In this episode of Alumless, Chris and Ryan chat with Lauren Villanueva, Vice President for Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving at Syracuse University, to explore the transformative work behind Forever Orange: The Campaign for Syracuse University. Lauren shares insights into the ambitious engagement goals set for the campaign and the strategies her team used to bring them to life. We also discuss her journey as a doctoral student studying engagement and how her research informs her approach to leading Syracuse’s recently merged Alumni Engagement & Annual Giving teams. We chat with Lauren about the challenges and opportunities of integrating alumni engagement with annual giving and how this unified model creates meaningful connections and inspires philanthropy. Thanks to Protopia for being our presenting sponsor. Protopia is all the buzz in the engagement space. Find out how their unique AI-powered technology helps schools scale volunteerism and make it easy for alumni to help.
