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.

Submit an Event Report

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.

Grant Program Application

CAA’s grant program helps Alumni Chapters cover out-of-pocket expenses for events and program costs.

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.

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Annual Reporting Form

The Financial Report document and Membership List are necessary to continue your Chapter’s affiliation with CAA. Contact caitlin.lafleur@alumni.berkeley.edu with questions.

Virtual Events Toolkit

Updated Dec. 2020 — This toolkit was created to provide resources for your Chapter to host a virtual event during this time of distancing and quarantine, and serves as a guideline for planning any future virtual event. Hosting virtual events allows your members to keep in contact and have some sense of normalcy in the midst of isolation.

Alumni Chapters 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.

Volunteer Handbook

This handbook introduces new volunteers to service opportunities through the Cal Alumni Association (CAA) and reintroduces policies and procedures to veteran volunteers. It also addresses many of the most frequently asked questions about volunteering with CAA.

Golden Bear Express students and alumni volunteers. Photography: Sarah Yi.

Volunteer Interest Form

Volunteers can indicate areas of interest to CAA using this form. A program representative will contact volunteers with more information based on their interests.

Email Request Form

Chartered Alumni Chapters can request up to four email blasts per year to be sent on their behalf to a wider audience of alumni. To request an email blast, a chapter leader must submit this form.

Event Liability 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.

Alumni Chapters – Event Supplies Request Form

Chapters that are hosting an event can request supplies such as CAA-branded nametags, pom-poms, and cheer cards using this form. Please note that requests take a minimum of two weeks to fulfill and must abide by the limits outlined.

Alumni Volunteer Leadership Conference Resources

Digital presentations and materials from the 2020 Volunteer Leadership Conference are available online.

Chapter Website Admin Instructions

All Alumni Chapters have their own CAA-hosted website. These instructions contains everything you need to know to maintain your chapter’s site.

Data Management Protocol and Agreement

To protect our alumni community, all volunteers working with must understand and comply with CAA’s policies about data distribution, handling, and maintenance.