your alumni travel program taken off?

Alumni
Do you have a successful travel program? How did you start it? Make it grow? Share your success, or question others about their success.
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Here's your chance to share great ideas with colleagues from other institutions outside of CASE V's yearly conference. New topics about alumni relations, communications, development, and the Web will be posted regularly to the blog on the left. It's easy to join the discussion — just click on the "comments" link for each topic to view what others have said and to share your own ideas. No registration necessary!

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