1. CALC LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE: DIVERSITY LEADERS’ SESSIONS
Presented by AmazingTaste & Diversity Alumni Programs
SESSION AGENDA:
Times Topics Facilitator(s)
12:45 - Introduction to Diversity Leaders Sessions: Yve-Car Momperousse,
1:00 1. Rationale Director-Diversity Alumni
2. Goals Programs
3. Expected Outcomes
1:00 - Report-out of Pre-work: Best Practices / Challenges: Liz Ngonzi,
1:30 1. Member Programming CEO- AmazingTaste
2. Member Outreach
3. Coalition Building Activities
4. Organizational Decision Making Structure, Processes and
Tools
5. Fundraising Activities
1:30 - Leaders Activity- Cornell Outdoor Education Amy Kohut,
2:15 Director- Cornell's Team &
Leadership Center
2:15 - Break N/A
2:30
2:30 - Resources and Communication to: Yve-Car
3:00 1. Engage Classmates of All Affinity Groups
2. Create Inclusive Environments
3. Engage Untapped Segments
4. Create Events That Engage Wider Range of Alumni
5. Create Alumni Cohesion
2:45 - Q&A Yve-Car and Liz
3:00
3:00 - Strategic Planning A-Z: Liz
3:15 Highlight best practices, but focus on challenge areas identified
through pre-work analysis results
3:15 - Provide replicable process and tools to manage: Liz
3:45 1. Board Governance
2. Succession Planning
3. Strategic Programming
4. Budgeting
5. External and Internal Partnerships
6. Fundraising
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2. CALC LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE: DIVERSITY LEADERS’ SESSIONS
Presented by AmazingTaste & Diversity Alumni Programs
3:45 - Q&A Yve-Car and Liz
4:00
4:00 - Break N/A
4:15
4:15 - Coalition Building - The Search for Inclusion (review pre-work analysis Liz
4:30 results):
● Best Practices by Organization
● Challenges in Aggregate?
4:30 - Blueprint Development (break into three groups inclusive of all Yve-Car, Liz, & Anne
5:00 organizations to create integrated strategy for):
1. Programming - Yve-Car
2. Outreach - Liz
3. Fundraising - Anne
5:00 - Blueprint Presentation by Group: Groups (Scribe to Record
5:15 1. Programming Presentations)
2. Outreach
3. Fundraising
5:15 - Session Summary and Next Steps Yve-Car
5:20
NOTES: ● Presentations will be posted privately to Slideshare Yve-Car to email links to
● Handouts and session summaries will be available in a organization leaders
private CALC Diversity Sessions Evernote Notebook
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3. CALC LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE: DIVERSITY LEADERS’ SESSIONS
Presented by AmazingTaste & Diversity Alumni Programs
SESSION SUMMARIES:
NEW: Introduction 12:45 - 1:30
Introduction to Diversity Leaders Sessions
This session will introduce participants to the rationale for, goals and expected outcomes of the afternoon. It will
provide a summary of best practices and challenges identified through the analysis of the pre-work, with respect to:
member programming and outreach, coalition building activities, organizational decision making and fundraising.
Session One 1:45 – 2:45 p.m.
Diversity Leaders: Resources & Communication
This session focuses on resources available for diversity alumni associations through Cornell University’s Diversity
Alumni Programs. At the end of this session, you will be armed with the information needed to:
● Engage classmates that represents all affinity affiliations in your class such as honor societies, performing arts,
religious groups, fraternities/sororities, athletics, band, cheerleaders, etc.
● Create an environment that is diverse in gender, race, and sexual orientation.
● Engage an untapped segment of your class through targeted programming and outreach.
● Broaden alumni events to engage a wider range of alumni.
● Make Cornell history by creating alumni cohesion
Session Two 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Diversity Leaders: Strategic Planning A-Z
Learn the essentials of strategic planning through a concise yet comprehensive approach that will enable you to plan
the short- and long-term goals of your diversity organization. Board governance, succession planning, strategic
programming, budgeting, external and internal partnerships and more will be discussed.
Session Three 4:15 – 5:15 p.m.
Diversity Leaders: Coalition Building: The Search for Inclusion
Diverse leaders will leave this session with a blueprint to achieve common goals, address barriers to intercultural
cohesion and develop an action plan in conjunction with the MOSAIC Steering Committee.
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