Harvard Kennedy School Ask what you can do

HKS Mission and Commitment Harvard Kennedy School Mission: To train enlightened public leaders and generate the ideas that provide answers to the world’s most challenging public problems. Our commitment: To making a positive impact in the world.

About HKS  Offers five masters degree and four PhD programs, and four executive education course programs  Comprises 45% international students from 90 countries in master’s and doctoral degree programs  Enrolls 3,000 individuals in 34 executive education courses in four portfolio areas each year.  Estimates 30,000 degreed and senior executive Alumni representing 170 countries  Celebrates prominent alumni such as UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, World Bank President Robert Zellick, Mexico President Felipe Calderon, Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong, Liberia President Ellen Johnson, Hong Kong Chief Executive Sir Donald Tsang

About HKS – Degree Programs Provide students with the necessary skills in analysis, management, and advocacy and with an ability to call on these skills under ever- changing circumstances.  Master in Public Policy (MPP)  Master in Public Policy/Urban Planning (MPP/UP)  Master in Public Administration (MPA2)  Master in Public Administration/International Development (MPA/ID)  Mid-Career Master in Public Administration (MC/MPA) Harvard Kennedy School offers both joint and concurrent degrees with selected professional schools at Harvard University.

About HKS: PhD Programs & Research Centers PhD Programs  PhD in Public Policy  PhD in Political Economy and Government  PhD in Health Policy*  PhD in Social Policy * Research Engines  Fifteen research centers  Over sixty research programs *Applicants to the latter three programs must apply through Harvard University’s Graduate School of Arts & Sciences.

About HKS - Executive Education Give global executives from the public, private and non profit sectors practical skills as well as a deeper analytical understanding of policy and management challenges.  Performance Measurement for Effective Management of Nonprofit Organizations  Governance as Leadership: Reframing the Work of Nonprofit Boards  Leaders in Development: Managing Change in a Dynamic World  Expanding Non-Governmental Organization Impacts

Purposes of Alumni Relations Office  Service  Connectivity  Networking  Promotion of School  Fund Raising

HKS Alumni Relations Activities  Database  Career Development (Mentors/Advisors)  Creation of Regional Associations  Continuous Outreach  HKS magazine  Website “Ask What You Can Do”  Virtual Connections ( s)  Alumni Intellectual Engagements: Conference Call with Professors, Forum Events and Fall Weekend  Alumni Reunion and Achievements Awards (Spring)  Fund Raising

HKS Alumni Relationships

HKS Alumni Association Board of Directors  International representative body of 30,000 HKS Alumni led by 20 elected alumni leaders  Purposes of the Board:  Communicate the interests and concerns of HKS alumni worldwide to the Dean, faculty, and students  Propose and support programs to enhance the well-being of HKS alumni  Encourage communication of the School's activities, priorities, and educational resources to alumni  Promote valuable networking among alumni  Act as a resource to HKS Alumni Associations worldwide

Purpose of Alumni Associations  Networking  Make a Difference  Camaraderie  Intellectual Growth  Scholarship Funds  Recognition of Achievements  Morale Support

Starting an Alumni Association  Requires a Champion and Core Group  Develop Vision and Mission Statements  Acquire the Data Base  Identify Successful Alumni  Raise Funds  Design Working Committees  Connect with School  Create Communications – website, s groups, public relations, media, etc.

Philippine HKS Alumni Foundation  Membership – degree, executive education, other Harvard graduates in government (no fees)  Diversity of members – nationals and foreigners; public, private and donor community  Officers and Board Members – elected every two years  Council of Advisors – highest appointed and elected officials and CEOs  SEC registered Foundation – Fundraising  Working Committees - Events, Fundraising, Communications

Philippine HKS Alumni Activities  Monthly Board of Directors Meeting  Recognition of Alumni Achievements (Appointments, elections, deans, books published etc)  “How to Survive at HKS” for new students  Visit Harvard once a year - meet with students and HKS Dean, faculty and staff  Celebrate and learn from returning new alumni  “Shaping the Debate” events as convener  Dinners with visiting professors  Fundraising through “Presidential Debate” and golf tournaments for scholarships and expenses  Creating and updating website

Alumni Association Challenges  Longevity of Champion (s)  Sustainability of alumni interests  Creativity for intellectual and social growth  Availability of Operating Funds  Attracting New and Older Graduates  What do they get in return? Or What can they give back?

Harvard Kennedy School Ask what you can do