1. The Bonner Program:
The Bonner Network
“Access to Education,
Opportunity to Serve”
A program of:
The Corella & Bertram Bonner Foundation
10 Mercer Street, Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 924-6663 • (609) 683-4626 fax
For more information, please visit our website at www.bonner.org

2. Bonner Profile:
Anna Miller
www.bonner.org

3. The Bonner Network:
Our Participating Campuses
www.bonner.org

4. National Meetings

5. Bonner Network Resources:
Gatherings
✓ Bonner New Directors Orientation
✓ Fall Bonner Student Congress Meeting
(Rider University, NJ—October 7-9, 2011)
✓ Fall Bonner Directors Meeting
(Kanuga Center, NC—November 6-9, 2011)
✓ IMPACT Conference 2012 (TBD)
✓ Summer Leadership Institute 2012 (TBD)
www.bonner.org

6. Campus Support

7. Bonner Profile:
Charles Cartagena
www.bonner.org

8. Bonner Network Resources:
Campus Support
Campuses are supported by a liaison at
the Foundation through:
✓ Campus Visits
✓ Annual Report review & recommendations
(Campus Support Form)
✓ Support phone calls
✓ Resource development and sharing
www.bonner.org

9. Worksheet —
Part 1
Discuss meetings and visits

10. Bonner Network
Initiatives

11. Bonner Network Initiatives:
Initiatives
• Issues to Impact
– Issue-Focused Organizing: hunger, homelessness, college
access, immigration, youth development, prisoner re-entry
– PolicyOptions.org: Issue Briefs & News Bureaus
– Community impact assessment
• Networking
– Bonner Alumni Network
– International Partnerships
– Summer Institutes on High Impact Civic Engagement
www.bonner.org

12. Bonner
Alumni Network

13. Bonner Alumni Network:
2010 Survey Findings
• 5,400 Bonner Alumni
– Georgia
– Tennessee
– North Carolina
• 31% work in the government
sector
• 34% work in the nonprofit
sector
• 90% voted in the November
election
• 46% have Masters;
17% terminal degrees
www.bonner.org

14. Bonner Alumni Network:
Vision and Goals
• Recruit future Bonner
Scholars and Leaders
• Connect with current
Bonner students through
mentoring
• Share expertise and
passion as we seek to
build capacity of the
Bonner Program through
our initiatives
www.bonner.org

15. Bonner Alumni Network:
Building Chapters
• Alumni Chapter Toolkit
(to help alumni get
involved)
• Campus Program Toolkit
(to help campuses
integrate alumni)
• Chapter Listservs
www.bonner.org

16. Bonner Alumni Network:
Alumni Chapter Gatherings
Past Gatherings Upcoming Gatherings
• Greensboro, North • Atlanta, Georgia
Carolina • Durham/Raleigh, North
• Memphis, Tennessee Carolina
• Nashville, Tennessee • New Brunswick/
• New York City, New York Princeton, New Jersey
• Austin, Texas • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Washington, DC • Boston, Massachusetts
• Richmond,Virginia • Nashville, Tennessee
• Louisville, Kentucky • Miami, Florida
www.bonner.org

17. Worksheet —
Part 2
Alumni networking ideas

18. Bonner
Networking &
Social Media Tools

19. Program Management Resources:
Weekly Email Update
• Announcements
• Upcoming Events and
Meetings
• Jobs and Internships
• Conferences &
Professional
Development
• Foundation Initiatives
www.bonner.org

20. Program Management Resources:
Network Wiki
• Program Management
Resources
• Campus Profiles
• Network News
• Training Modules
• Implementation
Guides
• Student Resources
www.bonner.org

21. Program Management Resources:
Bonner Student Intern Networking Tools
• Bonner Intern Wiki Page
delves into their roles
• Links to helpful
resources for program
management
• Topical sharing on
projects (e.g., First-Year
Orientation Agendas)
• Reinforces Foundation-
led training
www.bonner.org

22. Program Management Resources:
Monthly Student Newsletter
• Monthly themes (tied to
calendar)
• School Spotlights
• Best Practices
• Innovations
• Student Contributions (BAB)
• Links to Discussion
Opportunities (Blog)
www.bonner.org

23. Program Management Resources:
Bonner Networking on Facebook
• Bonner Love Profile Page
(1042 friends)
• National Bonner Network
(1310 members)
• Bonner Network Fan Page
(619 fans)
• Bonner Alumni Network
(284 members)
• School Groups and Fan Pages
(40+)
www.bonner.org

24. Program Management Resources:
Bonner YouTube Channel
• Playlists with training
videos and screen casts
• BWBRS
• AmeriCorps
• Bonner Video Project
(over 240 videos
created by programs)
• Campus Profiles
• Partner Profiles
• Training & Enrichment
• Issues
www.bonner.org

25. Program Management Resources:
Bonner Networking on other Social Sites
• The Bonner Blog
(http://
thebonnerblog.wordpress.com/)
• Twitter:
@BonnerNetwork
(268 followers)
• LinkedIn: Bonner
Alumni Network
(256 members)
www.bonner.org

26. Campus Examples
Rider University and
Siena College

27. Worksheet —
Part 3
Online and social media
networking

28. Worksheet —
Part 4
Taking it home—next steps