The Kasama Groups The Kasama group of UBC-FSA Kababayan offers Kaba members with opportunities to be more involved with the organization and to meet and form new ties with their fellow kasamas, club members and executives. The group serves as a training ground for those who are aspiring to hold executive positions in the future. Being a part of the UBC-FSA Kasamas gives you the chance to share your input and assist the various executives in planning their events. In addition, kasamas are invited to pitch their ideas to their respective executive member and are given a chance to take on projects of their own. Being a Kasama you will gain skills in teamwork and project management. Being a Kasama is meant to build your capacity as a leader and help develop organizing skills. Being a Kasama will give you opportunities to network with others and take on challenges throughout the academic school year.
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A Letter from VP Administration Past Kasama Member Dear Future Kasama Members, I want to welcome you on this exciting and fulfilling opportunity. As kasama members, you will get the chance to not only undergo professional development through your tasks but also meet other amazing people in the process. I was a kasama member last year and I definitely enjoyed the things that I did and the projects that I volunteered in. Last year, I helped out with the HaloHalloween, Barrio Fiesta and the fundraiser for the victims of Typhoon Yolanda. I learned a lot about event planning, developed my professional development skills and made several new friends. In the beginning, I was quite apprehensive about joining and I felt like I wasn’t sure if I can handle everything with my other commitments. After a year, I’m absolutely glad that I chose to join. Currently, my family is still in the Philippines and I miss the things and the people that I left behind. Being a kasama member helped me feel closer to the Philippines and all things that I miss. If you are having second thoughts about becoming a kasama member, I urge you to give it a chance and have a conversation with the executive members about your role and commitment. There are also a variety of tasks and roles so you’ll definitely find something that suits your interest. There are now a few changes in the kasama member structure that we hope will benefit the members. We want the kasama program to help the members develop professionally, to get in touch with the Filipino culture and to have a community in UBC. You don’t have to be Filipino to be a part of the program. Everyone is welcome here. I sincerely hope that you choose to partake in the program! Please don’t hesitate to approach us or connect with us if you have any questions or concerns. We will do our best to make this program a learning opportunity and a venue for celebration.
Sincerely, Anica Villamayor VP Administration
Contents Social Kasamas………………………………………………………… 1 Fundraising Kasamas…………………………………………………... 3 Sponsorship Kasamas…………………………………………….......... 5 Journalism Kasamas……………………………………………………. 8 KAMP……………………………………………………………..…… 9
Socials Kasamas (a.k.a. the FUN sector)
Job Description • Help with the planning of events (logistics, decorations, activities, schedule, marketing of event, budgeting, etc.) • Organize sports and external club activities (e.g. movie nights, sports events, outdoor activities, etc.) • Contribute ideas to making new events • Provide constructive feedback as to how to make old events better • Be able to facilitate and volunteer time to help with set-up, takedown and other tasks before, after and during events
Qualifications • Passion for planning great events! • Reliable -- no flakers, please. • Organized • Outgoing • FUN! (If you didn't realize, that spelled PROOF -- which means that it would be great to see PROOF that you are all of the above :) Past experience in planning events is an asset, but not necessary to apply).
Hi Kasamas, If you're interested in joining the Social Sector with us then I'm pretty sure we already like you. Firstly, as the "social sector,” we are responsible in making sure that this year, Kaba has super successful events that people will be talking about for years to come. But for real though, we want to make super fun events that people will want to come to! Give the people what they want. This is a democracy. With that being known, this sector is responsible for everything to do with making an event. That includes the planning--- from the decorations to the food to the theme to what we feed the people attending. It's A LOT OF WORK, but hopefully, you're like us and that despite the hours on hours of planning -- calling caterers, canvassing for decorations, putting together program schedules, etc. -- you'll find this all to be extremely rewarding (because it IS extremely rewarding and it's sooo nice to be able to say that you planned an event -- idk, it feels good). So yes, JOIN THE DARK SIDE, WE HAVE COOKIES (well, we will have cookies --- or whatever left over food there are left after events! just kidding) Lots of love, Josh Ng & Jamie Dee Co-VP Events (And no, it is not mandatory to have a J in your name to be part of this sector, we do not discriminate against other letters)
Fundraising Kasamas Job Description • Develop new and imaginative strategies and fundraising activities. • Recruit, organize and manage volunteers, participants and sponsors to carry out various roles to ensure the success of the fundraising event. • Devise the most profitable and efficient fundraising activity with the least cost. • Monitor progress of each fundraising activity and must be able to provide feedback. • Organize and help with fundraising activities.
Qualifications • Good organizational and administrative skills! • Good communication skills! • Creative thinker! • Resourceful! • Looking for fun projects! • Energetic and loves money!
Hi Kasamas, If you have any bright ideas and have a knack for fundraising activities, then don’t hesitate to join me in the Fundraising Sector! My sector involves fundraising for Kaba, so that we can keep doing awesome events and do more for you and the community! Our jobs include fun and creative planning for unique fundraisers, so if you love planning and having fun, then come join my team! My goal is to have at least 2 fundraising projects during the school year (1 per term), but let’s see how much we can actually do, and also to give the club more exposure while helping out the club financially. Let’s do this!!! Best, Lorenzo Ledesma VP Finance
Sponsorship Kasamas Job Description • Creating sponsorship packages • Researching possible sponsors to support club initiatives • Presenting sponsorship packages to possible sponsors
Qualifications • Willing to try and learn new things: sometimes better than experience, really. • Self-starter: someone who has the initiative to ask, start and suggest. • Honest: if you're swamped, it's better to say so. We'll understand. • Committed: there's a reason you signed up, right? • Team player: let's work to meet our target TOGETHER. #nodramallamas • Positive Personality: we will step on potholes. Let's turn them into adventures. No prior externals experience necessary, just a willing and positive personality, and most importantly, commitment. :) There will be room for growth and an opportunity to be given bigger responsibilities as the year goes on.
Learning Outcomes • increase in contacts/networks • honed networking skills • experience with emailing
• experience with team management • experience with chairing sponsorship meetings
business owners/professionals • experience with cold calling
• increased public speaking experience
• increase in researching skills
KASAMAS! Hi there! I'm Claire Chan, this year's VP of External Affairs. Here at Externals, we deal mostly with the Alumni Mentorship Program and Sponsorships. Aside from that, our team will be working closely with the VP of Finance, Lorenzo Ledesma, and the Fundraising Sector to create creative and revenue raising fundraisers that will support KABA initiatives throughout the year! This year is especially exciting for us as we are launching a pilot project: the Alumni Mentorship Program mentioned above. It'll be an avenue for KABA members to get a peek into the working world through our partners, young Filipino professionals, who are keen to give back to the community by supporting these students. If you are interested in any of these things, feel free to sign on. Here at Externals, we focus on the intersection between personal and professional development and how this can be used to give back to our club, Kababayan FSA. :) Note: Not only for the members, but most especially for YOU KASAMAS. As you help the club by hunting down sponsors and what have you, you will also learn, grow, and gain leadership training and opportunities. (See: Learning Outcomes) Therefore, expect monthly meetings, opportunities to share your opinions at said
meetings, team bonding activities and other stuff we have in store. (Let's keep some mystery, shall we?) Bring your ideas, your smiles and an open mind. Excited to meet you, to work with you, and most importantly, to learn from all of you this year. :)
Yours truly, Claire Chan VP Externals
Journalism Kasamas Job Description (bare bones) • Create blog entries for the Kababayan website • Interview Filipino UBC professors and alumni • Report on events done by Kaba • And many more! All works done by Journalism Kasamas will be credited and uploaded to the Kababayan Facebook page and website
Qualifications • Willing to work hard and learn new things • Want an excuse to interview people and therefore network • Willing to work in a team • Dedicated to meeting deadlines on time
KAMP Kababayan Academic Mentorship Program
Job Description • Running and facilitating workshops that promote themes such as goal setting, academic planning, and artistic creativity. o Here mentors can draw from their own passions to present workshops that they believe would appeal to the students and allow them to learn new things. • Assisting students with their academics through tutorial sessions o Mentors build leadership skills by assisting the kids with questions that they have regarding their different assignments and lessons, as well as any career or future academic inquiries (e.g.- questions about university, career planning etc.) • Being part of the collective effort in organizing KAMP’s annual fundraising concert: Acoustic Night! o This year, we aim for 2 fund-raising concerts instead of just one! Each at the end of each term. Mentors can even chose to perform alongside students and demonstrate their musical passions!
Hey Kaba Members!
On behalf of your KAMP directors, Mr. Sol Diana and I, we would like to invite you to get involved in UBC Kababayan’s outreach program known as KAMP! KAMP is a weekly mentorship program where volunteer UBC students interact and mentor youth from different high schools around Metro Vancouver. In the program, mentors are able to gain experiences that promote leadership, creativity, and teamwork. This year we plan to make KAMP bigger and better than the past years by allowing for more opportunities for mentors to get involved! Yours truly, Miggy Sy & Sol Diana VP KAMP