Shared Effort - Winter 2014

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Winter 2014

Upon leaving each session, I feel empowered, effective, and enlightened as I head back to my vocation. The tools gained serve as catalysts to my leadership awareness and promote growth along this path to being a complete leader. -Julian Forde, 2014 Emerging Leader In February, members of the AlumniCorps community, along with our supporters in the nonprofit and public sectors, gathered in New York City and Washington, DC, to celebrate the newly-graduated Emerging Leaders class of 2014. AlumniCorps Board and staff members, Emerging Leaders program alumni, employers, advisers, family members, and other supporters helped to honor the participants’ accomplishments and the program’s success. The receptions on February 20th in Washington, DC, and February 27th in New York marked the completion of the program’s third year. Last June, the new group of par-

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ticipants began gathering for monthly sessions to develop their skills in the nonprofit and public sectors. Participants were coached in such areas as nonprofit financial reporting, presentation skills, and fundraising fundamentals through skill-based activities and discussions with subject experts. For other topics that relate to emotional intelligence and team dynamics, presentations and best practices were combined with experiential learning and peer group collaboration. The goal of the program is to build the capacity of the participants, and the nonprofit and public sectors as a whole, as well as to address complex public issues by equipping talented young Continued on Page 2

Princeton AlumniCorps is gearing up for its 25th anniversary! From May 2014 to May 2015, a year-long series of programs will celebrate and deepen our partnerships, mobilize our growing alumni community, and affirm AlumniCorps’ record of inspiring civic leadership. The anniversary programs will kick off with a half-day conference held at American University in Washington, DC on May 3, 2014. Our panelists and keynote will address the theme of “Living the Nonlinear Life.” From young alums positioning themselves for leadership to experienced alums looking for new ways to get involved, this event will appeal to anyone who is looking to answer the challenge Ralph Nader ’55 issued to his classmates in the spring of 1989: What are you going to do with the rest of your life? Area committees are busy planning events in other regions that will be similarly inspirational, provocative, and engaging. In collaboration with partners at the University we will host a conference on campus in 2015 and cap off the year with a gala at Reunions 2015. Stay tuned for more information about an event near you!

Please join us for a year of events celebrating 25 years of building civic leadership! May 3rd: Living the Nonlinear Life A half-day conference in Washington, DC focused on the many paths to public service.

October 28th: 25th Anniversary Event in Chicago Fall 2014 and Spring 2015: Regional Events in New York, San Francisco, and Boston Early 2015: Public Service Conference in Princeton Connect with other alumni, faculty, and students who are working on public issues. Dive into causes you care about and be challenged to take action.

May 28th, 2015: 25th Anniversary Gala!


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