Alumni Board Committee Structure

City Year Chicago Alumni Advisory Board Alumni Board Committees Professional Development Planning Committee 1. Plan springtime “Putting Idealism to Networking” event. • Putting Idealism to Networking is an event that seeks to facilitate a dialogue about life after City Year and give corps members career advice and networking resources as they embark on their transition from their year of service to the job market. 2. Plan fall or winter professional development event. • Alumni on this committee will plan and implement an event that compliments the Alumni Board’s signature networking event in the spring. This is a new event. Homecoming Weekend Planning Committee 1. Plan and implement Alumni Homecoming Weekend. • This is an opportunity for alumni to reconnect to City Year and alumni network through service and other social events. Components we hope to include this year: o Alumni Community Meeting; this will allow alumni to connect with other alumni and current corps members by sharing stories. o Service Day; many sites choose to host this event during the Martin Luther King Jr. Service Weekend. o Social Events; this may include anything from a bar event to an alumni vs. corps basketball tournament. Fundraiser Planning Committee 1. Plan and implement Alumni and Friends Fundraiser • This is an opportunity for alumni to financially support City Year while engaging their professional and personal network as donors and champions of City Year. In the spring, the Alumni Board planned a successful ”Trivia Night” that we hope to repeat this coming year. 2. In addition to the fundraiser, this committee will be responsible for exploring additional ways to raise money for the Alumni Board and for City Year Chicago. Corps/Alumni Morale and Social Committee 1. Plan and implement Alumni and Corps Meet and Greet • This is an opportunity for alumni to welcome a new class of corps members. Hosted during the first month of the corps year, this event seeks to introduce corps members to alumni who have served before them. 2. Develop corps mentorship program • This committee will work to develop a system whereby alumni can provide support (guidance, volunteers, wisdom) to teams and/or mentor individual corps members. 3. Provide additional opportunities for alumni to connect to each other and the corps • Alumni happy hours, alumni and corps pot lucks, graduation celebration, etc.