Improving Global Impact

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Improving Global Impact
Breakout Session

• Regional Club Best Practices, Programming, and
  Outreach
• Saturday, October 18, 2008

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Overview

• Introductions 10mins
• Michigan Club Experience 5 minutes
• Beijing Club Experience 5 minutes
• Ideas for Going Forward 5 minutes
• Open Discussion 20 minutes
• Conclusion 5 minutes

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Welcome

• Who are we
• Ellen Piligian, Journalism 90
• Co-President of the Columbia University Alumni
  Club of Michigan
• Alex Whitworth, SEAS 05
• (former) President of the Columbia Alumni
  Association of Beijing
• Christophe Knox CC95,
• President of the Columbia Alumni Club of France
• Emily Morris,
• Columbia Alumni Association

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and Introduction

• Who are You?

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Some Things to Think About

• How to increase/maintain club membership and
  leadership ?
• How to create a support network for alumni clubs
  and share ideas ?
• How to communicate with alumni? New technology?
  Coordination with CAA?
• Ideas for events?

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Michigan Club Experience

• Ellen Piligian

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Successes

• Event with Prof. William Duggan
• President Bollinger holiday event
• Take advantage of venues of members
• Take advantage of local alumni
• Visiting professors

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Challenges

• Keeping momentum going when lose key officers
• Getting people involved and to events
• Detroit economy
• Broad geographical spread can inhibit
  participation

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Ideas for the Future

• Global reach Have some kind of "Sister Club"
  connection
• Social network/Facebook with own club (and other
  clubs)
• Getting young and new graduates involved -- make
  sure they know about club, free membership, get
  them on board

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Beijing Club

• Alex Whitworth

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Successes

• Columbia Arts Initiative 42nd Street Show
• Bollingers visit in March 2008
• Facebook Group with 200 members
• Columbia Outreach Office Opening in Beijing
• Monthly Happy Hours for younger members
• Top Speakers for mature members
• Joint events with other Universities
• Annual Welcome for New Students

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Challenges

• Incorporation illegal pay as you go
• Challenge from local competitor
• Lack of volunteers
• Leadership change

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Ideas for Going Forward

• Déjà vu?

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Discussion

• Sister Clubs or Leaders network
• CAA Ambassadors
• Find New Students and New Alumni
• What do we need from CAA and Columbia NY?

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Ideas

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Thank you!