PDF of the Keynote presentation given at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the NCSSM Alumni Association by President Colin Law.

1. NCSSM
ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION
ANNUAL MEETING
OCTOBER 16, 2010
Wednesday, November 17, 2010

2. WHAT IS THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
PURPOSE
...to promote positive, active relationships among NCSSM
alumni and the larger NCSSM community in support of
the school’s educational mission, and to focus such
relationships towards volunteerism, financial giving
and stewardship of NCSSM.
MEMBERS
VOTING MEMBERS: BOARD MEMBERS:
all graduated students elected from the alumni, meet bi-monthly
HONORARY MEMBERS: BOARD COMMITTEES:
all current and former students, selected from the Association
parents, faculty & staff meet as needed
Wednesday, November 17, 2010

3. WHAT IS THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
REGULAR 4TH FRIDAYS
IMPROVED
SOCIAL
COMMUNICATION
EVENTS
INCREASED
VOLUNTEERISM
OVER $217,000 RAISED
BY ALUMNI IN 2009 - 2010
RECORD BREAKING FUNDRAISING
volunteer@ncssm.edu
Wednesday, November 17, 2010

4. NCSSM ALUMNI BOARD MEMBERS
Colin Law ʼ86 Charlie Stone ʼ03 Anna Shepherd ʼ05 Darcie Smith ʼ93 Brian Mahoney ʼ90 Kim Lott ʼ89
President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Immediate Past President
MEMBERS UP FOR RE-ELECTION
Amanda Hodges ʼ97 Jenny Idichandy ʼ88 John Matthew ʼ91 Stephen Roberts ʼ87 Eric Roush ʼ82 Kimberly Turk ʼ90
NEW MEMBERS
Alex Baranpuria ʼ02 Jennifer Batchelor ʼ06 Megan Lamb ʼ01 Stephanie Thompson ʼ99 Jodi Wittlin ʼ90
Wednesday, November 17, 2010

5. NCSSM ALUMNI BOARD COMMITTEES
EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
• guide the direction of the Alumni Association Board • discover and nominate new members for the Board
• bi-monthly meetings to discuss Association issues • recruit people with specific skills to help with
• liaison with Foundation and Trustee Boards ongoing projects
• educate current students about the Association
COMMUNICATIONS SOCIAL
• promote the exchange of information about alumni • promote fellowship among local alumni through
and NCSSM community events via email and social social events
networks • help organize social events in other U.S. cities
• improve the alumni database and ncssmalumni.com • develop new alumni Chapters around the world
• provide content for the alumni e-newsletter
FUNDRAISING VOLUNTEERISM
• assist the Development Office in meeting the Annual • identify NCSSM volunteer opportunities
Fund and NCSSM Foundation goals. • recruit volunteers to participate in NCSSM events
• work to increase alumni donor participation • organize and participate in NCSSM events both on
• organize and participate in fundraising events and off campus
Wednesday, November 17, 2010

6. GOALS FOR 2010 AND BEYOND
1. FUNDRAISING
1. Alumni must give $100 or more to the Annual Fund in
$1,000,000 the 2010-2011 fiscal year. For every 1% participation
by a given Class, the donor will match with $1000.
GREATER CHALLENGE e.g. If a class with 200 alums get 50 classmates (25%)
to give at the $100+ level, the donor adds $25,000.
An anonymous alum donor is challenging all alumni to
increase and sustain their overall participation in 2. Alumni are asked to pledge the same amount or more
giving back to NCSSM and the Annual Fund with a gift for a 2nd year. The donor will match this pledged 2nd
of up to one million dollars! year money dollar for dollar!
2. PARTICIPATION 3. SPECIAL PROJECTS
ALL ALUMNI INTERNET
• expand and maintain regional Alumni Chapters • improve the look, functionality and experience of
• increase alumni participation at on-campus events http://www.ncssmalumni.com/
• expand alumni volunteer opportunities
• better utilize social networks to link alumni UNI•CON (ALUMNI CONFERENCE)
• envision a tiny TED conference for NCSSM
ALUMNI BOARD • a mini-conference for alumni, students, faculty and
• increase Alumni Board membership staff to gather and share ideas and experiences
• expand the diversity of the Alumni Board both in • short interesting talks spread across the Friday of
ethnicity and Class year Alumni Weekend sparking ideas and cross-pollination
Wednesday, November 17, 2010

7. COMING UP
Sanjeev Patel ’90
Associate & Designer
Duda/Paine Architects
“Discovery Center”
aka “The Campus Masterplan”
Dr. J. Todd Roberts
NCSSM Chancellor-Elect
“Welcome & Hello”
Our new chancellor returns home
to his Watts Hospital birthplace
Wednesday, November 17, 2010