Harris Connect

“Our affiliation with Harris Connect has been a great experience, from the first point of contact to the end of the directory project. Throughout the process, the staff has been efficient and helpful. Even after the project was complete, they remain very willing to assist us in our efforts to maintain our database.”

“As a result, we have been able to keep up to 90% of our alumni data current. The database has been a valuable tool for reunions, annual fund mailings, and for implementing targeted fund raising campaigns throughout the year.”

Maggie Pratt, Director of Development, Bishop Walsh School

“It’s one thing to create a good online community – but quite another to draw people back regularly. Harris Connect has built in features, including more targeted class notes, to keep alumni interested and give them a reason to return to the site. We’ve been very impressed with the thoroughness, responsiveness and reliability that Harris has demonstrated thus far, and we’re equally impressed by feedback from existing Harris Connect clients. We conducted a thorough search for an online service provider and we’re confident we’ve made the right decision.”

Danielle Young, Assistant Director of Alumni Events and Electronic Communications, Oberlin College

“Harris Connect has helped provide a consistency in communication in terms of marketing and overall timely communications. The online events registration and the monthly e-newsletter have been very well received by alumni. The events registration tool has been especially helpful in clubs communications and makes it easy for alumni to participate. We're very pleased.”

Sarah Beaudry, Director of Communications, The University of Arizona Alumni Association

“Partnering with Harris Connect was a logical extension of the existing successful partnership between Harris Connect and the UNC General Alumni Association. It's a great opportunity for Kenan-Flagler Business School to take advantage of the data sharing and automatic updates that the smart site technology offers, while maintaining a distinct online presence. The real key for us is that all data updates come through the Alumni Association and integrate seamlessly to the business school site, which eliminates the data management burden.”

“When we launched our community in April 2005, we had the immediate benefit of starting off with a base of users who had already registered through the General Alumni Association. Since then, registration for the online community has reached 10,600, representing more than 30% of our entire database. A key to this success is the fact that we make our Online Community available to new students as soon as they hit the door at orientation. Our marketing strategies for students and alumni highlight different features of the community each month, which has kept our registration list growing at a steady pace.”

Jeff Terry, Executive Director, Alumni Affairs, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School