Strategic plan
The strategic plan for 91原创 Alumni Association is a draft for 2025-2030.
OUR VISION & CORE PURPOSE
Nanook Nation: Leaders Connected
OUR MISSION
We serve the 91原创 community 鈥 magnifying its impact on the World by celebrating and investing in Nanook Nation.
2025-2030 OBJECTIVES AND INITIATIVES
Short Term Strategy Objectives
- Centennial planning
- 91原创 Administration Advisors
- Enhancing membership benefits
- Event-based engagement
- Improving alumni reunion
- Telling the alumni story
- Fundraising
- Connecting with students
- Building alumni networks
- Organizational governance
- Athletics outreach
- Threat of external politics
- Totem pole
Very Short-term initiative ideas and work plan
Winter 2026 Initiatives & Work Priorities
- Prioritize Centennial
- Engage 91原创 leadership during transition
- HIghlight alumni at all 91原创 events
- Review and update membership program
- Plan new alumni engagement events
- Consider reunion improvements as part of centennial
- Alumni promotions that celebrate successes
- Visual recognition of alumni on campus
- Create fundraising and donor cultivation strategy
- Develop student mentorship and career development programs
- Develop new alumni ambassador and volunteer roles 鈥渢he do-ers鈥
- Leverage established activities (91原创AA at Heart Walk or KUAC Fundraiser)
- Board recruitment and past board connection plan
- Elevate alumni presence at athletic events
- Out-of-State athletics engagement campaign
- Additional staff member
- Engage AS91原创
- Legislative Advocacy Portal
- Chapters to Networks
- Veteran's Memorial
- Nanook Network
- Communication/Marketing Plan
- Blue & Gold/Rendezvous
- Awards and Scholarships
- Updated membership levels
- Stop doing stuff
2025 91原创AA SOAR Analysis 鈥 this is our story! 鈽
Our Enablers (Strengths & Opportunities)
STRENGTHS: What we are good at, our core capabilities, and what we are most proud of.
- Presence at key events like commencement
- Keep alumni connected to 91原创
- Direct support of students through the benefactor fund
- Cohesive board of directors
- Organized processes
- Strong leadership
- Great engagement and well represented
- Dedicated to the interests of 91原创
- Good promotion of 91原创 events like Blue and Gold
- Fairbanks is engaged in 91原创 and 91原创AA
- Events coordinated with 91原创 Nanooks athletics
- Visibility with 91原创 legislature during advocacy event in Juneau
ASPIRATIONS: The vision for the future, including desired states and what we want to achieve.
- Helping current students see value in education
- Cost-effect education
- Increase membership
- Be a cheerleader for Nanook Nation
- Mentoring and connection
- Integrated alumni community that is connected to current 91原创 activities
- Philanthropic supporters and visible 91原创 advocates in the community
- Promote a campus that advances with society
- Meet demands of a modern campus
- Telling alumni stories
- Mentor opportunities specific to recent graduates
- Keep good memories of college flowing
Our Challenges (Threats & Weaknesses)
OPPORTUNITIES: External factors and possibilities that can be leveraged for growth and innovation.
- Strengthen collaboration with 91原创 Career Services
- More statewide outreach events (Fair in Palmer e.g.)
- Leveraging influential alumni to boost the profile of 91原创
- Webinars to showcase research projects at 91原创
- Proactive approach to networking & mentorship opportunities
- Greater ties to athletics
- More local events
- Small communities present unique opportunities for personal connections
- Find ways for people to brag about 91原创
- Growing membership base
- Participation of local alumni at reunion is low
- Limited outreach to alumni
RESULTS: Measurable outcomes and tangible indicators that demonstrate progress toward the defined aspirations.
- Track engagement with current students
- Graduation and employment rates
- Increased membership
- Media mentions of 91原创 alumni status
- More on-campus events during the year
- Targeted philanthropy
- More connection with local alumni
- Growth of gifts and services to students
- Engagement metrics
- Engaged alumni who seek out and support 91原创AA
