Presentation to the AIESEC UK Alumni Association from the Communications Working Group - main principles of communication, communication platform requirements, introducing WildApricot as a communications platform, pros and cons of alternatives

1. AIESEC UK Alumni Association Communication Working Group 4 th September 2008 Dan Cunningham & Carl Petrou Communication … if it’s going to be, it’s up to us!

3. Discussion: What do we want/need from our communication platform(s)?

4. What do we need from our communication platform(s)? 6. Professional networking Finding professional contacts, job opportunities, etc. 7. External Web Site Publicising the activities of the association 5. Social networking (Re-)connecting users based on social connections 4. Events Management Calendar of events and activities, sending invites and reminders 3. Newsletter / Announcements From the Association / AIESEC – ideally with ability to send to a subset of users (e.g. London, recent graduates, job-seekers, etc.) 2. Working Group Communications Collaboration, discussion, sharing documents, publicising activities and minutes 1. Membership Database Keeping an up-to-date database of all members

6. What do we need from our communication platform(s)? nothing? 6. Professional networking Finding professional contacts, job opportunities, etc. Currently using 7. External Web Site Publicising the activities of the association 5. Social networking (Re-)connecting users based on social connections 4. Events Management Calendar of events and activities, sending invites and reminders 3. Newsletter / Announcements From the Association / AIESEC – ideally with ability to send to a subset of users (e.g. London, recent graduates, job-seekers, etc.) 2. Working Group Communications Collaboration, discussion, sharing documents, publicising activities and minutes + e-mail list of 149 alumni 1. Membership Database Keeping an up-to-date database of all members

7. Our Proposal - WildApricot + 6. Professional networking Finding professional contacts, job opportunities, etc. Our Proposal 7. External Web Site Publicising the activities of the association + 5. Social networking (Re-)connecting users based on social connections + 4. Events Management Calendar of events and activities, sending invites and reminders 3. Newsletter / Announcements From the Association / AIESEC – ideally with ability to send to a subset of users (e.g. London, recent graduates, job-seekers, etc.) 2. Working Group Communications Collaboration, discussion, sharing documents, publicising activities and minutes 1. Membership Database Keeping an up-to-date database of all members

8. A powerful web-based membership database and website system

9. Membership Application and Payment

10. Detailed User Profiles

11. Fully Searchable Members Database

12. Send HTML e-mails to any subset of members

13. Discussion Forums

14. Web Page Editing

15. Events Management

18. Discussion…

19. Appendices and Background Research

20. Contender 1: Facebook

22. Contender 2: LinkedIn

24. Contender 3: Google Group

26. Contender 4: Google Site

28. Proposal 1 – The Combo 6. Professional networking Finding professional contacts, job opportunities, etc. Proposal 1 – The Combo 7. External Web Site Publicising the activities of the association 5. Social networking (Re-)connecting users based on social connections 4. Events Management Calendar of events and activities, sending invites and reminders 3. Newsletter / Announcements From the Association / AIESEC – ideally with ability to send to a subset of users (e.g. London, recent graduates, job-seekers, etc.) 2. Working Group Communications Collaboration, discussion, sharing documents, publicising activities and minutes 1. Membership Database Keeping an up-to-date database of all members

30. Proposal 1b – The Combo with basic PHP members database <PHP> <PHP> <PHP> <PHP> 6. Professional networking Finding professional contacts, job opportunities, etc. Proposal 1b – The Combo with PHP 7. External Web Site Publicising the activities of the association 5. Social networking (Re-)connecting users based on social connections 4. Events Management Calendar of events and activities, sending invites and reminders 3. Newsletter / Announcements From the Association / AIESEC – ideally with ability to send to a subset of users (e.g. London, recent graduates, job-seekers, etc.) 2. Working Group Communications Collaboration, discussion, sharing documents, publicising activities and minutes 1. Membership Database Keeping an up-to-date database of all members