The document outlines resources and networking opportunities for the Bonner Network, a program that provides service opportunities for students. It describes various meetings, initiatives, and tools to connect current and former Bonner students, including regional alumni chapters, online wikis and discussion forums, and social media platforms. The goal is to build engagement among participants and alumni in order to strengthen community impact and support for the Bonner program.

1. The Bonner Program:
The Bonner Network
“Access to Education,
Opportunity to Serve”
A program of:
The Corella & Bertram Bonner Foundation
10 Mercer Street, Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 924-6663 • (609) 683-4626 fax
For more information, please visit our website at www.bonner.org

2. Bonner Profile:
Anna Miller
www.bonner.org

3. The Bonner Network:
Our Participating Campuses
www.bonner.org

4. National Meetings

5. Bonner Network Resources:
Gatherings
✓ Bonner New Directors Orientation
✓ Fall Bonner Student Congress Meeting
(Rider University, NJ—October 7-9, 2011)
✓ Fall Bonner Directors Meeting
(Kanuga Center, NC—November 6-9, 2011)
✓ IMPACT Conference 2012 (TBD)
✓ Summer Leadership Institute 2012 (TBD)
www.bonner.org

6. Campus Support

7. Bonner Profile:
Charles Cartagena
www.bonner.org

8. Bonner Network Resources:
Campus Support
Campuses are supported by a liaison at
the Foundation through:
✓ Campus Visits
✓ Annual Report review & recommendations
(Campus Support Form)
✓ Support phone calls
✓ Resource development and sharing
www.bonner.org

9. Worksheet —
Part 1
Discuss meetings and visits

10. Bonner Network
Initiatives

11. Bonner Network Initiatives:
Initiatives
• Issues to Impact
– Issue-Focused Organizing: hunger, homelessness, college
access, immigration, youth development, prisoner re-entry
– PolicyOptions.org: Issue Briefs & News Bureaus
– Community impact assessment
• Networking
– Bonner Alumni Network
– International Partnerships
– Summer Institutes on High Impact Civic Engagement
www.bonner.org

12. Bonner
Alumni Network

13. Bonner Alumni Network:
2010 Survey Findings
• 5,400 Bonner Alumni
– Georgia
– Tennessee
– North Carolina
• 31% work in the government
sector
• 34% work in the nonprofit
sector
• 90% voted in the November
election
• 46% have Masters;
17% terminal degrees
www.bonner.org

14. Bonner Alumni Network:
Vision and Goals
• Recruit future Bonner
Scholars and Leaders
• Connect with current
Bonner students through
mentoring
• Share expertise and
passion as we seek to
build capacity of the
Bonner Program through
our initiatives
www.bonner.org

15. Bonner Alumni Network:
Building Chapters
• Alumni Chapter Toolkit
(to help alumni get
involved)
• Campus Program Toolkit
(to help campuses
integrate alumni)
• Chapter Listservs
www.bonner.org

16. Bonner Alumni Network:
Alumni Chapter Gatherings
Past Gatherings Upcoming Gatherings
• Greensboro, North • Atlanta, Georgia
Carolina • Durham/Raleigh, North
• Memphis, Tennessee Carolina
• Nashville, Tennessee • New Brunswick/
• New York City, New York Princeton, New Jersey
• Austin, Texas • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Washington, DC • Boston, Massachusetts
• Richmond,Virginia • Nashville, Tennessee
• Louisville, Kentucky • Miami, Florida
www.bonner.org

17. Worksheet —
Part 2
Alumni networking ideas

18. Bonner
Networking &
Social Media Tools

19. Program Management Resources:
Weekly Email Update
• Announcements
• Upcoming Events and
Meetings
• Jobs and Internships
• Conferences &
Professional
Development
• Foundation Initiatives
www.bonner.org

20. Program Management Resources:
Network Wiki
• Program Management
Resources
• Campus Profiles
• Network News
• Training Modules
• Implementation
Guides
• Student Resources
www.bonner.org

21. Program Management Resources:
Bonner Student Intern Networking Tools
• Bonner Intern Wiki Page
delves into their roles
• Links to helpful
resources for program
management
• Topical sharing on
projects (e.g., First-Year
Orientation Agendas)
• Reinforces Foundation-
led training
www.bonner.org

22. Program Management Resources:
Monthly Student Newsletter
• Monthly themes (tied to
calendar)
• School Spotlights
• Best Practices
• Innovations
• Student Contributions (BAB)
• Links to Discussion
Opportunities (Blog)
www.bonner.org

23. Program Management Resources:
Bonner Networking on Facebook
• Bonner Love Profile Page
(1042 friends)
• National Bonner Network
(1310 members)
• Bonner Network Fan Page
(619 fans)
• Bonner Alumni Network
(284 members)
• School Groups and Fan Pages
(40+)
www.bonner.org

24. Program Management Resources:
Bonner YouTube Channel
• Playlists with training
videos and screen casts
• BWBRS
• AmeriCorps
• Bonner Video Project
(over 240 videos
created by programs)
• Campus Profiles
• Partner Profiles
• Training & Enrichment
• Issues
www.bonner.org

25. Program Management Resources:
Bonner Networking on other Social Sites
• The Bonner Blog
(http://
thebonnerblog.wordpress.com/)
• Twitter:
@BonnerNetwork
(268 followers)
• LinkedIn: Bonner
Alumni Network
(256 members)
www.bonner.org

26. Campus Examples
Rider University and
Siena College

27. Worksheet —
Part 3
Online and social media
networking

28. Worksheet —
Part 4
Taking it home—next steps