You’ve heard it many times: We’re in the relationship business. But how do you build and maintain relationships with your alumni when they’re scattered across the globe? Should you even try?

For educational institutions pondering whether to implement an international alumni program or for those wishing to improve their existing programs, this book can offer guidance and insight.

Being Global also includes a wealth of information about best practices being implemented by independent schools, colleges, universities and business schools around the world. These concrete examples look closely at managing from a distance, student-alumni programs, programming with faculty and signature programs. A comprehensive appendix list points you to hundreds of additional resources on these topics and more.

Is international alumni relations right for your institution? Let this book help you find the way to an answer.

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About the Author

Dr. Gretchen Dobson is the founder of Gretchen Dobson LLC, a global alumni relations consultancy leading institutions, governments and member-based organizations towards sustainable international alumni engagement strategies and solutions. Along with Being Global: Making the Case for International Alumni Relations (CASE, 2011), Dobson is the author of the International Travel Handbook: Engaging Constituents Abroad (Academic Impressions, 2014), and editor of Staying Global: “How International Alumni Relations Advances the Agenda” (EAIE, 2015). Dobson was recognized by the Chronicle of Higher Education as one of the leading “Innovators in Internationalization” for her work at Tufts University. She is a member of the Board of Directors for United Planet, a global network of leaders and volunteers fostering cross-cultural understanding and addressing shared challenges to unite the world in a community beyond borders. Dobson received her B.A. and M.A. from Boston College, and her Ed.D.in Higher Education Management from the University of Pennsylvania. She currently lives in Brisbane, Australia.