#engagementstory FACULTY LOOKING FOR SPORTS PROFESSIONALS TO SPEAK IN HER CLASS By MAX LEISTEN We often advocate that anyone in your community should be free to ask for help, and get it. That includes faculty looking for alumni to share…
#engagementstory FSU STUDENT CURIOUS ABOUT COMBINING THEATRE AND PSYCHOLOGY By MAX LEISTEN Careers are never linear. There is no “one path” to follow but rather most of us have many different careers in our lives (being CEO of Protopia is…
#engagementstory ROANOKE COLLEGE STUDENT FRUSTRATED WITH JOB REQUIREMENTS By MAX LEISTEN Here’s a fantastic example of how to ask alumni for help — give them something nonsensical that they have struggled with so that they can share their own experience. Looking…
#engagementstory FSU YOUNG ALUM LOOKING FOR RESUME FEEDBACK By MAX LEISTEN A question we often get is “is Protopia also for alumni looking for help?” Of course! We’ve built it to be truly for everyone in your community, from prospects…
#engagementstory DUKE “FIRST SUMMER” QUESTION ACTIVATES LOTS OF ALUMNI By MAX LEISTEN We’re pretty good (we think) at assessing what question will get a response from alumni. A great introduction is crucial, a clear “ask” that is easy to respond…
#engagementstory DUKE FRESHMAN SEEKING SPORTS MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP By MAX LEISTEN When I tell prospective customers that it’s important to distinguish Protopia from ChatGPT because there’s no instant gratification but rather a real human connection, I inevitably get asked “well, how…
#engagementstory RECRUITING ALUMNI FOR RESEARCH AND CURE OF CHILD’S DISEASE By MAX LEISTEN The more urgent a need, the more alumni are likely to help because the reward (“impact”) is greater. Of course that assumes the basics of “relevance” (can…
#engagementstory DUKE STUDENT LEVERAGES AI TO SCALE JOB NETWORKING By MAX LEISTEN Mentoring doesn’t scale (but you know this already). What does scale is personalized networking using artificial intelligence technology. And I love it when a student or alum “gets”…
practitioner perspective Savannah Stanberry Appalachian State University By RYAN CATHERWOOD Protopia’s Ryan Catherwood interviews Savannah Stanberry, Assistant Director of Alumni Affairs at Appalachian State University where she focuses on young alumni engagement. Ryan: App State has been consistently recognized as…
#engagementstory ROANOKE COLLEGE STAFF MEMBER RECRUITS ALUMNI FOR MARKETING By MAX LEISTEN We often get questions like: “So is this for students or alumni to get help?” And we strongly encourage not to think about Protopia through the lens of…
