Foundation Support Leveraging the Bonner Staff and Network

What We’ll Cover

• Your Program Staff Connection• Your Administrative Support Liaison• The Bonner Weekly• Bonner on the Web• Campus Visits• National Bonner Meetings

Your Program Staff

Bobby Hackett, President

Nefisah Sallim, Program Associate

Ariane Hoy, Senior Program Officer

Josh Blair, Program Associate

You will have a staff liaison to help with program development - we consult with you about positions, structure, training, meetings, and best practices.

Christen Foell, Program Director

(609) 924 6663! That’s our number!

Your Administrative Support Staff

Janet Ashwood Donna Pasquerella

Other Project Staff: Kamran Hakiman, NJ Community Networking Corps

You will have a staff liaison to support your administrative tracking in BWBRS and AmeriCorps.

Sarah MeadowsEnrollment Managers

(609) 924 6663! That’s our number!

Bonner Meetings!

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✓ Fall Bonner Student Congress Meeting Waynesburg University, PA. October 19-21, 2012

✓ Fall Bonner Directors Meeting Kanuga, North Carolina—November 11-14, 2012

✓ IMPACT Conference 2012 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. February 21-24, 2013.

✓ Summer Leadership Institute 2012Earlham College, Indiana. Dates TBA (end May)

✓High-Impact Institute 2013Siena College, New York. Dates TBA (end June)

Campus Visits

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Start-UpBonner Program 101 on campus

Recruitment and Selection

Training Calendar Design

Campus-wide Collaboration

Program Development

Service Structure and Positions

Training Calendar and Student Development

BWBRS Management

Student Leadership Team Retreats

Strategic PlanningIntensive Visits for 2 days involving staff, students,

faculty, partners, and alums

3-5 year plans

AlignmentDiscrete meetings with President and Senior

Administrators

Faculty Trainings

Campus Visits: The Process

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Crafting the

PurposePhone Calls and

Discussions

Detailed interviews

Understanding Your

ProgramReviewing annual reports, self-assessments,

BWBRS

Agenda and Meeting Design

Back-and-forth process

Day of Meetings

and Follow-UpWritten letter or report

The Bonner Weekly: Important Email

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Make sure we have your emails!

This highlights deadlines, events, jobs, and more.

Bonner Website: www.bonner.orgThe Bonner Website is more for the public. Great place to

link to your own webpage!

these links to our web presences are the most useful!

Bonner Wiki: bonnernetwork.pbworks.comyour one-stop for every resource!

Use these news and directories frequently!

Bonner Wiki: bonnernetwork.pbworks.comProgram Resources that are especially important are Trainings

and Implementation Guides

Resources include reflections, best practices, and step-by-step planning guides.

Bonner Wiki: your profileThe first thing you want to do is update your profile and

look at other schools’ profiles.

We;’ll start a page for you with a simple template!

Bonner Facebook: National Bonner Network

This is a page that you can like. You’ll see posts about

events, conferences, jobs, etc.

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You can post on the Wall.

Bonner Facebook: Bonner Love

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Friend Bonner Love!

Bonner Facebook: Your Own Program

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to keep students

engaged and informed

Bonners on Linked In: Career Networking

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Join more than 500

alums there!

Start discussions, look for jobs and internships,find staff!

Bonner on YouTube: Videos Galore!

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Find more than 200 videos and screencasts!

Use for trainings and reflections.

Slideshare: Your Presentation Helper!

=Download, adapt, and use the power-points you need!

Twitter: Info & News on the Field

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Follow Bonner Network on

Twitter and use this to connect with other

individual users!

What’s to discuss

•Meet in small groups with program staff

•Share some of your hopes for phone support and campus visits

•Questions regarding communication or meetings