4 Characteristics of a Successful Online Charity Community

Engaging your charity’s stakeholders online can have transformative potential. Charities have a unique ability to engage communities, but not all charities make the most of the opportunities that the digital world offers. In this blog post we’re going to talk about four characteristics that contribute to the success of an online charity community. An online […]

Mentoring for Students – Powerful Lessons Beyond Academia?

Think back on your undergraduate studies. Like many, you might want to go back and teach your younger self what you know today. What if someone could have guided you through your decisions and experiences at the time? Mentoring has a huge potential to transform, and maybe even more so during this confusing time in […]

What are the Benefits of Mentoring PhD Students?

The benefits of mentoring are often thought to be for young people only. At VeryConnect we know from collaborating with a range of mentoring organisations that reality is different. Mentoring can help people in all walks of life. Formal mentoring programmes are gaining popularity in higher education and we wanted to explore why. Mentoring for […]

What do Alumni Association Leaders have in Common?

Graduations at The University of Glasgow, looking out from the Cloisters

Have you ever wondered who leads your alumni network? We went to find out. Directors and Heads of Alumni maintain the bond between you and your university after graduation. They connect hundreds of thousands of people. The role is slightly different at each university. Some universities focus more on fundraising, others on helping alumni to […]