Higher ed case studies | Slover Linett Strategies

Some of our favorite projects for educational institutions have been multi-year tracking studies in which we develop not just a snapshot of key constituencies at a particular moment, but a "motion picture" showing how they're changing over time.

Yet there's no "typical" Slover Linett research or assessment study in higher ed. Here are just a few of the projects we've enjoyed in recent years.

Alumni engagement tracking
Client: A leading private university
Project: A new, institution-wide survey to understand and track alumni engagement over time.
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Prospect and admit research
Client: A top graduate school
Project: Ongoing surveys of prospect and admit perceptions to increase applications and yield.
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Communications concept testing
Client: A regional public university
Project: Online survey of prospective students to evaluate proposed designs of a new university website.
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You can also browse our case studies for museums, the performing arts, and other nonprofits.

In the arts, audience-centered business models start with the art, not the business

In my last post, I asked where the consumers are in the Colorado symphony’s new “customer-driven” business model and promised a few examples of ways arts groups are getting audiences into the picture a little more creatively. It’s about not thinking of them as consumers or audiences in the first place, but as collaborators.