Each first Wednesday of the month, one of our Track Representatives will host a virtual BBS (Beg, Borrow, and Steal) session as part of a larger educational series. These diverse, continuing education and networking sessions, offered outside of the annual conference, provide cross-track training, collaboration, and interaction. We invite members to log on, explore cross-disciplinary topics, share best practices, and discover new ideas, hoping you and your institution will find value in these extended learning opportunities.

NAADA BBS Series

Item Name Posted By Date Posted
NAADA BBS Session | March 2024
 Administration 3/19/2024
NAADA BBS Session | May 2023
 Administration 5/5/2023
NAADA BBS Session | February 2023
 Administration 3/28/2023
NAADA BBS Session | November 2022
 Administration 3/28/2023
NAADA BBS Session | April, 2022
 Administration 5/24/2022
NAADA BBS Session | March, 2022
 Administration 3/16/2022
2022-02 NAADA BBS Series - Good Practices
Good practices of alumni relations professionals leading engagement programs and volunteers in colleges of agriculture at land-grant institutions. 
 Administration 2/7/2022
2022-01 NAADA BBS Series - Swag Sharing Ideas
Description: Looking for creative ideas of gifts and swag to give out at your next recruitment, alumni or student event? Did you give away something really creative recently that was a huge hit? Tune into this BBS with your giveaway items from all of your events and share your successes (as well as those things that didn't go well!).
 Administration 1/18/2022
2021-04-07 Love it or List It
 Administration 8/12/2021
2020-12-12 BBS Recording
 Administration 2/24/2021
2020-09-03 BBS Session Slides.pdf PDF (1.2 MB)
 Administration 9/25/2020
2020-09-03 Tactical Guide to LinkedIn.pdf PDF (2.87 MB)
 Administration 9/25/2020
2020-09-03 Cultivating Connections with LinkedIn
Are you connecting or thinking of connecting with your constituents through LinkedIn? Join us for this month’s Beg Borrow & Steal session, “Cultivating Connections with LinkedIn.” Alan Schaffranek, director of alumni Relations for The College of Agricultural Sciences at Penn State University, will share content strategies, stories about launching a departmental LinkedIn Group with a student intern, and tips and resources to help cultivate your connections.
Hosted By: Alumni Track
Speaker: Alan Schaffranek, Director of Alumni Relations, Penn State University
Moderator: Faith Brooks- Mason, College Alumni Officer, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Michigan State University 
 Administration 9/25/2020
2020-04-08 Student Development, Alumni Engagement
Topic: Student Development, Alumni Engagement, & Everything In Between – Supporting Our Students & Alumni in a Time of Social Distancing
Session Description: In this session, NAADA institutions will share ideas relating to student recruitment, professional support services, and new alumni recognition, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Bring your ideas to share, and learn from each other during this unprecedented time.
Hosted by: Alumni & Student Professionals Track 
 Administration 9/25/2020
2020-01-08 Successful Social Media Campaigns
 Administration 4/17/2020
2019-12-04 Alumni Relations for All Generations PDF (2.4 MB) Administration 4/17/2020
2019-09-06 Effective Storytelling PDF (1.8 MB) Administration 4/17/2020