Monday, September 27, 2010

What is a FRIEND? A brief explanation of Source Codes


When looking up a PERSON in Colleague, you might occasionally see "Alumni", "Parent" or "Friend".  These are source codes, and are assigned by Development.  Below is an example of three people, each with a different source code. 

Source codes identify a primary relationship with the college, with the most common codes being
1 - Alumni - this indicates a person who is either a former student, or, at certain times of the year, an undergraduate senior who is about to graduate. 
2 - Parent - the parent of a current or former student 
3 - Friend - a person who is not an alum nor a parent
6 - Corporation
CS - Current Student

These codes are used for federal fundraising reporting. They should not be changed, except by Development.

If you have a question about a source code, or believe it might be wrong, contact Joan Goularte, goularte@stmarys-ca.edu (X4344) directly.

Friday, September 24, 2010

CORE Team forms Subcommittee

The CORE Committee has formed a subcommittee to look at addresses, address types, guidelines for maintenance of addresses, and any other issues that might relate to addresses for applicants, students, alumni, donors, vendors and employees. 

Members have been notified of the date of the first meeting. If you would like to be included, contact Joan Goularte at X4434, or call AIS at X4375.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Informer Conference, October 11-12, 2010

The first annual Informer conference, ICON, will be held October 11-12, 2010 in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. Conference attendees with have an opportunity to enhance their Informer knowledge and learn about plans for the future of Informer. 

Interested in attending? Register at the conference website Registration is limited to 200 participants, so you will want to register soon.

For more information about our Informer report-writing tool, go to http://www.entrinsik.com - and, feel free to call AIS if you have questions.