1. 2017 National Ag. Ed. and FFA Inservice
Alumni
Engagement,
Impact and
Leadership
Achieving the Vision

2. WHAT A YEAR! Membership: 2015-2016 Alumni Members 225,891 (+163,186)
Alumni Chapters
1,934 (+201)

3. Strategic Changes
Affiliation Program
1 flat fee per program
Activation of Alumni Membership for Graduates
First time in 89 years graduating FFA members received alumni membership
Collegiate Transfer
FFA Board of Directors has set forth a constitutional amendment removing collegiate membership

4. Development of Alumni Visibility Levels
Strategic Changes
Alumni Member Development
Postponed ADC indefinitely
11 Regional Development Conferences (RDC)
National Ag. Ed./FFA In-service
National FFA Convention & Expo
Development of Alumni Visibility Levels

5. Alumni Impact Data

6. Non-Traditional Chapters
Strategic Changes
Non-Traditional Chapters
Company or Organization creates an alumni chapter internally for it’s employees
Chartered
ADM
AGCO
Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity
Cargill
Caterpillar
Culver’s
DuPont Pioneer
John Deere
Mill Creek Farms FFA Alumni
National FFA Center
Washington, D.C.
Considering
BNSF
CSX
DOW Agriscience
Merck Animal Health
Monsanto
Sigma Alpha Sorority
Tyson Foods
Valent U.S.A. Corporation
Yamaha

7. Supporting Our Advisors Volunteer Management Program
Strategic Areas
Engaging Our Students
Supporting Our Advisors
SAE Mentoring Program
Partner industry professionals from our non-traditional alumni chapters with career-specific interested students in order to provide them with relevant industry connections.
Volunteer Management Program
Provide state and local level volunteers with direct training and resources so that they can effectively engage in their local agricultural education/FFA programs in order to help their agricultural education instructor optimize work-life balance.
Provide agricultural educators with resources and training that can aid them in utilizing those engaged volunteers.

8. Suggested State Structure
Alumni = type of membership
Alumni = part of organization
Not independent

9. Suggested State Structure
Working Partnership Agreement
clarify the structural, reporting and working relationships
also clarify how alumni is a type of membership at the state level, just like it is on the local and national levels.

10. What Questions are there?
Joshua Rusk
Alumni Executive Director