BOLD Council Year in Review

By all accounts, the BOLD Council had an incredibly successful first year. A Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary of the Council were recruited by the College, and these individuals recruited the BOLD Council members. The BOLD Council accomplished a number of goals between October 2009 and April 2010, including:

• Developed a comprehensive Operations Document/Strategic Plan for Fall 2009 – Spring 2012
• Encouraged the College to develop an “opt out” policy for email list servs, which will go into effect Spring 2010
• Encouraged the College to adopt an easier process for giving online (monthly withdrawals)
• With Career Development, created a job description for the Alumni Career Outreach Assistant (COA) program
• Worked with College’s LinkedIn group to review LinkedIn sub-groups and promote the Gettysburg College Professional Network (GCPN) to other alumni
• Conducted preliminary outreach to young alumni to gain perspective about the alumni website and communications vehicles
• Identified and documented volunteer resources and opportunities for eventual inclusion on the alumni/BOLD website
• Identified, supported and suggested paperless communication approaches aimed at BOLD alumni
• Recruited BOLD alumni volunteers to serve as representatives to 15 regional alumni clubs
• Created a quarterly Engagement Newsletter for BOLD volunteers
• Planned and executed 5 regional BOLD Kick Off events