Conscious coupling: Miami University of Ohio prides itself on alums who tie the knot with fellow grads� - NY Daily News

Conscious coupling: Miami University of Ohio prides itself on alums who tie the knot with fellow grads� - NY Daily News: The university, which has an undergraduate enrollment of about 15,500, has been keeping tabs on alums who marry since the early '70s. The alumni office sends them Valentines cards every year and highlights the matches in university publications. In 2009, Miami organized a vow-renewal ceremony for 1,087 couples that set a Guinness World Record. In addition to inviting Miami Mergers, the university included their families and Miami graduates who were not married to other alums.

Gifts to Colleges Rose Nearly 10% Last Year - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

Gifts to Colleges Rose Nearly 10% Last Year - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: Alumni Give More

Nearly 60 percent of the survey respondents reported increases in giving over a year earlier. Foundations gave $10-billion of the nearly $34-billion total, followed by $9-billion from alumni,

Alumni engagement scoring vs. predictive modelling | CoolData blog

Alumni engagement scoring vs. predictive modelling | CoolData blog: Alumni engagement scoring has an undeniable appeal. What could be simpler? Just add up how many events an alum has attended, add more points for volunteering, add more points for supporting the Annual Fund, and maybe some points for other factors that seem related to engagement, and there you have your score. If you want to get more sophisticated, you can try weighting each score input, but generally engagement scoring doesn’t involve any advanced statistics and is easily grasped.