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SAVE THE DATE

HARVARD BLACK ALUMNI WEEKEND 2024

ALL CLASSES, ALL SCHOOLS, ALL HARVARD DEGREE PROGRAMS

Harvard College • Harvard Business School •Harvard Law School • Harvard Medical School • Harvard School of Public Health • Harvard School of Dental Medicine • Harvard Divinity School • Harvard Kennedy School of Government • Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences • Harvard Graduate School of Design • Harvard Graduate School of Education • Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University • Harvard University Division of Continuing Education • Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

THE HARVARD BLACK ALUMNI SOCIETY (HBAS)

AND CO-SPONSORS:

THE HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL AFRICAN-AMERICAN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION (HBSAAA)

AND

THE HARVARD LAW SCHOOL ASSOCIATION BLACK ALUMNI NETWORK

(HLS BAN)

INVITE YOU TO THE NEXT ALL HARVARD BLACK ALUMNI WEEKEND (HBAW)

SEPTEMBER 27 & 28TH, 2024

Hello fellow Black Harvard alums!
 

       We’re reaching out to invite you to the 2024 Harvard Black Alumni Weekend, to be held Friday, September 27 and Saturday 28 in Cambridge, MA.

The reunion’s theme will be HARVARD BLACK ALUMNI: GLOBAL CHANGEMAKERS. With a unique “un-conference format” featuring “mini” Ted Talks, business and social networking, inspiring keynote speakers and much more, this reunion will be an opportunity to showcase Harvard Black graduates who are impacting our world in all fields.
 

       We welcome your participation as a global changemaker so that your contributions to the global community can be highlighted and serve as a beacon of hope and inspiration for future generations of Black Harvard graduates.

With the recent Supreme Court decision, it is more important than ever that we convene, recognize and celebrate the impact that Harvard Black alumni have made on the world.
 

       Join us fellow Harvard alumni and make this the best reunion yet….Because YOU’LL be there! Please save the date today.

Sincerely,
 

Harvard Black Alumni Weekend 2024 Co-Chairs

Natalya Davis and Lisa Jones Gentry
 

HONORARY HBAW24 HOSTING COMMITTEE:

(*List in Formation)

Alex-Handra Aime

Monica Clark

Zee Clarke

David Evans

Jill Ford

Henry McGee

Byron J. McLain

Yvonne Osirim

Angela Romans

Kelly Shapiro

Karen Stanley

George Yeadon
 

HOW TO GET INVOLVED WITH PLANNING:

Please click HERE to share your special skills as a Chair or committee member of one of the following Global Changemaker Committees.


Brand Design & Content:

  • Designs and develops a HBAW24 visual identity that effectively communities the brand’s values, personality and message
  • Develop HBAW24 brand guidelines, including logo design, color schemes, typography and visual elements.
  • Collaborate with the PR/social media team to ensure brand consistency across all channels, including print, digital and social media.
  • Design marketing, packaging and promotional materials including but not limited to editable templates for our sponsorship deck, one-pagers and social media assets
  • Special project lead for development, design and publishing of HBAW24 magazine program

Programming Outreach:

  • Recruits conference speakers, event hosts and panelists.
  • Works closely with HBAW 2024 Co-Chairs and our Harvard Alumni Association liaison on curating university faculty and staff attendance and participation.
  • Prepares and distributes event briefings to all relevant parties.
  • Organizes and oversees any relevant pre-panel and/or pre-event calls.
  • Helps send thank you notes to speakers, event hosts and panelists

PR & Social Media:

  • Help create and implement a PR timeline and media plan
  • Develop HBAW24 social media strategy - launch and manage social media pages
  • Work to secure media sponsors
  • Press releases to media outlets
  • Ensure that the public is well informed of the event.

Sponsorship:

  • Develop a comprehensive list of potential sponsorship opportunities and in-kind needs.
  • Develop a comprehensive list of potential sponsors and/or event underwriters and in-kind needs.
  • Solicits individuals and businesses to establish sponsorship relationships based on the goals and criteria of the plan.
  • Ensures that all donors, underwriters and sponsors receive prepper recognition before, during and after the event (including signage, event promotion, programs, etc.)
  • Write a form thank you letter that will be sent to all sponsors.

Interested? Please click HERE.

CONTACT US:

You can reach at hbaw@hbasonline.org or reach out to our HBAW24 Co-Chairs directly at Natalya and Lisa.