Monday 25 November 2013

Connecting with Alumni Online

In the past few years, there has been an enormous increase in the demand of online community portal when it comes to connecting with past friends, education institutes, alma mater, colleagues, and organizations with each other. Many Social networking sites nowadays are managing to create huge user databases to provide quick and easy solutions to connect alumni groups.

Viburnix - alumni management software acts as a link for connecting alumni and its Alma Mater where they can collaborate and contribute to each other’s success. It is an online community portal which provides compatible features with cutting-edge technology. Viburnix is one such alumni portal that receives maximum number of registration from schools, colleges, universities and corporates because it helps these institutions to maintain valuable relationships with their past students and alumni.

This alumni software has been designed keeping in mind the basic needs of organizations to communicate, collaborate, socialize, control and giving back. Viburnix has a slew of features using which members can perform a number of functions like running social networks, email campaigns, event management, advanced alumni directory etc. This alumni portal assists organizations in providing all the tools they need to keep their alums connected with each other and their Alma Mater.

Viburnix a remarkable alumni software gives robust solutions to manage alumni groups online and provides innovative methods for user interactions to create a sense of belongingness to its members.

Monday 18 November 2013

Viburnix a Power Alumni Portal

To develop interest driven communities, Viburnix is one of the most effective online community portals which provides an opportunity to education institutes to reunite students and alumni on a single platform. In order to provide further career opportunities and better job prospects to their students and alumni, it becomes essential for education institutes to have an online community portal for easy alumni integration. Viburnix, a user friendly software enables education institutes to reconnect and communicate with alumni and build a powerful community online.

Viburnix is an excellent community portal which best suits the requirements of institutes and successfully builds online communities of alumni.

 Viburnix Services

  • Members can create their professional and social profiles to share knowledge and ideas
  • It allows members to integrate with their friends like any other social networking site and helps in growing their own network
  • Integrate with student management systems 
  • One of the best features of Viburnix is to enable members to post, organize and manage events
  • Viburnix  can assist you with geographic and data center location strategies
  • Viburnix has some enhanced features for an easy alumni integration, which allow its members to chat online and even exchange personalized messages with each other
  • Another important feature of Viburnix is that it runs in a cloud environment without any hardware setup which provides institutes a cost-effective and hardware free online portal
  • Helps in customizing the alumni status to meet the institutes’ needs


Friday 15 November 2013

Build your Online Brand Identity

Viburnix, an online community portal is a powerful medium through which companies, institutes, students, employees and alma mater can stay connected with each other and reciprocate new ideas and thoughts.

Viburnix, as brand building software, provides an opportunity to its members to build communities and help generate publicity to increase the awareness of a product, brand or event.

Helps Building a Professional Reputation
Viburnix bolsters professionals across industry segments and verticals such as consultants, trainers, job-seekers, authors to build their professional reputation online. This solution encourages them to contribute relevant and informative content regarding their domain experience and industry expertise on this platform which would reinforce them to gain professional recognition and respect for their expertise.

Viburnix brings a feel good factor
Many people enjoy the thought that their knowledge and insights have the potential to reach instantly to a worldwide audience. People also feel good when they receive praise for their professional work/advice and see others succeed with their input. Viburnix is a successful online community portal that attracts and retains the right people; these right people collaborate regularly and productively to produce rich, highly relevant information and thoughts which eventually contribute to perpetuating the community by attracting more such right people who seek or are interested in the highly informative content online.

Wednesday 13 November 2013

How Viburnix helps companies grow !

Viburnix, as a community building software acts as a critical link where an organization can build an online community to serve basic needs of the organization to Communicate, Collaborate, Connect, Control, Contribute and Create. Viburnix provides a unified communication and a collaborative platform to create multiple points of adhesion throughout an institution.

Business Exchange Strategies
Business owners are always on the lookout for great resources to help them grow, but they don’t always have time to research, read, and sort the wheat from the chaff. Viburnix, an online community portal enables collaboration amongst its members at a much more professional level. This platform allows the alumni to work and exchange ideas and thoughts with their peers at a professional level. The alumni are able to exchange business details and also offer several business prospects. Thus, it enables the alumni to expand their business & professional network and even initiate new business ventures.

An organization can leverage its image & improve its brand equity using Viburnix in the following manner:
  • Identify your reasons- to-believe
  • Identify customer touch points
  • Determine the most influential factors touch points
  • Design an optimal experience 
  • Align the organization to deliver basis the collective vision


Tuesday 12 November 2013

Viburnix MasterClass- Engaging Alumni

People may move from one country to another, from one continent to another in the pursuit of better future prospects but the time spent with their institutes or organizations is never forgotten. People want to connect with their batch mates or colleagues, even Institutes and Organizations also want to connect with their alma mater effectively. Therefore, there is a need for a system to be implemented for an Easy alumni integration which will connect alma mater on a single platform in a more technologically advanced way.  Viburnix is such a corporate alumni software which keeps the alumni connected with their institute as well as their company  while paving a medium for alumni to stay in touch with their ex colleagues.

Viburnix conducts  a workshop called Alumni Leadership MasterClass which effectively highlights the benefits of leveraging and engaging with institute’s or organization’s alumnus on a day to day basis. It has been designed specifically to empower groups of all types and sizes to come together, share, socialize and make an effective community.

Key Features
The main feature of this MasterClass is that it has been designed for Directors, Deans, Chief Information Officers, Alumni Officers, Alumni Relations Staff, Alumni Leaders and others. It has descriptive sessions on the following:


  • Managing the alumni planning and engagement activities
  • Communicating with global alumni of an institute
  • Understanding how to better utilize the existing relationship with alumni
  • Integrating  successfully with social media
  • Sessions by faculty members of an alumni relations Institute in Singapore


Friday 11 October 2013

Features existing and expected in good alumni association software

In today’s computer and web based world, maintaining alumni relations has become simpler through the number of alumni association software available. These software’s are state of the art, capable of being updated by the manufacturer in order to maintain the latest information on the existing people and also to add new data every year. The software must be intuitive in terms of connecting unknown but linked people based on evaluation of the profiles of people who can benefit from each others associations.  The software must enable alumni to connect, communicate, create and contribute on a single platform which  reaches everyone connected through the alumni association software.

This can help create a lot of opportunities to the alumni both socially and professionally. On the social level the software might consist of support groups for different causes, create event data information so that invites can be sent and RSVP’s can be collected and also it should provide data as to where each member is placed globally so that the alumni can easily socialize. A corporate alumni software can extensively help the ex-colleagues as well as with the corporation to exchange business news and ideas.

Since today most business projects are collaborations with other sectors a corporate alumni software can help key people of various fields exchange ideas and result in overall development of all corporations.  A corporate alumni software must follow and execute a honor code in  order to eliminate breach of company policies. It must provide a well connected platform to exchange high throughput business ideas and also get valuable inputs from others through a polling system. Alumni associations can be well maintained with minimal redundancy and data loss when a good alumni software is employed.

Friday 27 September 2013

The need for Corporate Alumni Software

They say that change is the only thing which is constant. Everything changes with time for everybody and we learn to cope with the new things that we live with. This is the same for anyone who is studying in an institution or working in an organization. A time will come when they will have to bid good bye to the place they have spent years in learning and establishing new things. Places like these are hard to forget and in some cases there is no relation between the institution and the passed out student or an ex-employee. This is why a system needs to be implemented for an easy alumni integration, which will bring those who have moved on from an institution together in a single forum.

Corporate have one single aim in their mind which is to fulfil the company's vision which does not usually end somewhere but will keep flourishing for decades to come. There are those employees who have given their every potential to the current company and want to move on to another firm to grow in a personal level. Corporate appreciate such a transition and help those people along with those who have retired in the same to come together in a single forum. A corporate alumni software needs to be set up for every organization which will keep the alumni in perfect relations with the company as well paving a medium for alumni to get in touch with their ex work mates.

Tuesday 24 September 2013

16th Alumni Leadership MasterClass by CelestosTechnologies

After the Successful Completion of ALM held on  24th August'13, Celestos Technologies brings you the 16th Alumni Leadership MasterClass on Saturday 19th October'13.



Tuesday 3 September 2013

Benefits of Alumni Software

Every organization or educational institution has three kinds of people in its working cycle. The first are the employees who are working or studying presently with an institution. Their job is to take care of the primary function of the institution. The next are the probable employees or students who are possible assets to the institutions and have the potential to take the company to greater heights. The third and most important part of an institution is the alumni. The alumni are those who have moved on from an institution and they are the ones who also know the real potential of the institution. They also have a bond with this institution as it would have moulded them to be better personalities in one way or another.

Alumni of an institution need to be given recognition and acceptance as it would mould a better relationship and improve the scenario of a work or study environment. Internet forums are a great way to keep the alumni occupied not just for socializing but bonding with them to do good for the community as well as the institutions. Alumni software is an interface where the alumni can actively participate online for organizing various activities related to alumni relations. The interface is not just a social networking platform but has various options to keep the forum lively allowing more alumni to join and benefit from. Alumni association software not only helps to bring everyone together but also helps keep the tradition of the institution alive for years to come.

Monday 26 August 2013

Alumni Clubs the new reliable, productive Social Networking Platform

Alumni meets bring a wave of nostalgia for everyone. In today’s well connected world why should alumni relations alone be treated with the emotion of nostalgia?  In fact many well known universities and institutions have their own alumni portal which I think is a great idea to help alumni keep in touch with friends as well as peers and faculty. Having a well designed alumni club can be highly beneficial to the people in terms of brainstorming with your amongst the members about career, social awareness or a collective purpose.

Alumni club must be independent of social networking sites and must rather be software solely dedicated to this invested upon by the institution so as to maintain a well updated record of its members. Alumni software do provide essential  and sought after alumni features such as a dedicated life time mail id’s, a platform to share thoughts, slides, posters, videos etc. as well as chat rooms and forums.

A few advanced software’s provide cloud sharing as well as remote access options. Alumni club are a great way to climb up the corporate ladder by having the right contacts. It can be mutually beneficial to all connected within the group. The best  alumni features is that all of the people connected can be vouched for by the institution hosting the software and each person can have just one id which eliminates the possibility of fakes which can have devastating career impacts. Maintaining good alumni associations have more to offer than imaginable and can be the best way to engage yourselves collectively in a productive and/or entertaining manner. Good alumni software offer updated alumni features designed for a user friendly experience.

Wednesday 7 August 2013

ALM by Saviance Technologies

15th
Alumni
Leadership
 MasterClass
  
Saturday, 24th August, 2013
The Palms Town & Country Club,
Gurgaon
 
 

Monday 29 July 2013

Alumni Association - Your Institute’s Best Brand Builder

In recent times alumni associations are receiving due importance that they had not experienced before. Part of the reason for this trend is the realization of its importance in creating a vibrant community that can interact between themselves and mould their professional life. With the advent of computers and cloud computing it is now possible for alumni members to –

Communicate more effectively
Collaborate between themselves
Connect with each other
Control the association and
Contribute to society

Managing alumni association within the ambit of your institution is today a complex process. It requires expert knowledge in computers and corporate alumni software to bring together your alumni members and build a brand image for your college and school.

Developing the alumni association of your college or school can be very taxing if you have neglected it all along. In this age of internet it is possible to regain the lost ground by taking recourse to professional training in alumni management. Here are some of the major benefits.

Identify the alumnus and begin a dialogue with them
Build a vibrant community to discuss your institution
Create and implement a software driven alumni portal
Create a knowledge base that your students can benefit from

Alumni association management training is beneficial for – institution directors, public relations officers, deans, college managers and faculty. With competition between institutions at its zenith, an institution’s alumnus is the best ambassadors to speak in favor of your institute. Many well known institutions are already using their alumni association proactively.

Tuesday 16 July 2013

Futuristic Alumni Management Software – What It will be Like..

Managing an alumni association is a complex task these days. Physical endeavours are rapidly being replaced by computerized procedures. The most common tasks being assigned to computers these days are maintaining –

•    Member lists segregated year and discipline wise
•    Region wise mailing lists for newsletters and event notification
•    Periodical updating of lists, member profiles and employment information and
•    Managing communications like mails, emails and SMS

Over the years the process of alumni management has become too complicated. They are today the principal point for exchanging ideas, discussing a wide range of national/international issues, employment, families and deciding career related issues.

Typical software like spread sheets, database managers and document programs are not adequate considering the vast amount of data that has to be handled. What is needed is dedicated alumni software that will perform most functions intuitively. It has to be user friendly so that even those who are not experts at using computers can benefit from it.

Here is what futuristic software for managing alumni will be expected to have –

•    Handle videos and audio file
•    Be cloud use compatible
•    Receive email communication
•    Send automated email to members
•    Chat, forum  and blog post features
•    Likeability with social media like Facebook and LinkedIn
•    Group discussion features
•    Abuse prevention management abilities
•    SMS integration for effective management
•    Newsletter creation features…and others

Software for managing alumni association will be ideal if they are capable of being used for disseminating information and for organizing guest lectures. In addition they should also be capable of creating a large repository of knowledge base in the form of essays, news clips, and more.

Tuesday 9 July 2013

Top Five Reasons - Why you should probably join an Alumni Online Community

Have you been recommended by your friends to join an Alumni Online Community? Do you have any questions? Well, we’d like to say, joining an Alumni Association can be really fun and interesting. Given below are a few good reasons why you should probably join an Alumni group:

Networking: An Alumni Association can help you stay connected with friends and colleagues who are members in the same group. Just register yourself in the group and enjoy a range of benefits. Discuss about your academic projects with classmates, get some useful suggestions from your seniors, ask questions to teachers, or plan a reunion with your old buddies.
News: Get instant updates on the recent developments and activities taking place in your institution including news, events, celebrations, and much more.

Creativity: There is no better way to improve one’s creativity than sharing or exchanging ideas. Each member in the group might have a unique idea. By staying hooked on to the Alumni online community, you get to pick the brains of the leaders and experienced faculties in your profession. This way, it helps improve your creativity and enhance your knowledge.

Leadership: Join an Alumni online association and utilize your leadership skills to motivate juniors and volunteers. Encourage them to take part in various events and cultural activities organized by your Alumni Association.

Pride: Being a part of an Alumni Association is a truly a matter of pride. This online community is one place where you can learn about your organization’s achievements and celebrate it with your fellow members. That’s definitely a matter of pride.

Tuesday 25 June 2013

Use Alumni Software to Manage Your Groups With Ease

It’s very important that students have a common group to connect with and exchange information in their academic year. It can help them explain and resolve questions relating to their subjects and projects. The group can serve as an influential platform to help students organize events and extracurricular activities, and showcase their talents to their seniors and faculties.

Every school, college and organization has an Alumni. And every major activity that takes place in the community can play a influential role in the decision-making of the management, which heads the Alumni. To keep things organized and optimize the efficiency of the Alumni, it is important that every school, university, and organization has an Alumni Association.

Before setting up Alumni software, you might want to learn how Alumni software can help you simplify your tasks:

• Easy to manage groups - Basically, Alumni software makes it easy to manage your growing list of community members. Any activity or exchange of information is easy to track using the software.
• Saves a lot of time – The moment you enter an information, it will be stored automatically by the Alumni software. Thus, it becomes easy for you to check for details like calendar of events, birthdays of team members etc.
• Improve communication – It’s easy to set up an Alumni website with a customized template. Each Alumni website comprises of some standard sections such as News, Photos, Calendar, comments and more. Alumni website comes with an array of interactive tools to help improve the communication among group members.
• Collect funds – Collect donations, get new sponsorships, and allow volunteers donate for your group events online. Alumni Software helps keep track of who has paid and who has given checks and all of that.
• Alumni members enjoy benefits like confirming their attendance and managing their personal information including their contact details, email address and birthday details.

Thursday 6 December 2012

VIBURNIX - Alumni Engagement


Alumni engagement is clearly an emerging trend across Universities, Institutes, Colleges and Schools in India. We as the pioneers in the field of Alumni relations believe that your Alumni office should be at the core function of your organization. In the global environment, it is imperative to bring together the alumni of your institute to harness the power of Alumni relations while building your Brand.

With a sharp focus on providing innovative, affordable and scalable solutions for Educational Institutions, our software product ‘Viburnix’ (www.viburnix.com) has taken the lead in this area.

Some of our prestigious clients include Faculty of Management Studies (University of Delhi), Birla Institute of Management Technology, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, IIT Delhi Department of Management Studies, Harvard Business School (OPM39) and IIM Ahmedabad.

The elegantly designed alumni portal can be integrated with your existing website infrastructure requiring minimal change management. This amazingly flexible system will offer a look and feel that suits the identity of the institution and helps build a powerful brand image.

For Further Details, please contact Ms. Aanchal Mehra – Program Director at aanchal.mehra@saviance.com, Phone No. : +91-9899762265.

Monday 26 November 2012

VIburnix Certified Alumni Adminstrator Program

We are happy to extend an invitation to you for an exclusive Viburnix Certified Alumni Administrator Program on December 8th Saturday, 2012 at Gurgaon.

This Program helps Alumni Administrators and Alumni Cordinators to increase their competitive edge while demonstrating their commitment to advancing their professionalism and interests in the field of Alumni Relations. Additionally, this certification program provides you with access to many resources and benefits, such as the membership on the Alumni Leadership Community Portal and online training updates. Explore the benefits of certification—and start your journey to attaining the dream of gathering your alumni-flock under the wings of your brand Alma Mater! For more info visit : www.Viburnix.com

Tuesday 2 October 2012

Viburnix Mobile App helps your Alumni Association grow


Just when alumni associations thought that they had succeeded in their motto of tapping their alumni online, online interaction went to the small screen – MOBILE. If you think that you are alone then let us tell you that there are a number of institutions, who are struggling to offer their alumni easy ways to stay connected irrespective of the technology advances. A recent study revealed that mobile internet usage has surpassed more highly monetized desktop internet usage in May, 2012 in India.

Now, is the Perfect time for your institution to consider the use of mobile apps and technique to get in touch with your alumni where they are. Viburnix Alumni mobile app puts the power of the world-class alumni network in the palm of your hand. The free application is available for iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad, and it allows your alumni globally to access all kinds of information about your institution and the alumni association. Some of the features that this alumni app offers: 

Search : Search for your fellow alumni
Nearby : See which of your fellows are in your vicinity
Events : Read about the latest happenings at your Alma M@ter

Alumni portal and alumni mobile apps for universities act as a vital element in the branding, communication and reach along with augmenting the alumni engagement. So if you don’t have a mobile app for your college, it is the right time to get it.

Contact us at info@saviance.com for innovative alumni apps that will help your alumni association grow.

Monday 17 September 2012

Top Management Institutes prefer Saviance’s Viburnix as Alumni Network Solution

Strengthening bonds with alumni results in more and more referrals to your institute, but this alumni management can be costly and time-consuming effort. Understanding the significance of alumni network management, Saviance Technologies brings its flagship product – Viburnix for institutes that wish to leverage their Alumni Network. Viburnix – alumni management software offers the most critical features that your alumni need to be in constant contact with one another, and presents to you a platform to communicate key information to them. This alumni system helps you create value for your institute as well as for your alumni community online.

Social networking, alumni database and donations are amongst some of the numerous benefits that Viburnix has to offer. Some of our successful implementations of Alumni relationship management solution in the past include: Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Birla Institute of Management Technology (BIMTECH), Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), The Harvard Club of India, The Global Wharton India Mentoring Network and The British School to name a few. To highlight: Our recent client acquisition includes Premier Management Institutes of India.

All of these institutes had the same yet a unique goal when they came to us and that was, ‘A comprehensive alumni portal to reach out to their entire past and current student community and engage them with the current updates and happenings at their Alma mater.’ We provided all of our clients with many Social Networking features like Blogs, Discussions, Photo Galleries and Events. We created an Alumni Portal design as per their requirements using our Alumni Product – Viburnix. The successful implementation resulted in substantial benefits for both the alumni and the institute.

Many more such success stories have made Viburnix the best solution when it comes to “alumni” and any association with it. 



Tuesday 21 August 2012

Alumni Associations: Leveraging Intangible Assets

Saviance Technologies has announced its next Alumni Leadership MasterClass to be held on 23rd August, 2012. This class focuses on various topics that will help the attendees set up an alumni office for their institution and successfully run its operations. The most important thing that these associations must remember is that alumni of an institution are always ready to give back to their almamater but all they need is a right channel to contribute. Taking this into consideration one of the topics to be covered in the MasterClass will showcase how alumni associations can harness the power of “Social media”, as a channel of engagement.

This blog briefly highlights how various Universities/Institutions are engaging their alumni using social media. There have been various studies and surveys conducted in the past and following are some of the common conclusions drawn, when it came to Universities and use of social media for alumni engagement.

•    Connecting and Collaborating with students
•    Reaching alumni where they are
•    Providing mediums and channels for information distribution
•    Alumni generated content
•    Guiding and helping alumni get jobs
•    Marketing Alumni Associations
•    Fundraising

Ever evolving Technology has definitely changed the way how communicate and social media is one-stop-shop for alumni association that help them connect, communicate and collaborate with their alumni.

Tuesday 7 August 2012


Alumni Leadership MasterClass
Thursday, 23rd August, 2012
The Palms Town & Country Club, Gurgaon

Understanding and Leveraging Your Alumni Today
Alumni engagement is being seen as an emerging trend across universities, colleges, schools and corporate houses in India. We as pioneers and innovators in providing technological automation of the alumni relations office and having seen the growth in alumni engagement, believe the Alumni office as a core function of an Institute in today’s global environment. The focus of this MasterClass will be to effectively highlight the benefits of leveraging & engaging with your institute’s alumnus on a day-to-day basis.
Facilitators

Kaushik Bellani
Chief Executive Officer, Saviance Technologies – Alumni of DPS and IMT Ghaziabad
Joseph John
Advisor, South India & Sri Lanka, Saviance Technologies Graduate of CASE Alumni Relations Institute, INSEAD, Singapore



Key Take Aways
Unique MasterClass providing descriptive sessions on:

Managing the alumni planning & engagement activities
Benefiting from technology in communicating with global alumni of an institute.
Sessions by faculties who are graduates of an Alumni Relations Institute organized in Singapore and who have an in-depth understanding of handling alumni office as well as supporting the technological needs of the office.
To better utilize the existing relationship with your alumnus and how should you engage them actively on a regular basis.
To gain a holistic view on building a strong and influential alumni network by running a fully functional alumni office in an institute.
Integration with social media.
 
 Who Should Attend?
Directors / Deans of Educational Institutions
Alumni officers / faculty facing challenges in engaging their alumni on a routine basis
University / College / School faculty planning an Alumni office in the near future
Alumni relations staff who would like to maximize their relationship with the alumni and are facing challenges in engaging them pro-actively.
 
For more info, Kindly Visit : Saviance.com, Viburnix.com
 


Monday 16 July 2012

I think that we honor ourselves by honoring our past - Viburnix

We are the creators of our own destinies! Having said that I would like to also mention the fact that no matter whom we are or what we do, we will always have traces of our friends imbibed into us.
Now arises the critical question. How on Earth do you keep a track on all your friends’ life events! The monotonous life we lead today has forced us to stop and think back about all those carefree school and college days. Reliving those precious moments is now not only a dream but a hard and kicking reality.

Viburnix is the one stop answer to all your queries. You get to cherish all those moments via this platform. This is a cost efficient way to remain in touch with our batch mates. And for the corporate officials it is probably the easiest way to be in touch with their illustrious alumnae. 
Viburnix – alumni community offers a wide range of opportunities. It includes an advanced alumni directory, you could even participate in discussions, post articles just in the same manner you could do at school and college. Requesting for guest lectures, asking for mentorship, posting for jobs, collaborating with alumni chapters, organizing an event, updating contact information, sharing pictures and many more. The most famous features of this alumni software are the Facebook Connect.

“Viburnix gives schools, colleges, universities and corporate a unified communication and collaboration platform.

It enables them to leverage their national and international reputation to create a climate of engagement and benefaction necessary to building a vibrant alumni community while building their brand identity.”

For further consultation you are welcome to visit the website http://www.viburnix.com/

Sunday 11 March 2012

Alumni Leadership Masterclass - Mumbai

Venue : New Bridge Business Centre,
1st Floor, Parinee Crescenzo, C38 & C39, G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (E), Mumbai 400051
Saturday – 17th March 2012          Time – 9.30am to 5.30pm

Alumni Engagement is being seen as an emerging trend across universities, colleges, schools and corporate houses in India. We as pioneers and innovators in providing technological automation of the alumni relations office and have seen the growth in alumni engagement, believe the Alumni office as a core function of an Institute in today's global environment. The focus of masterclass will be to effectively highlight the benefits of leveraging & engaging with your institute's alumni on a regular basis.

Key Takeaways

Unique Masterclass providing descriptive sessions on managing the alumni, planning alumni engagement activities and benefiting from technology in communicating with global alumni of an institute.

•Sessions by facilitators who are graduates of an Alumni Relations Institute organized in Singapore and who have an in-depth understanding of handling alumni office as well as supporting the technological needs of the office.

•To better utilize the existing relationship with your alumnus and how should you engage them actively on a regular basis.

•To gain a holistic view on building a strong and influential alumni network by running a fully functional alumni office in an institute.

Who Should Attend ?

•Directors / Deans of Educational Institutions

•Alumni officers / faculty facing challenges in engaging their alumni on a routine basis

•University / College / School faculty planning an Alumni office in the near future

•Alumni relations staff who would like to maximize their relationship with the alumni and are facing challenges in engaging them pro-actively

Only 25 seats. Kindly rush your nominations to enable us to block your seats.
Please note that the nominations will be confirmed only after receipt filled registration form.

For registrations, & details please contact:

Amitava Sharma Roy, Senior Business Manager
Saviance Technologies, amitava.roy@saviance.com/ +91-77-9839-0088

Aditi Sharma, Business Development Executive
Saviance Technologies, aditi@saviance.com / +91-98-7147-6971

NOTE: Registration fee can be paid through online payment gateway available on the registration page on http://www.saviance.com/events  or a cheque in favour of Delhi Management Association.

Monday 27 February 2012

Objectives of an Alumni Network


An alumni network can be simply referred to as a group of the alumni of an institute or an organization. Alumni networks are generally informal and the members of the network manage it themselves. The main purpose of the network is to help the members to make and renew contacts with each other for personal as well as professional reasons.

An alumni network maybe organized on the basis of a region, on the basis of a discipline or faculty or on the basis of similar interests that alumni members share. Whatever be the basis of organization, there are several objectives that all alumni network have.

One of the major objectives of such a network is alumni engagement. The networks aim at enabling the alumni to stay in touch with each other and their institute. This ensures that the alumni members actively participate in the group activities for the benefit of the network as well as the institute. By using this network, the alumni members can look to their institute for continuing professional education whenever necessary. It also helps the members to share views and needs and also organize social and professional activities for the institute. The alumni members can also offer voluntary assistance to the ongoing events of the institute via the network.

The networks which are formed using Viburnix fulfill all the above said objectives and enable the members to stay connected.

Monday 20 February 2012

Alumni Club: Strengthening School Ties

The Alma Mater benefits its students in many ways and makes them successful in life. Students who want to give back to their Alma Mater can do so by creating an alumni club. An alumni club is an organization of the former students of the institution; typically those who have graduated from the institute. This type of an association acts as a bridge between the old and the present students of the institution.

Forming such a club requires active participation and support from the alumni as well as the present students of the institute. The members of the club must be enthusiastic and willing to work for the success of the club.

Such a club once formed works for the benefit of the institute and its students. Many times, job opportunities, donations and sponsorships are possible through such clubs that help the alumni to connect with the institute and the present students. This type of an organization can also carry out certain activities for the institute like publishing magazines and newsletters, organizing social events, raising funds and supporting new alumni etc. In addition, the club can also help alumni members to form new friendships, alumni network and even helps them to develop business relationships. This way the club benefits the alumni members, the current students and the institute.

Viburnix- the Alumni Software allows alumni members to form clubs and associations so that they can actively participate to further their Alma Mater in the best possible manner.