Fall 2013
On November 14, more than eighty members of the alumni community and nonprofit sector gathered at the Princeton Club of New York for a night of networking and conversation focused on encore careers and transitional opportunities in the social sector. Princeton AlumniCorps partnered with the Class of ’71 Legacy Initiative, Encore.org, and the Princeton Club of New York to bring alumni, Community Volunteers participants, current and former fellows, and a diverse group of local nonprofits together to launch the Community Volunteers program in New York. The event marked the growing reach of the program. Beginning this winter, Community Volunteers will pair nonprofits in New York with experienced alumni looking for pro bono opportunities. Our goal is to offer nonprofits costfree access to professional expertise. In turn, our nonprofit partners offer alumni skills-based volunteer opportunities to serve the community in which they live or work in a truly
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meaningful way. The event featured Marci Alboher, author of The Encore Career Handbook and Vice President of Encore.org, whose mission to “promote second acts for the greater good” aligns with the goals of Community Volunteers. Anne Tergesen ’86, a Wall Street Journal reporter who writes about retirement, interviewed Marci about the encore career movement and then moderated a panel of alumni who have pursued work in the social sector. Panelists included Karen Ali ’78, a former lawyer who recently completed a Community Volunteers project in New Jersey, and Sharon Keld ’80, Development Officer at Continued on Page 3
At its September meeting, the AlumniCorps Board adopted four new strategic goals recommended by the Strategic Plan Steering Committee. These goals emerged from a six-month planning process, during which the Steering Committee gathered ideas and feedback from across the AlumniCorps community. As we pursue these goals together, the AlumniCorps community can look forward to a year of programming in 2014-15 celebrating the first 25 years of AlumniCorps and looking ahead to the next. We are launching a major outreach initiative to engage PP55 fellowship alumni in more meaningful ways, including convening groups of alumni who share a passion for a particular public issue, such as education, criminal justice reform, or public health. You can also expect our core programs, which form a continuum of alumni engagement, to get even better. Finally, the AlumniCorps Board is committed to the sustainability of this organization that we all care for deeply. From Board leadership succession planning to ensuring continued strong financial management to dramati-
AlumniCorps 2013-2016 Strategic Goals: Affirm 25 Years of Addressing Social Issues Strengthen the Field by Building Our Networks Enhance Core Programs Sustain Organizational Health cally increasing giving from PP55 alumni, the Board will pursue a series of objectives designed to sustain AlumniCorps for years to come. The AlumniCorps Board and staff thank the Steering Committee for developing clear, substantive, exciting, and achievable goals that will significantly broaden our impact. The committee was co-chaired by John Fish ’55 and Kathy Miller ’77 and included Jessica Johnson ’98, Kef Kasdin ’85, Stan Katz h’21, Anne-Marie Maman ’84, Tony Quainton ’55, Kenly Webster ’55, and Executive Director Andrew Nurkin. We invite the whole AlumniCorps community to join the ongoing work of implementing the plan. For a copy of the Strategic Planning Report, please email info@alumnicorps.org.