Organization: GEORGIA TECH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Mission: CHAMPION AND SERVE ITS ALUMNI AND THE INSTITUTE THROUGH PROGRAMMING AND ENGAGEMENT THAT FOSTERS LIFELONG RELATIONSHIPS AND PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT.
Activities: ROLL CALL & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SERVES AS A FUNDRAISING ARM OF GEORGIA TECH. THIS DEPARTMENT MANAGES THE ANNUAL FUND AND PERFORMS ALL SOLICITATIONS THAT RAISE FUNDS FROM APPROXIMATELY 35,000 ALUMNI AND FRIENDS. THIS FUNDRAISING PROMOTES EDUCATION AT GEORGIA TECH BY PROVIDING UNRESTRICTED FUNDS FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS, FINANCIAL AID, RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF TOP FACULTY AND SUPPORT OF NEW ACADEMIC PROGRAMS. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MAINTAINS ALL CURRENT CONTACT RECORDS FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS FOR THIS FUNDRAISING AND ALSO TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AT GEORGIA TECH AND TO PROMOTE ALUMNI RELATIONS. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGES THE AFFINITY PROGRAMS, ADVERTISING AND MERCHANDISING.
EVENTS & TOURS: PLANS AND STAGES ALUMNI ASSOCIATION EVENTS TO BRING ALUMNI TOGETHER IN SOCIAL AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. MANAGES THE ASSOCIATION EVENTS CALENDAR. ALUMNI TOURS OFFER EDUCATIONAL TRIPS FOR ALUMNI TO TRAVEL AND LEARN ABOUT THE WORLD.
COMMUNICATIONS: COMMUNICATIONS PRODUCES ALUMNI PUBLICATIONS AND OVERSEES THE LIVING HISTORY INITIATIVE, WHICH RECORDS THE PERSONAL MEMORIES OF THE GEORGIA TECH FAMILY. PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE WITH A TOTAL ANNUAL CIRCULATION OF 322,000 AND BUZZWORDS, AN ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER WITH CIRCULATION OF 983,000.
NTEE category: Education
Secondary category: Mutual & Membership Benefit