Annual Registration Results for FY17 Mission
The global alumni clubs network provides opportunities to create, foster, and strengthen connections among alumni as well as between alumni and Harvard Business School.
HBS Alumni Clubs & Associations, Annual Registration FY17 Network
Regional 46 20 92 clubs 15 7 Shared interest and 4 10 affinity groups
Combined Network Reach Alumni Population in Clubs Network (Thousands)
50 Asia Pacific 84K 40 Europe 30 Latin America Alumni involved with Thousands Middle East & regional clubs, 20 Africa shared interest groups North America and Harvard Clubs 10 SIG 0
HBS Alumni with an MBA Years Out of School Leading Industry Groups 1. Finance 0-15 2. Professional Services 61% 16-30 3. Manufacturing North America has the 31-45 4. Information highest percent (72%) of 46+ alumni holding an MBA; 5. Retail Trade the rest of the world averages 30%
HBS Alumni Clubs & Associations, Annual Registration FY17 Operations
Nonprofit Status of Clubs Clubs That Should Have General Liability and Director 501c3 (Charitable) & Officers Insurance 501c4 (Social welfare) 501c6 (Business league) All 501c7 (Social club) Currently, less than 30% have Int'l nonprofit these types of coverage
Clubs with Paid Staff Number of Clubs with Paid Staff
38% 20 Asia Pacific Most hired as independent contractors to 15 Europe provide general operation and event support Latin America 10 Middle East & Number of Staff in a Club Africa 5 North America
SIG Nowithpaid staff clubs 1-2 0 Only 6 clubs have 3-5
Sources of Club Funds Clubs That Engage Sponsors
Annual Event Donations 40% Event Ticket Sales Mostly for event-specific needs; usually identified Membership Fees through personal contacts Sponsorhips Other Average sponsorships range from $5-25K
HBS Alumni Clubs & Associations, Annual Registration FY17 Governance
Recommended Officer Clubs with Co-Presidents Working Board Structure Election Cycle Biennially 67% Currently, only 38% run Clubs whose officers also serve with this frequency - having 2 26% have shared roles. as Directors on the Board year terms provides Staggered terms (President better continuity and VP) also enable smoother HBS Liaisons have a seat on through officer transitions succession planning the Harvard Club Board
Number of Alumni Club Officers Alumni Serving as Officers 300
250 Asia-Pacific Europe 650 200 Latin America Ideally, should reflect 150 demographics of the club's Middle East & general membership 100 Africa North America (i.e. industry, gender, 50 age, experience) SIG 0
Recommended Positions Average Number of Officers
President Secretary 5-10 Treasurer Some positions manage specific Events & Programs functions or programs Technology (i.e. membership, Community Partners)
HBS Alumni Clubs & Associations, Annual Registration FY17 Events
Event and Program Sessions Annual Event Co-Sponsored Events 1.3K+ 55% 68% Clubs average 16 per year Regularly hold a major Organize events with event of 200+ guests other groups
Alumni Participation 30K With ~35 per event
Most Popular Event Topics Top Event Partners Career Development Asia-Pacific HBS/Harvard Clubs 25% Europe 36% Industry Focused Latin America Peer Schools 21% Middle East & Africa 32% North America Lifelong Learning Professional Organizations SIG 15% 18%
Top Event Topics by Region (Rank Order) Asia-Pacific Europe Latin America Middle East & North America SIG Africa
Industry Career Lifelong Learning Lifelong Learning Industry Industry
Social Industry Social Social Lifelong Learning Lifelong Learning Young Alumni Social Young Alumni Social Social
HBS Alumni Clubs & Associations, Annual Registration FY17 Programs
New Admit Outreach 600+ Prospective students 68 171 contacted by 79 clubs Clubs participated Applications submitted across 6 continents
Club Events with Faculty Emerging Programs 56 Covering topics ranging Women Seniors from leadership and innovation to finance Activities for these cohorts and digital marketing are on the rise
Community Partners & Pro Bono Consulting Young Alumni
20 clubs engage locally
135 projects each year ¼ Clubs offer summer 35K hours per year gatherings to welcome new grads to their community $12M+ in services contributed
HBS Alumni Clubs & Associations, Annual Registration FY17 Membership
Clubs Charging Membership Average Cost of Clubs with Discounted Basic Membership Memberships ½ $86 Most Largely in North America Free for students and new Range of $30-200 and grads and discounted Most Harvard Clubs with HBS commensurate with for recent graduates Liaisons charge membership benefits offered and seniors
Average Market Penetration Market Penetration within Region for an Individual Club 25%
Asia Pacific 20% Europe 15% 14% Latin America 10% Middle East & For clubs that charge Africa membership; most clubs North America 5% are between 8% and 17% SIG 0% Nowithpaid membership clubs
Memberships that Cycle Clubs with Member-Only Average Number of HBS on Rolling Basis Benefits Alumni in Harvard Clubs 53% 88% 105 The start date begins when Provide preferred pricing Where there is an the member signs up, and exclusive events HBS Liaison club model rather than a specific date
HBS Alumni Clubs & Associations, Annual Registration FY17 Scholarships
Awards Given Each Year Supported Programs
33 HBS and Harvard clubs contribute 79% Send participants to the Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit recipients supported 94 Management (SPNM) program
Other programs include MBA Fellows and $933K in funding Performance Measurement for Effective Management of Nonprofit Organizations (PMNO)
Participating Clubs Recipients Supported
Asia-Pacific 2 4
Europe 3 4
Latin America 1 1
Middle East & Africa 0 0
North America 21 68
SIG 2 7
Sources of Scholarship Funding
Contributions also come from Cash Reserves endowed funds, appeals to club Event driven membership, annual events General Revenue and corporate sponsors Other
HBS Alumni Clubs & Associations, Annual Registration FY17 Club Listing
ASIA-PACIFIC (13) NORTH AMERICA (38) SHARED INTEREST GROUP (10) HBS Association of Beijing HBS Association of Boston HBS Aerospace Alumni Group HBS Association of Hong Kong HBS Association of N. California HBS African-American Alumni HBS Association of New Zealand HBS Association of Orange County Association HBS Association of Taipei HBS Association of Oregon HBS Alumni Angels Association HBS Association of Thailand HBS Association of Pittsburgh HBS Asian American Alumni HBS Club of India Association HBS Club of Japan HBS Association of SE New England HBS Christian Fellowship Alumni HBS Club of Korea HBS Association of S. California Association HBS Club of Malaysia HBS Club Columbus HBS Healthcare Alumni Association HBS Club of Pakistan HBS Club of Arizona HBS Latino Alumni Association HBS Club of Shanghai HBS Club of Atlanta HBS Club of Singapore HBS LGBT Alumni Association HBS Club of Austin HBS Club of the Philippines HBS Real Estate Alumni Association HBS Club of Birmingham HBS Women's Association of EUROPE (13) HBS Club of Buffalo Greater New York HBS Association of Germany HBS Club of Calgary HBS Club of Barcelona HBS Club of Charlotte HARVARD LIAISON (18) HBS Club of Denmark HBS Club of Chicago Domestic HBS Club of France HBS Club of Cincinnati Harvard Club of Central Florida HBS Club of Greece HBS Club of Colorado Harvard Club of Louisiana HBS Club of Iceland HBS Club of Ireland HBS Club of Connecticut Harvard Club of Minnesota HBS Club of Italy HBS Club of Dallas Harvard Club of Naples HBS Club of London HBS Club of Houston Harvard Club of Research Triangle HBS Club of Madrid HBS Club of Jacksonville Harvard Club of Sarasota HBS Club of Norway HBS Club of Kansas City Harvard Club of St. Louis HBS Club of Sweden HBS Club of Michigan Harvard Club of the West Coast of HBS Club of the Netherlands HBS Club of Montreal Florida International LATIN AMERICA (3) HBS Club of New York Harvard Club of Argentina HBS Club of Brazil HBS Club of Northeastern Ohio HBS Club of Mexico HBS Club of Ottawa Harvard Club of Australia HBS Club of Peru HBS Club of Philadelphia Harvard Club of Finland HBS Club of Puget Sound Harvard Club of Poland MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA (7) HBS Club of Rochester Harvard Club of Portugal HBS Alumni Association of Israel HBS Club of San Antonio Harvard Club of Prague HBS Club of Egypt Harvard Club of Russia HBS Club of Lebanon HBS Club of San Diego Harvard Club of Serbia HBS Club of Nigeria HBS Club of South Florida HBS Club of South Africa HBS Club of Syracuse Harvard Club of Switzerland HBS Club of the GCC (Gulf HBS Club of Toronto Harvard Club of Victoria Cooperation Council) HBS Club of Washington, D.C. HBS Club of Turkey HBS Club of Wisconsin
HBS Alumni Clubs & Associations, Annual Registration FY17 Important Contacts HBS ALUMNI CLUBS & ASSOCATIONS TEAM [email protected] 617-495-6254
Mary-Helen Black, Director, [email protected] Kathy Ashraf, Associate Director, [email protected] Melina Alvarez, Assistant Director for Operations, [email protected] Sandra Genere, Assistant Director for Programs, [email protected] Rachel Tsavalakoglou, Alumni Relations Assistant, [email protected] Alison Brissette, Senior Project Manager, [email protected]
ALUMNI TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT TEAM [email protected] www.hbs.attask-ondemand.com 617-496-9175
Key Resources Ways to Engage
OFFICERS’ PORTAL BIMONTHLY NEWSLETTERS www.officersportal.hbs.org/ Offers an expansive collection of best practices, important details about leadership events, and School programs.
CLUBS WEBSITE QUARTERLY CALLS www.alumni.hbs.edu/clubs View the 102 clubs within the global alumni club network located in 49 countries.
CLUBS STORIES LEADERSHIP MEETINGS www.alumni.hbs.edu/stories Read the amazing things that your fellow alumni and clubs are doing.
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