Switchboard

A collection of example posts, promotions, social media posts, emails etc.

Switchboard resource library

Switchboard logos, fonts, visual elements, design guidelines in vector and .png formats

Presenting and explaining Switchboard and how it works to staff, faculty, alumni, and other stakeholders.

Creating a permanent page perpetually promotes your Switchboard

How to use customizable inserts in the digest emails your community members receive weekly

Tabling for your Switchboard is the quintessential way to grow your community and stay in tune with student and alumni needs

You should include Switchboard in your email newsletter regularly. Featuring success stories is an organic way to do that.

Your alumni magazine might be the one surefire way to reach older alumni. Here's how other partners are making the most of theirs.

Sharing Switchboard in Facebook posts and ads—from official pages and your own accounts—is an important way to reach alumni where they are.

Twitter isn't as powerful a medium as some other channels, but tweeting is easy.

Audio and video are high-production value, but persistent, ways to promote Switchboard

It's important to celebrate your progress with your team and your community. Here's how some other partners have done so.

Graduation is one of the best times to introduce seniors to Switchboard, and the last chance you have to do so on campus.

Reunions are the physical manifestation of Switchboard and the perfect time to introduce the platform to your community.

Holidays like Thanksgiving and Valentine's Day are opportunities to spread the gratitude and love that Switchboard brings to your community.

Students serving as ambassadors can help you get your Switchboard started by getting other students to post