Alumni networks are for your school too
Written by Ján Michalko In this guest blog for the British Pakistan Foundation, Ján writes about alumni networks in the UK and Pakistan and introduces our work to members of the diaspora. He suggests that the networks are not limited to schools with substantial resources like Eton College in Berkshire or Aitchison College in Lahore. In contrary, he highlights that because they represent purposefully organised relationships with a shared vision, they can be set up around most school communities. What do you think of, when you hear ‘Eton’? Eton mess? The quintessentially British dessert with cream and strawberries. The town …
Who is in charge here?
As more and more organisations have been relocating their teams into the virtual space to deal with COVID-19 in mid-March, we hosted our first global webinar. Zooming in on alumni-led networks, we brought together organisations keen to learn from one another about the ways to engage their former students, beneficiaries and participants. As Ján writes, the discussion showed the benefits of having a community to share experiences and get support from each other, as many people responsible for alumni engagement find themselves working in isolation, not only during the time of COVID-19 pandemic. Written by Ján Michalko If you work with volunteers, I bet that at some point in your …
About Us
