Previous CACO Webinars

2010–2011

December 1, 2010: Facebook Pages 101: Your Organization's Foothold on the Social Web

Do you want to establish a presence for your alumni group on Facebook but aren't quite sure how to get started? This webinar will walk you through the process of setting up a page for your organization on Facebook, as well as provide some basic tips for page management and building your audience. The presentation assumes that you already have a Facebook profile and a basic level of comfort with tasks such as posting status updates or uploading photos. | Read through the presentation | Listen to the webinar

October 5, 2010: New and Continuing Officer Training

Tina Gourley, senior associate director for volunteer leadership programs, and Debby Earl, associate director of metrics and marketing provided detailed presentations on the five-year class life cycle and class membership and answers to burning questions, such as:

• What is the five-year class life cycle?
• What do I do as a class officer?
• What is the Ezra Plan?
• How do we find lost classmates?
• How can we get our class website to be more effective?

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September 14, 2010: CornellConnect Encore

Kim Barrett, CornellConnect project manager, provided an overview of CornellConnect: the latest online tool we’ve chosen to facilitate greater and deeper connections among alumni. Topics included:

• Tips on adding and editing your profile information
• How to hide or show your contact information
• How to search for and get in touch with friends and classmates
• A sneak preview of class and club web page templates

August 24, 2010: CornellConnect

Kim Barrett, CornellConnect project manager, provided an overview of CornellConnect: the latest online tool we’ve chosen to facilitate greater and deeper connections among alumni.

August 16, 2010: Social Media 101 Encore

For those who missed the May 25 webinar, Andrew Gossen provided an encore presentation.

May 25, 2010: Social Media 101

Andrew Gossen, the senior director of social media strategy in alumni affairs, provided a basic overview of key social media platforms, as well as some examples of how Cornell volunteers are using them in their volunteer roles. | Read the Q&A transcript (PDF)