Resources for Alumni Chapter Leaders
As leaders, you represent UC Berkeley to thousands of alumni, current students, and prospective applicants around the world. These resources provide tools and best practices to keep your Alumni Chapter running smoothly.
Alumni Chapter Leader Newsletters
Take a look at what our Alumni Chapters are doing! Browse the archive for all of our monthly Alumni Chapter Leader newsletters.
Chinese Chapter members with former CAA Executive Director, Clothilde Hewlett (center) / Keegan Houser
Event Reports
Alumni Chapters are expected to complete this report for all chapter-hosted events. Event reports provide essential data on the depth and breadth of engagement that chapters provide to the alumni community.
Native and Indigenous Alumni Chapter Summer Welcome Party / Courtesy of Native and Indigenous Alumni Chapter
Alumni Chapters Grant Program
CAA’s grant program helps Alumni Chapters cover out-of-pocket expenses for events and program costs.
Cal Bears in the Desert Summer Send-off for Imperial Valley students / Courtesy of Cal Bears in the Desert
Board Member Updates
Chapters must utilize this tool to inform CAA when board members are added or removed, and to provide updates to board members’ contact information.
Bowles Hall Foundation board members: President Bob Sayles (far left), Vice President John Baker, Hon. Norm Minetta, Rick Snow, Scott Wilson, and Isaac Jackson
Chapter Annual Renewal
Completing this annual documentation is necessary to continue your Chapter’s affiliation with CAA.
Japanese American Women Alumnae of UC Berkeley
Alumni Chapter Manual
This manual provides practical information for Alumni Chapters as you lead your chapter, including key elements of the program, helpful information for creating and sustaining a chapter, and ideas for fulfilling chapters’ service to Cal.
Peg Skorpinski / Cal Alumni Association
Request an Email
Chartered Alumni Chapters can request up to four professionally designed emails per year sent on their behalf to a wider audience of alumni. To request an email, a chapter leader must submit this form.
Max Ochoa ’14 (third from left) and Luisa Armijo (center) at the chapter’s first New Student Yield Event for Riverside, Imperial, and San Bernardino counties. / Oscar Armijo
Event Insurance
CAA contracts with CampusConnexions for event liability insurance. Complete your application online, or get more information in the Alumni Chapters Manual regarding this complimentary resource for chartered Alumni Chapters. Apply at least two weeks before your event date to bind coverage.
Request Event Supplies
Chapters that are hosting an event can request supplies such as CAA-branded nametags, pom-poms, and cheer cards. Please note that requests take a minimum of two weeks to fulfill and must abide by the limits outlined.
Data and Confidential Information Management
To protect our alumni community, all volunteers working with must understand and comply with CAA’s policies about data distribution, handling, and maintenance.
Cal Alumni Club of New York Summer Welcome Picnic / Courtesy of Cal Alumni Club of New York
Update Your Contact Information
Moved recently? Changed your email address? We’ll update your details so you can stay connected and meet alumni near you.
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