University Communications
Development
Alumni Relations
Advancement
Services
University Advancement
100
University Communications will continue to lead the effort to champion the brand throughout the University. According to the Graphic Standards and Editorial Style Guide, the official Rider logo consists of two parts: One is the Shield, and the other is the words "Rider University," which is also called this.
What is the wordmark?
100
This is the percentage of our Arena Campaign goal that we hope to receive from our corporate vendors, such as Aramark and UNICCO.
What is 50 percent?
100
The Office of Alumni Relations will develop and create opportunities for alumni to stay engaged with the University. This is the number of events that Alumni Relations planned and executed iin FY '10.
What is 121?
100
Advancement Services will develop and implement the FY '11 Raiser’s Edge training plan and curricula and will introduce a new training format utilizing new training tools like smart boards. This is the colorful name given to the new noontime training format given by Advancement Servcies. Bring a sandwich.
What is Brown Bag Lunch time session?
100
This high-level cultivation event was originally scheduled for FY 2010, but was rescheduled for October 25, 2010.
What is President's Council?
200
University Communications will pitch and place significant stories of achievement in local, regional and national press. This is the newspaper with the largest circulation in New Jersey.
What is The Star-Ledger? Approx. 316,000 daily and 455,000 Sunday. (The Record is second with 170,000 and 195,000.) (NY Times in NJ is 127,000 and 182,000.)
200
This is the linchpin of our success in the Westminster mini campaign.
What is securing a challenge grant from the Hillman Foundation?
200
Alumni relations will continue to effectively utilize Web-based communication tools for alumni. This is the name of the social network that was launched in 2007 for Rider alumni.
What is MyRider?
200
Advancement Services will ensure that departmental policies and procedures documents and divisional Raiser’s Edge procedures are current and comprehensive. This is where you can find the most current versions of Raiser’s Edge procedures.
What is G:DEVELOP/Procedures?
200
Even in times of budget constraints, this remains a major priority as it will help divisional employees grow as professionals.
What is attending external training/conference sessions?
300
UC will add video and other multimedia to the new Web site when it is launched this fall. Drpual is the name of The Content Management System on the new Web site. It replaces the old Content Management System called this.
What is Red Dot?
300
In FY 2011, Planned Giving will add 15 new bequest intentions and increase the value of known bequests by 20 percent. This is the total value of the currrent bequest intentions whose value is known by the University.
What is $28.8 million? (262 total donors, about 1/3 of known value)
300
Alumni Relations will will continue to work in close partnership with two alumni advisory boards. These are the names of these two boards.
What are the Alumni Board of Directors and the Alumni Council?
300
Advancement Services will lead coordination of stakeholders in gift and event processing of Development events like Readings and Carols and R&T to improve workflow and communication in order to have more efficient administration and utilization of Raiser’s Edge. This is the Raiser’s Edge module where you set up pricing, participants, expenses, sponsors and other details for managing fundraising affairs.
What is the Events Module?
300
This member of the Univeresity Advancement division is slated to have the next birthday following this retreat. Better make sure there is food.
Who is Jonathan Meer? (Oct 1)
400
UC will expand the use of social media as a means to communicate news and events to University constituents. According to a recent survey, this is the percent of college students who use Facebook on a daily basis.
What is 96 percent? (Judge's note: We will accept any answer over 95 percent.)
400
With at least 10 days of advanced notice, this is the amount of lead time before a major meeting or event that briefing information be delivered by Barb or Cindy.
What is 72 hours?
400
This is the name of the program that started two years ago to transition current students to engaged alumni.
What is the Senior Year experience?
400
Advancement Services will provide accurate and timely financial and management reporting, ad hoc and routine mailing and list requests. This is the form used to obtain constituent demographic information for an event mailing or solicitation from Advancement Services.
What is a Mailing Request Form?
400
The next Board of Trustees meeting is scheduled for October 20. This Rider alumnus the new Chairman of the University Advancement Committee.
Who is Don Monks '70?
500
In coordination with the president's office, UC will streamline the process of emergency notification to ensure that messages are sent in a more timely manner. This is the most noticable change in the Office of University Communications in the past four months.
What is the color of Dan's hair?
500
This was the Universty's original fund raising goal for FY 2011, as projected in the 2006 PWC study.
What is $12.4 million?
500
According to our external consultant, the two keys to improved attendance at reunions is this in Lawrenceville and that in Princeton.
What is faculty in Lawrenceville and young alumni in Princeton?
500
Advancement Services staff will seek continuous improvement in "customer service”, training, general user support in the use of Raiser’s Edge and guidance on gift reporting standards and best practices. This is Advancement Services highest priority.
What is outstanding customer service, training and support?
500
These are the three divisional employees who have been with the University the longest.
Who are Kathy Burd, Karen Bognar and Mary Ann Azzaro?
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