CCG Alumni Playbook

Career Communications Group’s

Alumni Program VOLUNTEER MANUAL

WELCOME TO Career Communications Group’s

Alumni Program The CCG Alumni Program provides its members with many ways to network, volunteer, and support current and future alumni members.

The Alumni Program will give professionals a sense of belonging to an elite group and identification for their achievement. In exchange, CCG will have champions within the client base who can mentor students and professionals, participate on panels, volunteer for networking and conference events, and increase the STEM Pipeline.

To understand the importance of the Alumni Groups, it is necessary to understand Career Communications Group, Inc. Unlike most for profits, CCG has a very strong social and community-based mission. Because of this, CCG’s competitors include various non-profit organizations.

a result, purchasing decisions are often influenced negatively against CCG and positively for the non-profits.

To even the odds and fairly communicate the CCG value to clients, it is urgent that there are champions for CCG within the client base. These champions are the honorees of CCG recognition events. There are nearly 1000 honorees, and 7,000 more who have been nominated. This core group of 4,800 professionals are largely disconnected from the company.

Alumni Members Become allies who can advocate for CCG and the benefits of the BEYA/WOC STEM Conferences Become a foundation of returning conference attendees Become a body of professionals who can promote CCG community-based programs Profess the value that CCG brings to corporations as the choice for professionals

The Career Communications Group Alumni Program is your pass to staying connected to other members in our trusted community of Alumni.

Many of these non-profits have large memberships, many of whom are employed by CCG’s core client base. As 2

Overview

of Career Communications Group, Inc.

LEADERSHIP TEAM Tyrone Taborn, CEO, Publisher Tyrone D. Taborn is CEO and Publisher of Career Communications Group.

CCG is a minority-owned media services company, which connects top technology talent to employers that have the potential to fulfill their career goals. Over more than a quarter of a century, CCG has built strong, lasting partnerships with America’s top companies, government agencies, and educational institutions through its magazines, the Internet, and conferences that promote achievements of minorities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Taborn is founder of the Foundation for Educational Development, which aims to raise awareness of technology literacy in minority communities across America. The foundation’s programs-Black Family Technology Awareness Week, La Familia Technology Awareness Week, and The Native American Family Technology Journey-aim to bring families into the digital age through computer literacy workshops.

Jean Hamilton, CFO, President Jean Hamilton is CFO and President of Career Communications Group.

Hamilton, manages and oversee CCG’s finances, financial planning, management of financial risks, record-keeping, and financial reporting.

Hamilton also leads conference planning for both the Black Engineer of the Year Awards STEM Conference and the Women of Color STEM Conference.

Career Communications Group is an industry-leading media company that supports companies in promoting multiculturalism and diversity in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) through major national conferences, publications, and websites. As nationally renowned experts and thought leaders in the field, we deliver broad-based, creative diversity solutions to companies and organizations, as well as provide consultative support and expertise with their own internal strategies and programs.

We are a multifaceted organization that has two primary components. Our for-profit side promotes workforce diversity through quality publications, national conferences, and interactive websites. These provide key channels and forums professionals from underrepresented communities to network, communicate and interact, as well as venues for recognition. Our non-profit side, the Foundation for Educational Development (FEDI), helps increase student (K-12) awareness and future participation in STEM fields. Founded in 1993, FEDI has developed programs that promote engineering, science, and technology to reach various levels of minorities and women. This commitment reaches pre-college and college-aged youth, as well as professionals and executives.

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CCG Alumni

Mission

IMPROVE STEM EDUCATIONAL THROUGHPUT. This is considered the highest priority of action, as we want to ensure we make a measurable impact over the near term, i.e., the next year. We emphasize the word “throughput” because it is important that we not intend to take on the entire universe of education, but rather focus on an item of concern to all of America, namely the availability of qualified minority STEM discipline graduates in the near term.

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To achieve this end, we will provide support to the following: Develop a K-12 initiative to inspire and facilitate students’ interest in STEM Support the Council of Deans of Engineering of the HBCUs in their efforts to increase STEM participation in undergrad and graduate disciplines BUSINESS COLLABORATION. With the tremendous numbers of award winners in leadership positions in major enterprises in America, we considered it important to share our resources to enable others to continue to use their skills to succeed in an increasingly competitive environment. To that end, we will help each other improve opportunities for success by sharing resource information about

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business and career opportunities. Practical examples of these mechanisms include establishing a network of businesses and capabilities of the Alumni.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. One of the greatest challenges to aspiring minority professionals are the “ceiling” so many reach in the middle of their careers.

Understanding the keys to success in the professional workplace is critical. To that end, the Alumni Association will provide mentorship to our rising peers.

To create relevant tools to enhance opportunities for success in education and business in the following areas:

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Practical examples of these mechanisms include: Mentorship program between Alumni Association members and junior engineers and managers. An “Each One Reach One” program should be established to increase connectivity to aspiring professionals, requesting that each and every Alumni winner reach out to at least one junior person per year to “connect the dots” as a mentor; such a program would ensure the continued expansion of real activity that will make real impact on real people over the year.

Speakers programs for junior personnel in local areas or at opportune times as members travel

A presence in an online community to enable global access to information important to success POLICY ADVOCACY. Given the extraordinary leadership profiles of the award winners, the combined impact of these professionals can lend a substantial voice to issues of concern to the engineering and science communities.

The Alumni Association can make selective, significant input to organizations (such as Congress, media, etc) where it deems appropriate to help shape relevant policy.

Like the President using the “pulpit” to gain access to the hearts and minds of America, so too can we make impact with a strong, timely, and respected messages.

The first effort can be directed to the U.S. Department of Education to highlight the effort of the Alumni Association and secure their cooperation in mutually supportive activities.

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Practical examples of these mechanisms include: 4

CCG Alumni

Mission

“We are the premier organization that celebrates diversity while being committed to equality.”

What’s in it for our Alumni?

Building a Community of Champions is hard work and we recognize the time and effort that our members put into growing our trusted community.

As part of our community, Alumni members will receive the following benefits when they join: Access to membership directory

Establish a relationship with the Secretaries of Education, Energy, EPA, and NOAA. This will be the initial effort; other departments will be added in the future as we learn how to efficiently develop the relationship

an engineer, seldom does a minority or a female image come to mind. We will improve that image.

Make certain congressional committees aware of the capabilities and mission of the Alumni Association, including perhaps the Senate and House education committees, as their responsibilities to STEM. Establish a relationship with them to help press the STEM agenda forward

An Alumni school visit program

Posting resume to job board

Collaboration with media to promote award winners’ experience and background

Search job openings

ENHANCE THE IMAGE of minorities in STEM disciplines. In an effort to encourage more young people to aspire to STEM disciplines, we will develop means to convey a more exciting image of the professionals in these fields. In today’s environment, when one thinks of

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Practical examples of mechanisms to achieve this end include:

Expand use of programs with video biographies of Alumni Work with movie and television producers to include the concept of STEM stars in movies and television media, e.g., engineers, astronauts, scientists

Access to membership only website sections Late breaking news briefs CCG STEM community newsletters Access to the largest STEM community member groups

Conference information State-of-the-art multimedia content Option to increase our Alumni Program Over 1000 hours of seminar training recordings and professional development Subscriptions to CCG magazines and digital access Discount on future conferences Personal priority branding on website CEU credit from our products

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Alumni Program

Charter

OFFICERS. There shall be six officers of the Board consisting of a Chair, a first Vice-Chair, a second ViceChair, Secretary, Treasurer and President. Additionally, there will be seats for all the former Chairs who serve as Chair Emeritus. The officers shall be elected by the Board at the September/October Board Meeting after the at-large members are seated. Their duties are as follows:

The Chair shall convene regularly scheduled Board meetings, shall preside or arrange for other members of the executive committee to preside at each meeting in the following order: first ViceChair, second Vice-Chair, Secretary and Treasurer.

The Chair’s tenure will be for one year.

Each Chair will be the winner of the “Technologist of the Year” Award. The former Chair will receive and automatic emeritus status on the board of directors.

The Chair Emeritus shall be a voting member and will serve as an ambassador for the organization and serve on special committees as designated by the board.

The Vice-Chair will chair committees on special subjects as designated by the board.

The Secretary shall be responsible for keeping records of Board actions, including overseeing the taking of minutes at all board meetings, sending out meeting announcements, distributing copies of minutes and the agenda to each Board member, and assuring that corporate records are maintained.

The Treasurer shall make a report at each Board meeting. Treasurer shall chair the finance committee, assist in the preparation of the

& GOVERNANCE

budget, help develop fundraising plans, and make financial information available to Board members and the public.

COMMITTEES are as follows: CCG Alumni Advisory Committee Chairs: Joan Robinson-Berry, Tony Watson Review and update committee’s SOPs; execute and recommend future goals; create key opportunities to increase alumni presence; develop strategy to increase funding growth BEYA Alumni Association Improve STEM educational, increase business collaboration, provide professional development to rising stars, make significant influence on policy, enhance BEYA image Business Development Committee Chair: Stanley Tucker Develop new ideas for minority business strategies; develop strategy plan/seminar track DIEL/College Coordinators Representative: Sheila Richburg Create funding opportunities for student travel/ accommodations at conferences, recruit and increase student award program nominations; develop relevant seminar topics for students; network, support and influence STEM pipeline; create/expand connections to college campuses and corporate partners through alumni relationships HBCU/MSI/HSI Representative: Oliver Leslie Expand involvement of minority institutions in

business operations of government and industry; create strategies to improve and advance STEM education Pre-College Committee Develop strategy to increase stakeholders/ supporters; increase educational support from schools; support FEDI programs and initiatives Nominations Committees Chairs: Angela Barbee, Mark Vaughn Develop strategy to increase number of qualified candidates; improve selection process Seminar Committee Recommend/develop relevant seminars for conference participants; create list of speakers for the seminars; provide seminar guidance to speakers Stars & Stripes Committee Chair: Adm. Johnnie Wilson Inspires youth to pursue STEM careers; attract, recruit, develop, retain and institutionalize minority STEM talent; DoD has the opportunity to highlight contributions of blacks in the military TAP/Becoming an Engineer Committee Develop strategy to increase TAP Program; awareness subject matter to students and families; increase support/funding for program MEETINGS. Alumni Committee Meetings will be scheduled for once a month and will set up by CCG and the Committee Chairperson. All members of the committee will be notified of the recurring meeting dates and times. Meetings will take place using the GoToMeeting platform. Meeting agendas and decisions will be summarized, and reports will be presented to the CCG Alumni Advisory Committee.

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Alumni Program

Organization

As a member of the CCG Alumni Committee, you will receive tremendous personal and professional satisfaction by giving your time and talents to fellow alumni. CCG is dedicated to enhancing the connection between Alumni past, present and future. They work to create a trusted community that fosters and instills in its members a lifelong commitment to their alumni. Through partnership with other Alumni and/or advisors, we work to foster alumni engagement among our members. This may include any opportunity where alumni can participate in recruitment, coordinate a committee as needed to implement events, or participate in the planning and implementation of events, such as our WOC and BEYA Conferences. CCG helps create a culture of philanthropy by encouraging alumni to participate in programs that inspire a positive volunteering and giving culture.

ALUMNI GROUP Chairs: Tony Watson & Joan Robinson-Berry

FEDI Chair: TBD

CORPORATE ADVISORY BOARD Chair: TBD

TAP Chair: Ted Childs

BEYA COMMITTEE Chair: Ted Imes

SELECTION COMMITTEE Chair: Angela Barbee-Hatter

MILITARY/GOVT. ALUMNI Chair: Gen. Johnnie Wilson

K-12 Chair: Bess McDowell Stevenson

HBCU COMMITTEE Chair: Oliver “Bo” Leslie

SEMINARS Chair: TBD

DIEL Chair: TBD

STARS & STRIPES Chair: VADM Walter Davis

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Join the Alumni Program You’ll be in good company.

Our CCG Alumni members include executives and high-ranking officials in Fortune 500 Companies, the military, government agencies, and academic institutions. Many of our members are very active in their communities in promoting the mission of the CCG Alumni Association.

They are some of the most powerful and vocal advocates in the field of STEM for underrepresented communities. They are passionate about this nation’s future on the global stage of Science and Technology. Each member serves on a committee in order to best advise and offer their expertise in impacting the alumni association’s efforts.

Sign up online at https://intouch.ccgmag.com/page/ccg-alumni-association

Alumni

Referral Program

Our Alumni are the backbone of what makes CCG unique. These goodwill ambassadors know our mission and serve as an important connection to current and future STEM professionals around the world. Their role in promoting the visions, mission and values of the CCG Alumni Association are essential to building pride, loyalty and future sustainment through communication, involvement, engagement, and celebration. That’s why we are giving our esteemed Alumni another way to increase participation in our Alumni network.

The Alumni Referral Program provides the pathways to share the Legacy, Spirit and Pride of the CCG Alumni Network worldwide.

MISSION. Career Communications Group, Inc. (CCG) was founded over 35 years ago with a unique mission: To promote significant achievement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics professional careers. We are a socially conscious diversity media company that recognizes the mandate to inspire and promote excellence in our youth by telling the stories of the thousands of unheralded people striving for success. The people we reach provide top employers a unique opportunity to fulfill their mission of hiring and effectively utilizing this country’s most promising talent.

OBJECTIVE. Due to our alumni’s ability to articulate what makes CCG unique, the support in our organization has grown in recent years. We realize that our alumni volunteers are the backbone and goodwill ambassadors of our organization and our mission. For that reason, the Alumni Referral program is CCG’s way of thanking you – our current alumni – for your continued support by sending us potential sponsors. We want to reward our alumni for the extraordinary hours invested in identifying potential sponsorships for CCG.

How it Works Alumni will identify a potential sponsor and make an initial introduction, whether via email, phone, or in person.

A representative from CCG will take over the initiative and speak with the referral and discuss all the opportunities available.

Alumni will be notified of any potential sponsorship.

As a token of CCG’s appreciation, and depending on the level of the referred company’s sponsorship for CCG events, CCG will compensate our alumni as follows: “Appendix A” Spending level between $25,000 - $50,000 will be rewarded 5% Spending level between $50,000 - $100,000 will be rewarded 8% Spending level at $100,000 or more will be rewarded 10% Alternative option(s): The alumni can donate part or all of the referral award to one or more of CCG’s nonprofit, the Foundation for Educational Development (FEDI), 501(c)3 Initiatives.

K-12 Program Student travel Student meals Committee programs Technology Awareness programs

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