Making the Ask for Institutional Membership

Resources to help you present the value of an institutional membership to your administration.

Member shows off her Digital Collegium branded satchel.

Need help making the case for institutional membership? Use these resources to showcase the value of institutional membership. If you need more information, please email membership@digicol.org

Benefits for your school

Digital Collegium institutional membership provides staff, faculty and students the opportunity to:

Letter to your boss

Use the sample letter below as a guide for drafting your own request for Digital Collegium institutional membership. Review the pricing and other details on the Institutional Membership webpage to complete the request. 

Dear <administrator>,

I’m writing to you to request approval for <institution name> to become a HIghEdWeb institutional member.

Digital Collegium (formerly HighEdWeb) provides training and resources for campus web and digital creators. An institutional membership will help advance our digital expertise on campus.

As an institutional member, all web and digital technology users are able to join at no added cost. This will benefit many campus roles with targeted professional development. From web developers to marketers, content strategists to designers, social media to advancement, to name a few.

The annual membership fee is <view pricing>. This fee includes access for our entire campus community.

Thank you for considering supporting <your school’s> web and digital professionals. 

Sincerely,
<Your name, title, department>