Sending process discussion topics
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These topics in process improvement are for ongoing discussion during Sending Staff meetings such as the weekly KOP meeting, in preparation for specific process-improvement initiatives.
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Returnees
- Incentives for Returnees to do recruiting (ticket to host country per set number of stus sent abroad)
- Incentives for Returnees through AmeriCorps vouchers (function as regional coordinators and get credit for college) – get them involved
- Returnee automated email before they come back home
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Marketing
- College Advantage V2
- How to compare curriculum overseas with that in the US, to explain why it's not lost time academically?
Metrics and Financial Analysis
- How should we be tracking our success? Revisions to sending dashboard?
- How much do we spend on sending-related costs per KOP, and how can we reduce that?
- Numbers-based review of sending activities
CBOs
- What works / whats challenging / next steps
Financial Aid
- make it work better / generate ideas
- some sort of loan deal that we might facilitate for students and their families
Value package and resources for vols in the field
Annual calendar of when materials will be available (AFX, CB, applications, Cargill, Hattori, Egypt SLI, catalog, postcards, etc)
Catalogs
- What's the best way to distribute the school packet in the fall (topic of KOP meeting for June 3, 2008)
- distribution
- to just the very interested students
- something less expensive to somewhat interested students
- cut the number of catalogs needed but still leaving the same or more available for use in the Field
- who will be handing out catalogs (distribution guidelines, how many catalogs to vols)
Gap Year programs
- What are they called in other countries?
- How best to promote them in catalog and in field?
Integrating hosting staff with school presentations earlier
Revamp sending application to decrease INC?
Tracking School Leads
- SMs each have own way of tracking school leads and info, need to centralize processes
- Spreadsheet for schools that SMs use
- Update info in OPUS for schools
- Need one way across organization
- Talk about what works and what doesn't
