The BCCJ Alumni Network provides the vital link between the leadership capacity deepened in our programs and the ongoing active leadership of alumni. The Network is a resource for alumni to draw on for their personal and public leadership. The Network features:

1) connection to the diverse resources of the BCCJ community,
2) guidance for alumni interests and initiatives, and
3) continued training and development.

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Alumni Directory
Allows alumni to post jobs and find each other for support of shared interests through a web-based directory

Alumni E-News
Highlights youth and adult alumni achievements in quarterly newsletters to the entire BCCJ community

Alumni Community Calendar
Informs alumni of BCCJ and alumni-led or supported community events taking place every month

Annual Fundraising Events
Convenes alumni and supporters for:
- Opening Boston Awards & LeadBoston Graduation, June
- The BCCJ Alumni Homecoming, October

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Pairs youth alumni with adult mentors from the BCCJ community

Friday Night Social Justice Flicks
Gathers alumni for pizza, movies and discussion of documentaries and Hollywood hits

BCCJ Heller Leadership Scholarship
Honors one alum with a full tuition scholarship for the MBA in Nonprofit Management at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University

Social Entrepreunership Forum
Hosted in partnership with The Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University

BCCJ Brown Bag Conversations
Provides an informal breakfast or lunch forum for alumni to engage others on shared interests, either once or for ongoing discussion.

Boston-Haifa Leadership Exchange
Allows alumni to explore social justice and leadership through an intercultural exchange with LeadHaifa in Israel - in partnership with the JCRC

Alumni Refresher Retreat
Renews alumni awareness of social justice and supports energy for leadership

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LEADBOSTON ALUMNI OPPORTUNITIES

Class Agents
Serve as the connective tissue for each LeadBoston class by helping to organize reunions, collect class news notes, and encourage participation in BCCJ’s Fall alumni event

Alumni Links
Pairs volunteer alumni with members of the current class for networking throughout the LeadBoston year

The BCCJ Business Network
Provides a resource for LeadBoston alumni leadership, both through Business Network breakfasts and customized service to member companies

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INIT ALUMNI OPPORTUNITIES

Youth Council
Advises BCCJ on youth programming and provides leadership on InIt activities, reunions, and special events

Tito Whittington Scholars
Employs youth alumni at BCCJ as coaches to current InIt participants. Established by Tito’s classmates in the LeadBoston Class of 1998