CETAA Vision 2025 - Making CETAA the best alumni association in India

Vision 2025Make CETAA the best alumni

association in IndiaPresented by: Anoop John, E&C 2001before CETAA Executive Committee

on 23rd June 2017

CETAA Mission - from Bye-Law

● Maintain contacts with alumni● Bring together alumni - promote professional,

cultural and social contacts● Awards, scholarships, grants● Financial help to alumni for research● Promote entrepreneurship among students /

alumni● Help students in training and employment


● Maintain website● Mentoring for higher studies● Help students in training and employment,

project works● Technical talks in college● Technical consultancy for community initiatives● Engineering education in state & country


● Exctracurricular activities of children of members

● Create member database● Organize funds for own premises

How Other Associations Operate

● Group purchase benefits - IIT Delhi, IIT Madras, Penn State, MIT

● Alumni News - IIT Delhi, IIT Madras, IIT Bombay, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, Penn State, MIT

● Chapters Coordination & Governance - IIT Delhihttp://iitdalumni.com/user/landing-page/483 , IIT Madras, IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur

● Newsletter - IIT Delhi, IIT Madras, IIT Kanpur, IIT Bombay, Penn State


● Brand Building - IIT Delhi, Penn State, MIT● Student Interaction - IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT

Bombay, IIT Kanpur, Penn State● Alumni Database - IIT Delhi, IIT Madras, IIT

Bombay, IIT Kanpur, IIT Roorkee, Penn State● Transcript - IIT Madras, IIT Guwahati● Guest House - IIT Madras


● Two year EC Term - IIT Delhi, IIT Madras, IIT Kanpur

● Full time staff - IIT Madras, IIT Guwahati, IIT Bombay, Penn State, MIT

● Donate online - IIT Madras, IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur, Penn State, MIT

● Travel Grants - IIT Madras● Lecture Series - IIT Madras


● Merchandise - IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Bombay, Penn State

● Chair Professorship - IIT Bombay, Penn State● Faculty Awards - IIT Bombay, Penn State● Student Scholarships - IIT Bombay● Events & Reunions - IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur,

Penn State, MIT


● Student Mentoring - IIT Guwahati, Penn State● Startup Mentoring - IIT Guwahati● Alumni Careers - IIT Bombay, Penn State, MIT● Alumni Awards - IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur, Penn

State● Alumni Mentoring - Penn State, MIT● Community Service - IIT Kanpur, Penn State,

MIT


● Online Voting - IIT Kanpur, Penn State● Credit Card - Penn State, MIT, ● Library Access - IIT Madras, Penn State● College Infrastructure - IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay,

Penn State● Email Forwarding for life - Penn State, MIT

Annual Budgets

● IIT Madras - 2016 Fund raising - 55 Crore INR● IIT Bombay - 2016 - 3.99 Crore INR● Penn State - 2014 - 12 M USD Subscription● MIT - 2005 - 72 M USD

What are we?

● Wikipedia - “The executive is the organ exercising authority in and holding responsibility for the governance of a state. The executive executes and enforces law.”

● EC is an executive body that drives governance● Adminstration and operations has to be full time● Set strategy and direction for the organization

What Are We?

● We are an alumni association - we are primarily about the alumni we represent

● We are a governance body - we bring structure to the network of alumni spread across

● We are a centralized service provider - alumni services

● We are a conduit of funds and contributions to alma mater and society

● We are an aggregating entity - people, funds

Services to Alumni

● Alumni Networking - Database, Alumni Platforms, Social Networks

● Alumni Career Services - Database, Job Boards, Internal Placements

● Alumni Educational Services - Transcripts, any other help with other government departments

● Aggregated bargaining power - Eg: Health Insurance (IIT Madras)

Services to Alumni

● Coordinate alumni events - 10, 20, 25, 30 etc year get togethers

● Awards to alumni● Governance for chapters● IT services for chapters● Coordinate events for chapters

Service to Students

● Lecture Series● Mentoring for Higher Studies● Mentoring for Entrepreneurships● Mentoring for Projects● Paid Projects● Internships & Jobs● Awards to Students

Contributions to Alma Mater & Society

● Support in Infrastructure● Donations for any initiative as deemed fit● Mobilize alumni around initiatives

Dichotomy with Chapters

● Alumni Association is primarily a governance organization

● Chapters are primarily about social and professional networking and physical meetings

● The primary objective of the creation of the association is to happen through smooth operations of chapters and the wide reach of chapters

Some Action Items

● Raise annual budget & find funds● Increase value proposition for alumni● Involve alumni in governance and operations● Vision, Strategy and Continuity in Execution

Financing through Membership

● Regular Member - Rs. 1000 provided at the time of graduation

● Supporting Member - Rs. 1000 per year● Charter Member - Rs. 10000 per year

Alternatively● Rs. 1000 for the membership for the first 10

(5?) years after graduation● Rs. 1000 per year after that

Financing through Campaigns

● Set up communication platforms that can reach alumni

● Monthly newsletters● Monthly communication with chapters● Website and Social Media● Drive campaigns through communication

Value proposition for Alumni

● Services that directly benefit Alumni● Value proposition outside of the desire to

contribute● Value proposition to alumni through better

services to chapters● Services that mutually benefit alumni and

students

Involve Alumni More

● Representation of Chapters in Governance● Online voting for proposals & elections● Broad based discussions on ideas and

programs

Continuity in Execution

● Full time staff to take care of operations● Longer term for office bearers

Thank You