SDS Group
Engagement/Eloquence/Communication
Interact with Archives from Your School’s History
SDS Mercury is an online resource to capture and provide a unique digital heritage experience from the alumni time at school. Record posts, blogs, video, audio, social media feeds, historic archives etc – a live system which evolves with each and every post or upload...
SDS Mercury is used by School Development and Marketing Departments in schools in a variety of ways:
- Fundraising and Bursaries
- Celebration of the Archive and school heritage
- Alumni relations – including the opportunities for targeted appeals
- The School History
- Teaching Resources
- Student participation such as the DofE
- Activities, arts, drama, performances etc – positive messages for current and future parents
- School Marketing (obtaining new sources of finance as well as new Students)
- Research and inclusion for the local community, social history and ancestry purposes
Our Clients
SDS Mercury has already been adopted by a number of public schools (some of whom were existing clients of the SDS Group), and many of these have noted an marked increase in alumni engagement since their sites were launched. Click on the button to view some of our existing clients' web sites, or read more below about one particular client, the Manchester Grammar School...
Case Study: MGS Life
The Manchester Grammar School has a diverse and rich history covering more than five centuries since its foundation in 1515. The MGS archives are curated in specialist accommodation in the heart of the School. However, it was vital that the archives were made accessible to Old Mancunians living all over the world...
SDS Heritage has provided the school with the perfect digital archive solution in MGS Life. The MGS Life platform enables thematic content from the school's history to be simply uploaded, stored, searched and promoted. From video to podcasts, ancient admissions registers to school magazines, MGS Life has the functionality to take alumni back in time to their school days.
Working with Mark Coleman and his team has been a pleasure. They listened to my wants, and have provided the solution that I need. Emotionally engaging alumni by provoking nostalgia is one of the best methods of cultivating philanthropic support.
The process of creating the MGS Life website with SDS has been a pleasure. The team were flexible and responsive, always happy to alter plans and add improvements. The site itself is very intuitive to use, and from an archivist’s point of view it works well with multi-level and functional arrangement systems.
Questions...?
If you have any questions or would like to arrange a free no-obligation quote or demonstration, please get in touch using the form or by calling 01202 496513.
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SDS Mercury is a product of the SDS Group. Information about other products and services offered by SDS Group can be found on the web site www.sds-group.co.uk.