2026 Alumni & Community Relations | Webinars & Recordings
Building an Impactful Alumni Programme for International Schools | 30 April 2026
Presenter: Karen Cairney
International schools increasingly recognise the long term value of an engaged Alumni Community but many lack the staff, budget, or time to build a fully developed programme across multiple geographies. The good news? A meaningful, effective Alumni network doesn’t require a large team or expensive systems. It requires clarity, strategy, and smart prioritisation.
In this webinar, Karen Cairney, CEO of Cairney & Company explores how international schools can design and grow an Alumni programme that is sustainable, community centred, and achievable – even with minimal resources. Viewers will learn how to establish a clear purpose, build foundational data, and create simple engagement pathways that work for globally dispersed graduates. Whether your school is taking the first steps or looking to refine an existing approach, this webinar will equip you with the frameworks, ideas, and confidence to build an Alumni programme that works – no matter your resource level.
2025 Alumni & Community Relations | Webinars & Recordings
Excellence Award Series – Alumni & Community Relations Campaign Award | 3 June 2025
Presenter: Kellie Hasluck, St. Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls
Kellie Hasluck from St. Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls will talk about the new St Hilda’s Heritage Centre and how they designed it as a philanthropic engagement strategy designed to build trust, connection and opportunities to have philanthropic conversations.
By celebrating the school’s history with personal stories, unique artifacts and multimedia, Old Scholars are now visiting the school more frequently and with purpose. The fundraising campaign was designed to ignite a philanthropic culture among alumni and exceeded its target by more than 20%.
2024 Alumni & Community Relations | Webinars & Recordings
Alumni Strategy: Where to start & how to really be strategic! Webinar | 7 November 2024
Presenter: Merryn Parks
Have you inherited an Alumni program? Or wondered why your organisation does the Alumni activities they do? Or maybe you’re a less established school, and you don’t even know what activities you could be doing?
In this webinar you will hear from Merryn Parks who established an Alumni program and a framework for a co-ed independent school. Results saw the school engage with 1 in 4 Alumni within 2 months of the program’s launch.
Beyond Basics: Advanced Alumni Engagement Tactics Webinar | 31 July 2024
Presenter: Dr Colin Taylor CFRE
Are you ready to take your alumni relations to the next level? This webinar delves deep into the advanced strategies for engaging your alumni community.
Key Topics include:
- Defining Alumni: Why asking “Who are our alumni?” matters.
- Internal Support: Strategies for gaining and sustaining it.
- Measure to Manage: Effective metrics and target setting.
- Program Thinking: Structured approaches to hit goals.
- Storytelling: Using success stories to boost engagement.
Learn how to transform your alumni engagement strategies, and take the next step towards creating a more engaged and connected alumni community.
Be inspired – where innovation meets engagement!
