No two schools are the same, and no two alumni offices are either. But the goals of the alumni offices within those schools are probably fairly similar: to advance the interests of the school (be that a college or a university), and to create opportunities for alumni to participate in the life of the school community (be that community a regional, national, even global one). The shortQueue program helps alumni offices achieve both: it advances the interests of the school by promoting its events and activities, and it allows alumni to participate in the life of the school by capturing and preserving those events and activities (even for those who could not attend). On top of that, when alumni (or others) purchase prints, revenue is generated for the school.

At the very least, shortQueue is a service that the alumni office could provide its alumni. But there's much more to it than that. By giving your alumni the opportunity to buy pictures of the events they attend (or can't attend as the case may be), the school has launched an exercise in community building that will pay dividends well beyond the financial kind. shortQueue is not merely a fundraising initiative; rather, it is an on-going celebration of your school and its people. When staying connected with your alumni is the goal, think shortQueue.

If it is indeed true that "the people make the place," then shortQueue can make that place even more special by preserving, for a lifetime, the memories of the people who made it special to begin with. Stay connected. Get shortQueue.