2016 VAESE Survey

The Voluntary Alumni Engagement in Support of Education (VAESE) survey is a benchmarking tool used to measure ongoing alumni engagement and cultivation programs in higher education. The results help alumni and advancement professionals identify important trends and issues.

The survey results will be made available free of charge to participants who complete the survey. To be notified when results are available, please provide your preferred contact information in the space provided at the end of the survey.

This study is sponsored by Access Development for the benefit and support of alumni organizations world-wide, and is the result of a collaboration with alumni relations professionals throughout North America, Europe and Asia. It is not affiliated with the Council for the Aid to Education.

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* 1. What best describes your institution?

Private/Independently funded college/university

Publicly funded (majority or in-part) college/university

For-profit college/university

Two-year community college/ junior college

Private/Independently funded school (K-12)

Higher Education Institution (not in the USA)

Secondary Education School (not in the USA)

Other (please specify)

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* 2. In what year was your school established as an institution of higher education?

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2016

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i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 3. If your institution is associated with a Division 1 intercollegiate athletic conference, please select the conference representing the majority of your student athletes.

Other (please specify)

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* 4. When considering your alumni organization’s relationship with your intercollegiate athletics department, would you say your relationship is:

Superb: We have had no conflicts, and we work very well with each other.

Excellent: We usually work well together, and any conflicts have been minor.

Good: We have a few conflicts, and our relationship struggles at times.

Poor: We don’t have a very good relationship.

Not applicable

Other (please specify)

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* 5. How would you describe your alumni organization's connection with your institution/school?

Autonomous / Independent

Semi-autonomous / Inter-dependent

Not autonomous / Dependent

Other (please specify)

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* 6. As it relates to your organizational structure, the most senior executive alumni relations professional in your organization reports to:?

President/Chancellor of the institution

Alumni Board of directors

Vice President/Vice Chancellor

Executive level below a Vice President/Vice Chancellor

Other (please specify)

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* 7. When it comes to the integration of the fundraising/development operation and the alumni relations/engagement operation at your institution, how would you describe the degree of integration?

We are fully integrated, and share people and other resources

We are not integrated, but collaborate with each other.

We are partially integrated, but are working toward integration.

We have discussed integration, or are in the planning stages.

We are not integrated, and don't have plans to integrate.

Other (please specify)

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* 8. How many FTEs (full-time equivalent employees) are currently working in an alumni relations and/or engagement capacity? (Please exclude those who work primarily in an institutional fundraising capacity.)

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* 9. Within your alumni organization, how many FTEs are primarily dedicated to administrative or clerical functions? (Exclude those involved directly in programming, events, fundraising and/or engagement.)

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