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Young Alumni Association

A survey of young alumni was recently completed, providing insight into their
perception of events, philanthropy, available opportunities, and communication
both as alumni and when they were students.

RATE OF RESPONDENTS BY:

CLASS YEAR SCHOOL
1.75% 2.33%
2009 TFMA

.58% 5.24% 1.94% 2.14%

2011 6.21%
BYR ENG 2.91%
2008 TYLER
2010
4.85%
8.35%
ED

2012
24.66%
21.17%
2017
CLA
6.49%
CST
12.04%
2013 7.18%
STHM

15.34% 18.25% 11.65%

13.79% 2014
KLN CPH
2016
17.09%
15.53% FOX
2015

STATE

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE

TO HEAR FROM US?

MAIL
18.83%

TEXT
14.95%
EMAIL
CALL
3.30% 91.84%
Great! We’ll keep up the emails and make them compelling. We’ll try to send
mailpieces that talk both about giving and upcoming opportunities for engagement
and events.

Be sure we have your updated email address – update your info at

alumni.temple.edu/update.

WHEN YOU GRADUATED,

how well informed were you about programs, events, and other
opportunities available to Temple alumni?
50.49%

23.50%
20.58%

5.44%

NONE AT ALL A LITTLE A MODERATE A LOT

AMOUNT

We clearly have some work to do here. We’re partnering with another new-ish
program, TUGradCountdown, to work to get information to seniors while they’re
still on campus. We’re also creating a short video to show on social, at GradFest and
Homecoming, and hopefully more places to give a quick intro to what opportunities,
events, and benefits there are for alumni.

WHAT TYPES OF EVENTS

WOULD APPEAL TO YOU?

HAPPY HOUR

67.77%

Great, we’ll keep

’em coming!

Great things are happening at all the schools and

SCHOOL OR COLLEGE colleges. We’d like to help them get out the message
SPCECIFIC
more so that you know what’s up.
62.52%

We’ll partner with Temple Professional Network to

create more opportunities related to career growth, and
add more and varied opportunities for you to interact
with other alumni and students. We’ll also help you NETWORKING

start conversations at networking events by using

62.52%
identifiers to show those in specific industries, for
example, or place conversation topics on a table tent.

Great, join us for events during the Football and

Basketball seasons.
GAME WATCH

56.89% Also, all athletics schedules can be found at

https://owlsports.com/

We’d like to identify additional opportunities for alumni

to volunteer to not only impact Temple but the local
community. Let us know if you work with or at a
non-profit that might be a good partner for volunteer
VOLUNTEER
opportunities. 56.50%

In the meantime, join us for Global Days of Service - alumni.

temple.edu/globaldays.

37.28% We’ll partner with TUAA to launch a new online networking/

ONLINE NETWORKING mentorship platform in Spring 2019 for students and alumni
to connect.

We hope to create opportunities for Temple alumni to share

34.37%

their experiences and expertise on relevant topics, including PANEL DISCUSSIONS

financial literacy. Stay tuned!

There’s so many amazing opportunities to see Temple

36.70%
students perform.
ART RELATED

Check out the arts at Temple:

https://www.temple.edu/life-at-temple/arts-culture

HOW OFTEN DO YOU FEEL

LIKE YOU’RE ASKED TO DO THE
FOLLOWING?
57.48% 56.42%
51.07%

42.02%

ATTEND DONATE VOLUNTEER COMPLETE

EVENTS SURVEYS

We want to even the messaging out so that you’re receiving more info about
opportunities to volunteer (which we’re looking to expand) and to share your opinion,
mixed in with event invitations and the impact of young alumni support.

HOW HAVE YOU REMAINED

INVOLVED WITH TEMPLE SINCE
GRADUATION?
7.57%
SOCIETY
EVENTS
8.93%
REGIONAL CHAPTER
EVENTS

16.31% 42.52%
YOUNG ALUMNI ATHLETIC
HAPPY HOURS EVENTS

25.05%
SCHOOL & COLLEGE
EVENTS 25.05%
ALUMNI
WEEKEND

DYK that Temple offers hundreds of alumni events each year in Philadelphia and
across the country? Visit alumni.temple.edu/events to see the full listing and find
one (or more) that appeals to you. Additionally, we plan to use your responses to add
a little more variety into the schedule.

GIVE (DONATE)

56.70%

23.88%

15.92%

7.77%

NEVER MADE ONE-TIME DONATED YEARLY

A GIFT GIFT MORE THAN DONOR
ONCE

It may not seem like it, but every gift, no matter the size, makes a difference and
impact on current students, elevates Temple’s rankings, raising the value of your
degrees. You can give directly to whatever means most to you - whether that’s
something broad like general scholarships, or smaller, like your department.

Learn more at giving.temple.edu.

if you’ve donated financially to the university,

WHAT ARE YOUR REASONS

FOR GIVING?
6.67%
I GET SOMETHING
IN RETURN

6.93% 5.33%
IN HONOR/MEMORY
TAX BENEFIT

9.33%
IF SOMEONE
SPECIFICALLY ASKS ME
44%
TU PRIDE
13.87%
SHOW APPRECIATION FOR
THE SUPPORT I RECEIVED

38.93% 39.73%
HELP STUDENTS SUPPORT A
PROGRAM

We’re glad to see young alumni pride for Temple! Go Owls! We’ll showcase more
narratives about School and College programs and student stories to show who and
what benefit from alumni support.

who or what currently influences or could potentially could

INFLUENCE YOUR DECISION

TO GIVE?
UPDATES
FROM FACULTY
44.66%

TEMPLE FACTS AND

STUDENT STORIES
FIGURES
43.88%
62.33%
We want to be more transparent about what alumni donations directly support across
campus through facts and figures, success stories, and updates from your favorites
professors.

WHAT TYPES OF FUNDS WOULD

YOU POTENTIALLY SUPPORT?
70.49%

58.45%
51.26%

33.98%
30.87%
26.02%

15.33%

SCHOOL OR STUDENT FAVORITE ACTIVITY RESOURCE CROWD- ATHLETICS

COLLEGE SUPPORT DEPARTMENT FUNDING

There are tons of different areas across campus that significantly benefit from
alumni support. Are you passionate about a particular department, program, student
group or something else, and are Interested to learn if there’s a designated fund?

Contact giving@temple.edu to learn more.

HELP (VOLUNTEER)
2.52%
HOST WORK/
5.44% SITE VISIT
INTERVIEW/
RESUME REVIEW

7.38% 18.06%
HELP PLAN/HOST MENTOR/
ALUMNI EVENT ADVISE

7.57%
SERVE ON A
BOARD
13.01%
RECRUIT
11.26%
GUEST SPEAKER

There are so many ways to get involved to make an impact on current students and
the Temple community at large through volunteer opportunities.

What to learn more? Email alumrel@temple.edu.