Bonner Alumni - Bonner Connect - FDM 2019

1. BONNER ALUMNI
NETWORK

2. PAPER
AIRPLANE
ICE BREAKER

3. 1) How are you managing to keep
your alumni engaged with your
program?
2) Is your program making steps
today towards building a long-
term culture of engagement with
alumni?

4. SESSION GOALS
๏ Discuss alumni engagement challenges
and successes
๏ Learn about Bonner Connect platform
๏ The purpose and roles of Students
Alumni Ambassadors
๏ 2-3 alumni engagement goals!

5. AGENDA
1) The challenges & successes
of alumni engagement
2) Bonner Connect features
and functionality
3) Students Alumni
Ambassadors support
4) Alumni engagement goals
5) Close with questions/
concerns

6. CHALLENGES AND
SUCCESSES OF ALUMNI
ENGAGEMENT
BONNER ALUMNI NETWORK

7. LIMITED TIME/
BUDGET
DATA
RESTRICTIONS
(OUTDATED ALUMNI DATA)
LEVERAGING
ALUMNI
VOLUNTEERS
LEVERAGING
INTERNAL
PARTNERSHIPS

8. YOUR ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT
๏ What are you struggling with?
๏ What questions arise for you as you think
about ______________?
๏ What is every person on your team willing
to do about ___________?
๏ How do you see this happening?
๏ Where do you see the Bonner Foundation
supporting your improvement of
__________?

9. JOIN
BONNER
CONNECT!

10. FEATURES AND
FUNCTIONALITY

11. FEED
๏ Message text
‣ You can enter up to 4000 characters
๏ Upload images
‣ You can add up to 20 images in a post. Click on
the upload images button and select your images
‣ Your image will preview on the post
๏ Attach large files and pdf documents
BONNER CONNECT

12. PHOTOS
๏ Photos uploaded to the platform
๏ Create album for your Bonner Program or add to album
๏ Cover photo
๏ Photo
๏ Upload images and tag people
๏ Tag users to get notification that the post is relevant to
them
BONNER CONNECT

13. DIRECTORY
๏ Map/ List view
๏ Filter by ( name, affiliation, location)
๏ Advanced search ( Bonner Program, graduation
year, industry)
๏ Get Involved filter options
๏ Who’s missing?
BONNER CONNECT

14. GROUPS
๏ Create groups for your Bonner Program
๏ Post directly to your group from the main feed or
within the group feed
๏ Privacy options for the groups (open/closed group)
๏ Post events and invite everyone affiliated with the
group
๏ Upload images and tag people in the group
BONNER CONNECT

15. MENTORING
๏ Your suggested mentors
๏ Find Mentor by Industry
๏ Find your own mentor
๏ Mentoring Relationship status
๏ Mentoring Setting
BONNER CONNECT

16. JOBS
๏ Jobs posted will be visible on the widget
๏ Job opening timeline
๏ Image for a company remains the same
(avoid uploading departments logo)
๏ Users can apply internal or external
BONNER CONNECT

17. EVENTS
๏ Location
๏ Start & End date
๏ Time zone
๏ Registration options
๏ Description of your event
BONNER CONNECT

19. PURPOSE & ROLES
STUDENT ALUMNI AMBASSADOR

20. The mission of the Bonner Alumni
Ambassador:
1) to promote the participation of alumni in
Bonners’ affairs with their alma mater and
within in the Bonner Network;
2) to support the Bonner Alumni Network
and serve as alumni liaisons for the
Bonner Foundation at their respective
schools by creating a vibrant, engaged
community of Bonner alumni.
BONNER STUDENTS ALUMNI AMBASSADORS

21. PURPOSE
๏ Create opportunities for alumni to connect with each
other and with students
๏ Increase the visibility of alumni at Bonner programming
๏ Maintain up-to-date contact information for Bonner
Alumni
๏ Maintain clear lines of communication The Bonner
Foundation and campus alumni relations office
๏ Highlight Bonner Alumni achievements on campus and
nationally
BONNER STUDENTS ALUMNI AMBASSADORS

22. ๏ Communicate regularly with the alumni network manager to
provide updates on events, activities, and overall progress
๏ Produce newsletters for alumni at least twice a year
๏ Support and initiate alumni involvement with campus
programming
๏ Organize at least one event per semester (targeting alumni)
๏ Assist in the recruitment of alumni volunteers and future
ambassadors
๏ Follow the handbook requirements
STUDENTS ALUMNI AMBASSADORS
EXPECTATIONS

23. TRAINING
๏ Bonner Learning Community Ambassador Group
๏ Training (Dates will be provided in advance)
๏ Handbook for ambassador
๏ Resource sharing
STUDENTS ALUMNI AMBASSADORS

24. ๏ Set the overall team strategy for each semester
๏ Prioritize the yearly goals for alumni outreach
and engagement with your ambassador
๏ Provide on-the-ground support for ambassadors
as they serve as liaison between campus alumni
relations office and the foundation
๏ Communicate with the alumni network manager
to ensure ambassadors are updating the
foundation alumni engagement information
SUPPORTING ALUMNI AMBASSADORS

25. ALUMNI
ENGAGEMENT
APPROACH TO REACHING GOALS

26. ๏ Create forums for conversations
‣ Discuss shared experiences or develop new ideas
‣ Bonner Connect group - through other channels
๏ Tap into social media
๏ Establish and maintain alumni-centered publication
‣ Share success stories in newsletter or magazines
‣ Program activities and upcoming events
‣ Encourage alumni to provide content and share ideas
VEHICLES FOR REACHING GOALS
1. COMMUNICATION

27. VEHICLES FOR REACHING GOALS
‣ Share relevant opportunities
‣ Mentoring opportunities on Bonner Connect
‣ Host networking events
‣ Form strategic partnerships
‣ Local alumni
‣ Use Bonner graduate schools partnership
‣ Boost your alumni’s leadership platform
‣ Celebrate your alumni’s success
2. LEADERSHIP & DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

28. ๏Make volunteering social
๏Offer an array of opportunities
๏Site visits
๏Service trips inviting alumni
๏Alumni activism programs
๏Online volunteering
VEHICLES FOR REACHING YOUR GOALS
3. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

29. ๏ Create programming that will resonate with your
alumni
‣ Establish a Do-It-Yourself framework
๏ Empower niche interest group and geographic
cohorts
๏ Publicize eligibility criteria for leadership roles
‣ Alumni can be on your center advisory board
SUPPORTING ALUMNI AMBASSADORS
4. ALUMNI-DRIVEN OPPORTUNITIES

30. APPROACH TO REACHING GOALS
๏ Know your audience
๏ Divide and conquer
๏ Plan strategically
๏ Develop programming that will minimize
cost and maximize impact
๏ Encourage alumni to help with planning,
promotions, and execution
5. SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES

31. QUESTIONS?