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In This Issue New Emerging Leaders Program A Success Visit Shared Effort online to read these articles and more! Blog.AlumniCorps.org 1-2 Fish 55 Named New Board ChairSee Full Interview Inside! 3 AlumniCorps Welcomes Rachel Benevento 4-5 Who? What? Where? PP55 Fellowship Program News & Updates 6 AlumniCorps Launches Ambitious Campaign for 2011-12 6 Calling All Volunteers, Job Seekers, & Partner Organizations 7 Meet Our Newest TAN Affiliate: The Princeton Social Enterprise Network Volume 14, Number 3 Fall 2011 Program Leader Hilary Joel ’85 with the inaugural class of Emerging Lead- ers. From L to R: Lopez ’10, Segal, Lewis LaMonica ’08, Lyon ’09, Host, Carlis, Lindsey *07, Fesler 01, Joel 85, Parker ’06, Simmons ’03, Fridirici ’06. The Emerging Leaders program has not only provided me with useful tools for understanding how I can become a better leader in my current position, but has inspired me to continue to improve my network, my self-awareness, and my skills so that I can build a lifelong career in the nonprofit sector. - Elizabeth Lindsey *07, DC Emerging Leader Managing Director of The DC Project More about Emerging Leaders on Page 3! Q: Why do you think the goals and programs of Princeton AlumniCorps still resonate with people some 22 years on? The first year out of college is so important for young people. It‘s an opportunity for recent graduates to ex- plore different possibilities and inter- ests. Once you get involved with a per- manent job, you don‘t often get the opportunity to do that again. Giving young people early exposure to public service careers through Princeton AlumniCorps will always be really valuable. I continue to be interested when a young person finds a goal or project that they find exciting. The opportunities the Project 55 Fel- lowship Program provides are really exciting. Over 22 years conducting this program, Princeton AlumniCorps has developed a large community of alumni and organizations interested in the public interest. Community Volun- teers, one of our new programs, lever- ages our dynamic network to connect alumni from the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s with innovative volunteer opportunities in the nonprofit sector. Emerging Leaders, our program for aspiring non- profit leaders, continues to develop our alumni and their impact. Our programs connect alumni with the many reward- ing career and volunteer opportunities that exist in the nonprofit sector. Q: You have often talked about how the PP55 Fellowship Program puts young Princetonians into challeng- ing situations outside of the class- room. Can you tell us a little bit about that? ...continued on page 2. Interview with AlumniCorps’ New Board Chair John Fish ’55

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In This Issue

New Emerging Leaders Program A Success

Visit Shared Effort online to read these articles and more!

Blog.AlumniCorps.org

1-2 Fish ‘55 Named New Board Chair—See Full Interview Inside!

3 AlumniCorps Welcomes Rachel Benevento

4-5 Who? What? Where? PP55 Fellowship Program News & Updates

6 AlumniCorps Launches Ambitious Campaign for 2011-12

6 Calling All Volunteers, Job Seekers, & Partner Organizations

7 Meet Our Newest TAN Affiliate: The Princeton Social Enterprise Network

Volume 14, Number 3 Fall 2011

Program Leader Hilary Joel ’85 with the inaugural class of Emerging Lead-

ers. From L to R: Lopez ’10, Segal, Lewis LaMonica ’08, Lyon ’09, Host,

Carlis, Lindsey *07, Fesler ’01, Joel ’85, Parker ’06, Simmons ’03,

Fridirici ’06.

The Emerging Leaders program has not only provided

me with useful tools for understanding how I can become

a better leader in my current position, but has inspired me

to continue to improve my network, my self-awareness,

and my skills so that I can build a lifelong career in the

nonprofit sector.

- Elizabeth Lindsey *07,

DC Emerging Leader Managing Director of The DC Project

More about Emerging Leaders on Page 3!

Q: Why do you think the goals and programs of Princeton AlumniCorps still resonate with people some 22 years on?

The first year out of college is so

important for young people. It‘s an

opportunity for recent graduates to ex-

plore different possibilities and inter-

ests. Once you get involved with a per-

manent job, you don‘t often get the

opportunity to do that again. Giving

young people early exposure to public

service careers through Princeton

AlumniCorps will always be really

valuable. I continue to be interested

when a young person finds a goal or

project that they find exciting.

The opportunities the Project 55 Fel-

lowship Program provides are really

exciting. Over 22 years conducting this

program, Princeton AlumniCorps has

developed a large community of

alumni and organizations interested in

the public interest. Community Volun-

teers, one of our new programs, lever-

ages our dynamic network to connect

alumni from the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s

with innovative volunteer opportunities

in the nonprofit sector. Emerging

Leaders, our program for aspiring non-

profit leaders, continues to develop our

alumni and their impact. Our programs

connect alumni with the many reward-

ing career and volunteer opportunities

that exist in the nonprofit sector.

Q: You have often talked about how the PP55 Fellowship Program puts young Princetonians into challeng-ing situations outside of the class-room. Can you tell us a little bit about that?

...continued on page 2.

Interview with AlumniCorps’ New Board Chair John Fish ’55

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The first year I was involved with

Princeton AlumniCorps, a fellow

called Sarah was working for an or-

ganization called Health and Medicine

Policy Research Group, headed up by

Quentin Young. It was a great organi-

zation, but at that stage only just start-

ing up. There was only one other staff

member – the Executive Director, and

Sarah. During the first year, Sarah

came up to me and said John, ―the Ex-

ecutive Director has left and I‘m the

only staff person, I need help.‖ To

Sarah‘s credit, she ended up keeping

the organization alive, and raising

money until they found a new Execu-

tive Director. It was such an experi-

ence for someone straight out of col-

lege and to this day, Quentin still

speaks of her highly.

A lot of other interesting stories

came from fellows working in North

Lawndale in Chicago, where many of

the organizations had a large African

American membership. For fellows

from very different backgrounds it

was such a valuable learning experi-

ence, and so exciting to work with

such an effective community group. I

remember one woman who did a fel-

lowship at an African American faith-

based community organization in Chi-

cago. She was Jewish and she asked

me, ―John, do you think I‘ll fit in?‖

The first week she was there, they had

a big retreat. It was so different to her

existing experience, but she was ac-

cepted straight away and became im-

mediately involved in the community.

Q: What role do you think the or-ganization plays in the broader Princeton community and in com-munities around the country?

I think the greatest role we play is as

brokers between nonprofit organiza-

tions and alumni. We help nonprofit

organizations to find talented people,

as well as helping alumni to get into

something really challenging. It has a

great impact on the community, be-

cause we can help these talented,

smart, Princeton graduates to use their

skills in important areas.

Q: Your recent appointment as Board Chair is your third time serv-ing on the Board. Why did you ini-tially get involved with the organiza-tion? what has kept you engaged for all these years?

After the Washington meeting, my

classmate Steve Boyd ‘55 came out

and told me about the original idea for

Princeton Project 55. I immediately

got excited about it. I hadn‘t known

Princeton University to do anything

like this before, and it sounded great.

My enthusiasm carried me through the

first meetings, and into helping to put

together the founding document. In

that first year, we had three fellows in

Chicago and three in Washington.

My reasons for remaining engaged

with Princeton AlumniCorps are the

same as the reasons for starting my

connection. I love working with young

people, and love staying in touch with

so many interesting organizations. It

helps to keep me involved in the city

(Chicago) and is very inspiring.

Q: What do you see as some of the challenges and opportunities you will encounter in your upcoming term as Board Chair? And what is your hope for the future of Princeton AlumniCorps?

One of the things that I‘d like to fo-

cus on is to find new ways to energize

Princeton alumni across the year

groups. With only four or five staff

members, we are limited in capacity,

and I‘d like to see our programming

flourish – managed and led by alumni.

Our board, and our wide network of

volunteers, is multigenerational. Our

two newest programs, Community

Volunteers and Emerging Leaders,

embody Princeton AlumniCorps‘ re-

cent growth, and the involvement of

alumni of all ages with the organiza-

tion. Our aim is to encourage and de-

velop alumni who have the capacity

and passionate leadership to deliver

and manage their own innovative pro-

grams. I think the fundamental goal of

AlumniCorps should be to continue

thriving as an organization run by

alumni for alumni, across the genera-

tions.

Interview with Chair John Fish ’55, Cont’d.

John Fish ’55 is a founder of Princeton AlumniCorps and served as the Pro-

gram Leader of the Project 55 Fellowship Program for 20 years. He developed

the PP55 program in Chicago, and after a few years encouraged Northwestern

University and the University of Chicago to create similar programs. The three

programs work closely together, offering joint programming and a wide like-

minded community for fellows.

For nearly 50 years John has been involved in numerous community organi-

zations and associations in Chicago. From 1969 to 1997 he was on the faculty

of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest Urban Studies Program, an off-

campus experiential semester for students from 13 Midwest colleges. John was

appointed as the Chair of the Board of Princeton AlumniCorps on October 1.

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Rachel Benevento is the newest member of the Princeton

AlumniCorps team. Most recently, she worked at Volunteer-

Connect in Princeton, creating a skills-based volunteer pilot

program. Rachel also served as a VolunteerConnect board

member, helping to create a new service model for the or-

ganization. Previously, she engaged corporate employees in

cancer education and fundraising initiatives for the American

Cancer Society. Rachel has also worked at Columbia Univer-

sity where she founded the Alumni Partnership Program,

connecting current and former students on a personal level

through various forums. As a board member for Community

Impact at Columbia, she advised staff and student coordina-

tors on programmatic challenges and evaluated new program

proposals. She earned an M.S. from the Medill School of

Journalism at Northwestern University and has worked as a

freelance writer and editor. Rachel holds a B.A. in history

from Columbia.

Regarding Community Volunteers, Rachel writes: “I am

excited to help Community Volunteers reach its potential

in engaging mid-career alumni in meaningful public ser-

vice opportunities. Matching the professional expertise of

program participants to the needs of local nonprofit or-

ganizations will provide critical outlets for alumni to

channel their passions and make a difference in their

community.”

Contact Rachel to learn about Community Volunteers in

your city at [email protected]

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New Program A Success

With participants scheduled to attend

their fifth session this month, Princeton

AlumniCorps‘ new Emerging Leaders

program is well underway and already

providing tangible benefits to aspiring

nonprofit leaders in Washington, DC.

Feedback from participants to date

has been overwhelmingly positive.

Susan Lyon ‘09, Special Assistant for

Energy and Environmental Policy at

the Center for American Progress,

shares:

“Let me put it this way—when I

told my DC colleagues about Emerg-

ing Leaders, they all wanted to join.

The program has really added value

to my Princeton education after

Princeton. Alumni programming is

one of the reasons why I chose to

attend Princeton, and this makes me

glad I did. Specifically, the expert

combination of management theory,

speaker series, and hands-on brain-

storming makes Emerging Leaders

an incredibly useful series of work-

shops and trainings.”

The program curriculum interweaves

the development of leadership, man-

agement, and hard nonprofit skills with

mentoring, peer support, and network-

ing within the sector. Simultaneously,

Emerging Leaders are putting their

learning into action as they design and

execute projects that generate real re-

sults for their organizations. The pilot

Emerging Leaders program runs for 10

months, culminating in a celebration

and presentation by the participants in

March 2011.

Program sessions to date have fea-

tured presentations from well-known

leaders in the nonprofit sector, includ-

ing: Judith Sandalow, Executive Direc-

tor of The Children‘s Law Center; Eric

Schweikert, CFO of Share Our

Strength; and Khari Brown, Executive

Director of Capital Partners for Educa-

tion.

Over the course of the next six

months, participants will continue to

develop the knowledge, skills, and

confidence they need to advance their

professional contributions and acceler-

ate their careers in the nonprofit sector.

To learn more about

Emerging Leaders, please visit

www.AlumniCorps.org

Rachel Benevento with Kef Kasdin ’85,

Community Volunteers Program Leader

AlumniCorps Hires Rachel Benevento, New Program Manager for

Community Volunteers & Emerging Leaders

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Boston is excited to welcome two new Project 55 fel-

lows for the 2011-12 year: Dinah Chen’11 and Ben Stone

’11. They were formally brought into the fold with a meet

and greet of current AlumniCorps area committee mem-

bers, mentors, and past alumni at Scholars Bistro, a new

restaurant in downtown Boston on September 13th. We‘re

also pleased to announce matching our fellows with not

one, but two mentors for the fellowship year to provide our

new Bostonians with a rich and diverse set of knowledge

and experience.

The first seminar was held September 27th at The Food

Project, where fellows learned about the mission of this

innovative nonprofit and also literally got their hands dirty

helping out on the farm. We‘re also looking forward to a

continuing partnership with Harvard's CPIC program, al-

ternating with seminar planning throughout the year.

Our steering committee is pleased to welcome Amy

Burghardt Muehlbauer '05 to Boston, a former NYC

Fellow at Education Through Music and welcome back

Jen Carpenter '96. Lizzie Harvey '06 will be taking

over as chair of the area committee after great leadership

from Rebecca Nemec '05.

The eight Chicago Project 55 fellows are off to an excel-

lent start this fellowship year. They all report being ex-

tremely busy at their placements and have also begun their

weekly seminar series with the fellows from University of

Chicago, Northwestern and this year Harvard as well. For

the first seminar, John Fish ’55 spoke about the history of

Chicago politics, and after becoming better acquainted

with their city, the fellows introduced themselves to each

other and fellows from the other programs.

Project 55 Fellowship Program Manager Sara McCord

also visited Chicago in September to meet with PP55 fel-

lows, partner organizations and alums and brainstorm how

we can get more applicants interested in the Windy City.

Additionally, Aiala Levy ’07 will be succeeded as Chi-

cago Area Coordinator for the fellowship program by

Vince Anderson ’65, who has been the point of contact for

organizations and fellow support in recent years. Founder

of the Chicago Project 55 program and local resident John

Fish ’55 was elected as AlumniCorps‘ new Board Chair on

October 1st.

AlumniCorps Board members Tom Allison ’66 and

Paula Morency ’77 are working with Kef Kasdin ’85 to

gather information and ideas for a potential Community

Volunteers initiative reaching alumni from the ‘60s, ‘70s,

and ‘80s in the Windy City.

Harry Berkowitz ’55 recently

welcomed the three Project 55 fellows for the 2011-12 fel-

lowship year during a lunch with the directors of their or-

ganizations – two agencies which have been long-time

partners of the Project 55 Fellowship Program. Julia Kear-

ney ’11 and Michael Belmont ’11 are working at the Nor-

walk Community Health Center (NCHC), and Tiffany Lee

’11 is at Housing Development Fund (HDF) in Stamford.

Both programs have been expanded this year. Tiffany

will be more directly involved with the families seeking

loans and will help them qualify at HDF. NCHC has ex-

panded the amount of involvement with patients, the hospi-

tal residents and programs that will expose the fellows to

the nature of community health care. As always, the Con-

necticut fellows have also been graciously invited to par-

ticipate in New York area programming.

Princeton AlumniCorps Regional Updates

Fellows, alumni, and affiliates at a Camden Riversharks game in

Philly: Carol Rosenfeld '05, Tony Rosenthal P'07 (and Camden Riv-

ersharks owner), Joe Sengoba '10, Walt Schanbacher '73 P'04 (President of the Princeton Club of Philadelphia), Katie Thaeder '09,

and PICS Intern Ugochukwu Udogwu ’13.

Boston

Chicago

Connecticut

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The year is off to an excellent start for

the New York City area, where all 22 Project 55fellows

gathered on September 10th for a local orientation. There

the fellows had a productive discussion of what profession-

alism means in the fellowship context and how to face city

life on a tight budget, and several stellar public-transit-

related prizes were raffled off. Several fellows also headed

together to the Idealist.org Graduate School Fair on Sep-

tember 15th.

Sam Suratt ’55 and Judy Hole Suratt hosted the Wel-

coming Dinner on September 27th, and the first seminar

will be a perennial favorite debate on the criminal justice

system between a powerhouse prosecutor and a titan of the

criminal justice bar, to take place October 18th. New York

alumni Janice Nittoli *85 and Alejandro Perez ’10 joined

the Board of Princeton AlumniCorps on October 1st.

The Philadelphia area got the 2011 - 2012 fellowship

year off to a great start with a trip to a minor league base-

ball game featuring the Camden Riversharks. The outing

was organized by the Princeton Club of Philadelphia, and

Camden Riversharks owners Tony Rosenthal and Ruth

Ganister P'07. There, the fellows got a chance to meet

alumni in the area and socialize with the PICS summer in-

terns. Later in the summer, fellows welcomed the Class of

2015 at the annual picnic for incoming freshman from the

Philadelphia area (many of whom we hope will be future

Project 55 fellows!). In September, the local AlumniCorps

community got together for a potluck to welcome the Pro-

ject 55 fellows. The dinner also featured a showing of

Waiting for Superman and a discussion about the movie

and ways to take action.

San Francisco is home to six Project 55 fellows this year

including a new placement at the Boys and Girls Club of

the Peninsula, with Executive Director Peter Fortenbaugh

’89. In June, the fellows met at Palomino's near the Bay

Bridge for a small happy hour and will meet their regional

TAN fellows of the Stanford SPIN and Harvard CPIC pro-

grams in October. The local programming continues to be

led by committee, including alums Emily Chiswick-

Patterson ’05, Camille Logan-Weekes ’95, Jessie Gar-

ton Szymanski ’05, Helen Amick ’87, Erin Ebbel ’06

and welcomes new members Elisha Smith *09 and Julie

Rubinger ’09. Elisha and Julie have fit right in: Elisha

planned the closing dinner for the 2010-11 fellows and

Julie, who spent the last two years at Education Through

Music in New York, is planning the PP55 seminars and

coordinating with SPIN and CPIC. Bay Area alumna Leesy

Taggart ’78 also recently joined the AlumniCorps Board

of Directors in October.

The AlumniCorps DC Area Committee officially greeted

our fourteen 2011-12 fellows on July 21st, with a welcome

dinner at Zorba‘s Café in Dupont Circle. Several weeks

later, a group of current and former fellows spent the morn-

ing of Saturday August 20th volunteering together at Stuart

-Hobson Middle School through the DC Public Schools

Beautification Day initiative. In preparation for the first

day of school on Monday, our group helped distribute text-

books to classrooms, cleaned the blacktop playground, and

swept the sidewalks in front of the building. It was a great

way not only for us to become acquainted with one an-

other, but to spend time in the community and meet Stuart-

Hobson students and parents working alongside us.

Lisa Lazarus '02 and Elizabeth Pillion '05, Mentoring

Chair and Vice-Chair, led a successful training session for

all new and returning mentors in August. With the help of

our mentors, DC AlumniCorps will look to expand the

mentors-at-large program this year as well.

The DC Area Committee will be chaired this year by Ari

Altman ’97, after a successful year under the leadership of

Kate Lewis-LaMonica ’08. Local alumni and a significant

number of 2010-11 fellows will be assisting in the leader-

ship effort.

Our pilot year of the AlumniCorps Emerging Leaders

Program for professional development continues to be a

success; read about the program on pg.3 to learn more!

New York

Philadelphia

Washington, DC

San Francisco Bay Area

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10-11 San Francisco fellows at their closing dinner: Claudia

Flores *05, Brandee Tate ’09, Vince Kim ’95, Jeff Campbell

’10 , Lori Bishop *06 , Elisha Smith *09, Meredith Bock ’10, Cameron White ’09, Loe Chyi *06, Camille Logan-Weekes

’95, Emily Chiswick-Paterson ’05

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Are you connected to any organizations doing innovative public interest work in Boston, Chicago, Connecticut, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, or Washington, DC?

If you think they may be a good fit for a fellow for the 2012-13 fellowship year, please contact Sara McCord

Princeton Project 55 Fellowship Program Manager at [email protected] to learn more and be con-

nected with a local program. Remember the partner organization deadline is Friday, December 2, 2011.

For over 20 years, PP55 fellowships have given recent Princeton graduates opportunities to work in the public interest

and be connected with a supportive like-minded community. The program continues to grow under the direction of Pro-

gram Leader Maria Orozco '03.

Princeton AlumniCorps‘ 2010-11 annual campaign (July 1,

2010 to June 30, 2011), led by volunteers and staff, raised a

total of $370,806. Individual donors, who together contrib-

uted a total of $203,806 are crucial to our success. A further

$167,000 was raised from foundations. A big thank you to

all of our supporters—we hope you will continue to in-

vest in Princeton AlumniCorps!

We are pleased to report that 447 individual donors gave

last year, an increase of 35% on the previous year‘s 331

donors. Also of note, the number of donors from classes

of the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s more than doubled last year,

with 66 alumni giving over $48,000 (compared with 23

alumni giving $34,000 the previous year).

We enter our new fiscal year with high hopes of building on last year‘s successes. We have launched a peer-led cam-

paign to encourage and recognize gifts from alumni of the Project 55 Fellowship Program, with a goal of raising $25,000

from PP55 alums. Special thanks to our volunteers—Jessica Johnson ‘98, Katie Ko ‘09, Melissa Mazin ‘91 and Alejan-

dro Perez ‘10—who are leading the charge by supporting Princeton AlumniCorps, and seeking the support of others.

Annual Campaign Raises $370,000 in 2010-11 Ambitious Goals Set for New Year

Do you need a job? Looking for ways to volunteer?

Calling All Nonprofit Organizations!

All Job Seekers: Visit the AlumniCorps

Job Board today by logging into our

website. Simply login to view & post jobs!

Princeton AlumniCorps is proud to offer our online job

board as a resource for all partner organizations, alumni,

and affiliates. Sign in today at www.alumnicorps.org.

Questions? Email [email protected] to learn more!

All Volunteers: Check out our organization

page on Idealist.org to learn about

opportunities to get involved in your area!

Volunteer your space for an event, become a web devel-

oper, a reporter, an editor, a Board member, or even a di-

rector of The Alumni Network! To see opportunities like

this and more visit www.idealist.org and search for the

Princeton AlumniCorps‘ page, or visit

www.AlumniCorps.org and click ‗Get Involved‘.

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About PSEN

Princeton Social Enterprise Network

is a platform and a resource for

Princeton University alumni who are

interested or engaged in social enter-

prise – the use of sustainable, market-

based solutions to social and environ-

mental challenges. PSEN connects and

activates a broad network of Tigers -

currently spread across the Princeton

community - by aggregating, coordi-

nating, and distributing social enter-

prise programming, resources, and

networking opportunities.

PSEN achieves this through a two-

part model: a simple yet effective

online communications platform and a

network of regional chapters, which

activates the online community with

regional events.

By connecting fellow Tigers to the

resources, information, and support

they need to establish and scale inno-

vative social ventures, PSEN aligns

the full energy, capability, and busi-

ness acumen of the Princeton Univer-

sity community behind a shared goal

of service through enterprise.

How did your organization begin?

What inspired this organization?

PSEN originated in 2010 as a ―social

enterprise track‖ within the Princeton

Entrepreneur‘s Network (PEN) annual

business plan competition. Princeton

University, a world-class institution

committed to excellence across disci-

plines, has yet to emerge as a leader in

social enterprise. The founders of

PSEN observed a distinct lack of coor-

dinated social enterprise program-

ming, resources, and initiatives within

the PU community. Furthermore,

PSEN believes that social enterprise is

a compelling meeting ground for the

Princeton University community and a

powerful new channel through which

to activate the school motto, ―In the

Nation‘s service and the service of all

nations.‖

What kind of opportunities in the

nonprofit sector do you offer?

PSEN creates and publicizes oppor-

tunities for engagement in the social

enterprise sector. Social enterprise

describes the use of market-based

models and strategies to advance a

social or environmental mission. So-

cial enterprises may be nonprofit, for–

profit, or a hybrid structure (such as a

Low-Profit limited liability company,

or L3C). PSEN convenes regional

events that focus on special topics or

informal networking and info-sharing.

PSEN‘s seasonal newsletter aggre-

gates all career opportunities, events,

announcements, and other resources

submitted by members at http://

princetonsocialenterprise.org and dis-

tributes the content to our national

subscribers. PSEN will also convene

an annual Social Innovation Business

Plan Competition, in which Tigers can

compete for funding and exposure for

their social enterprise business plans.

Who is eligible to participate?

PSEN is an open community for all

PU alumni interested or participating

in social enterprise. In the coming

year, PSEN plans to launch a social

enterprise mentorship program that

will specifically target recent gradu-

ates and budding social entrepreneurs,

and match them with accomplished

mentors who can offer advice, sup-

port, and guidance. Though PSEN ex-

ists first and foremost to serve PU

alumni, PSEN also intends for its

Chapters to be regional resources.

Can you provide an example of a

success story within your program?

In little more than 12 months, PSEN

has grown from a ―social enterprise

track‖ within the Princeton Entrepre-

neur‘s Network (PEN) to an independ-

ent organization with founding spon-

sors, a committed administrative team,

revolving volunteers, four regional

chapters, and a broad network of par-

ticipants and newsletter subscribers.

The consistent attendance and energy

at Chapter launches and regional

events has demonstrated a significant

demand for social enterprise program-

ming and resources in the PU commu-

nity. Between 20-30 Tigers attended

Chapter launches in each city to net-

work, learn about PSEN, and listen to

panel speakers. This summer the

PSEN New York held a successful

clean tech event with four experienced

panelists active in the clean-tech sec-

tor.

What has been your biggest chal-

lenge or area of concern this year?

PSEN is an entirely volunteer-run,

member-driven organization. Coordi-

nating and growing PSEN is a second

job for the administrative team. It has

been a challenge to recruit and retain

committed volunteers while also over-

seeing all aspects of PSEN‘s growth,

programming, communications, and

funding. The team believes that com-

pensated full or part-time positions are

ultimately needed to scale the organi-

zation effectively. PSEN is actively

seeking funding resources that will

enable us to increase our administra-

tive capacity and generate greater

value for our members and the PU

community.

Visit Venture Catalyst online at

Blog.AlumniCorps.org

to read the full story,

or visit

PrincetonSocialEnterprise.org

to learn more.

Meet our Newest Affiliate: The Princeton Social Enterprise Network

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PRINCETON ALUMNICORPS

12 Stockton Street

Princeton, NJ 08540-6813

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

“You will be saying that shared effort to solve our problems is not a hopeless venture” — John Gardner

Princeton AlumniCorps Board of Directors

John Fish ‘55, Chairman

William R. Leahy, Jr., M.D. ‘66, President

Jessica D. Johnson ‘98, Secretary

Charles F. Mapes, Jr. ‘55, Treasurer

Thomas D. Allison ‘66

Illa Brown ‘76

Margaret Crotty ‘94

Andrew Goldstein ‘06

James A. Gregoire ‘69

Stanley N. Katz h‘21

James D. Lynn ‘55

Kathleen McCleery ‘75

W. Arthur McKee ‘90

Dominic F. Michel ‘70

Kathryn A. Miller ‘77

Paula Morency ‘77

Ralph Nader ‘55

Janice Nittoli *85

Alejandro Perez ‘10

Anthony Quainton ‘55

Michael D. Robbins ‘55

Margarita Rosa, Esq. ‘74

Marsha Rosenthal ‘76

Warner V. Slack ‘55

Leesy Taggart ‘78

Scott Taylor ‘75

Richard E. Thompson ‘55

Richard O. Walker ‘73

Lindsay Wall ‘02

R. Kenly Webster ‘55

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