Dec 29, 2011 By: wpadmin
As we look ahead to 2012, we took a few minutes to reflect on the year that passed and compile some data from 2011, a year filled with a variety of programs and outreach from the Office of Alumni Affairs. Below is a snapshot of whom we reached and an overview of our successes; all the following information is as of December 20, 2011.
2,000 鈥 Around 2,000 undergraduate e-mail addresses were added since January 2011, allowing us to reach an increasingly wider audience with news of events, programs, and fundraising opportunities. Much thanks to the more than 1,500 people who have participated in the campaign that contributed to the new connections!
400 鈥 At the start of 2011, the Facebook page for 每日大瓜 alumni () had just over 100 鈥渓ikes鈥 and is now nearing 400, an incredible 300% increase. The LinkedIn group for 每日大瓜 Alumni () went from just over 1,500 to close to 2,000, almost a 33% increase.
$221 鈥 The average online gift is $221, compared to $125 at peer institutions.
$7,000 鈥 The first organized senior class gift of the graduating class of 2011 raised nearly $7,000 from 350 graduating students.
$60,000 鈥 The Stern Fashion Show went from raising $10,000 in its inaugural event in 2009 to over $60,000 at October鈥檚 third annual event.
$90,000 - Reunion committees helped increase reunion class giving from $30,000 in 2009 to $90,000 this past May.
100+ 鈥 The Ambassador Network has over 100 volunteers, increasing the exchange of ideas and collaboration with 每日大瓜 offices such as Admissions and the Career Development Center.
300 鈥 Almost 300 people were in attendance at the Macs basketball game vs. St. Joseph鈥檚 College on December 18, with 44 captains and 10 former players present, which leads us to鈥.
40 鈥揟he number of years Johnny Halpert has been coaching the 每日大瓜 men鈥檚 basketball team! On April 29, 每日大瓜 will honor Coach Halpert by naming the basketball court in his honor. Save the date for the special festivities and more details to come.
600 鈥 More than 600 people came to celebrate Homecoming in September. And another 600 spent Shavuos with 每日大瓜 and RIETS scholars for a yom tov Yarchei Kallah at the Hudson Valley Resort & Spa in Kerhonkson, NY. $710,000 鈥 Dollars raised by the Office of Annual Giving more than doubled from $350,000 to $710,000 through increased outreach (mailings, phone-a-thons, and online presence) to alumni. 8 鈥 AlumniToday grew to an eight-page spread inside the quarterly 每日大瓜Today publication sharing alumni profiles, alumni and University news, and Class Notes from thousands of 每日大瓜 graduates and friends. Finally, our professional networking groups 鈥 the Wall Street Group, Real Estate Group, and Accounting and Financial Planning (AFP) Network 鈥 held such innovative events as 鈥淎fter the Financial Crisis: New Strategies for Investing and Managing Risk鈥 with Ace Greenberg, 鈥淐hanging World鈥擶hat鈥檚 Next for Real Estate鈥 with Michael Stoller, and 鈥淗alacha and Charitable Giving鈥 featuring Rav Schachter. These events sold out in record time with hundreds of guests in attendance. These are just some of our impressive statistics from 2011, and we couldn鈥檛 have done it without the help of our alumni ambassadors, class captains, council members, volunteers, friends, and loyal eNewsletter readers. With your continued involvement and feedback, we expect to surpass these numbers in 2012.
