blsa partner program

Georgetown University Law Center Chapter of The Black Law Students Association 600 New Jersey Avenue| Washington, D.C. 2002 Email: blsa@georgetown.edu Web: www.georgetownblsa.org

November 2, 2010 3:00pm-3:30pm

  Nearly 200 students

  2nd largest GULC student organization

  Regional and National levels

  2nd largest BLSA chapter nationwide

  Member Oriented

  External Affairs

  Internal Governance

  Communications

Senayt Rahwa

President

Lauren Champaign

Vice President

Akhi Johnson

Parliamentarian

Nicole Reid

Secretary

Shadae Miller

Treasurer

Nicole Brown

Communications

Khaliah Barnes

Community Service

Britni Rillera

Attorney General

Monica Clark

Academic Chair

Adam Edris

Alumni Chair

Fabian McNally

Member at Large

Le’Shera Hardy

Historian

Jared Mollenkof

Webmaster

EJ Okolo

Social Chair

Melanie Dickson

Recruitment & Retention

Ifeolu Hassan

Jennifer Hawkins

Evening Vice President

Daniel Harawa

Career Co-Chairs 1L/1E Representatives

Georgina Owino Kelly McNichols

  Comprehensive programming

  Career advising and job placement

  Integral part of GULC community

  Journal Write-On Workshop   Alumni Happy Hour   Study Break   End of Year BBQ   Black Family Graduation   EIW Prep Session   1L Boot Camp   Back to School BBQ   Monthly General Body Meetings   Felon Voter Disenfranchisement Rally   So Others Might Eat Service Project   DC AIDS Walk 2010   Professor Meet and Greet   Outlining Workshop   Monthly Potluck   3L Bar Application Help Session   Sasha Bruce Mentoring   Student of Color Outreach Day   Alumni Brunch   How to Network Effectively   Litigation Brown Bag Lunch

Litigation Brown Bag

Lunch

Professor Meet and

Greet

3L Bar Application

Help Session

Student of Color

Outreach Day

Building Service Leadership Activism Since 1968

  Integral Part of Georgetown Community ◦  Major Role in recruiting more African American

Faculty ◦  Voice in Leading Issues ◦  Cultural & Social Events

  Involvement in DC Community

  Apart of National & Regional Organization

  Where is Georgetown BLSA in relation to other T-14 BLSAs?

  What are other schools doing?

  How can Georgetown stay competitive?

  What is the opportunity here?

School   Members   Exec.  Board    

Sponsor  Program   Addi9onal  Informa9on  

Harvard   150  +   39   • Yes  • 13  Sponsors  • Pla3num,  Gold,  Silver,  &  Bronze  •   Est.  $100,000  w/  endowment  

• Nondisclosure  form  • Overseas  for  community  service  • Paid  Recruitment  Trips  

UVA   75   13   • Yes  • 5  Sponsors  • Partners,  Organiza3ons,  Friends    • Est.  $30,000  

• Coaches  for  compe33ons  •   Public  Interest  &  Firm  Recep3ons  • Paid  Recruitment  Trips    

Stanford   50   11   • Yes   • Fall  Conference  with  sponsors  Yale   50   7       • Yes    

• 11  Sponsors  • Diamond,  Gold,  Silver,  Bronze  

Penn   50   3   • Yes  • 27  firm  sponsors  • Est.  $65000  • Diamond,  Pla3num,  Gold,  Silver,  Bronze,  Friends,  Alumni,  Individuals  

• Host  annual  Sadie  T.M.  Alexander  Conference  

Michigan   • Yes   • Butch  Carpenter  Gala/Fundraiser  

NYU   100   16   • Yes   • Ac3vely  solicit  sponsorship    

  BLSA Boot Camp

  Getting to Yes

  DC Road Show

  1L Firm Reception

  Brown Bag Luncheons

Building Relationships

Sustainable Growth

Established Programming

Partner Firm & Friends of

BLSA

3-5 Partner Firms

($30,000)

3 year commitment renewable;

non-binding

2011 Alumni

Conference

Up to 8 Sponsors ($50,000)

One time commitment

Endowed Scholarship

Fund

Targeted outreach to BLSA Alumni

Annually

  Partner Firms & Friends of BLSA

◦  How will the program work?

◦  What are the benefits?

◦  How will we manage relationships?

◦  What is the timeframe?

  Partner Firm & Friends of BLSA

◦  Programming guide

◦  Cover Letter

◦  Calendar

◦  Firm contacts

  Alumni Conference

◦  Contacts from 2005 Conference   Ex. Morgan Lewis $25,000 sponsor

◦  8 potential interested sponsors

◦  Finance steering committee

Note: The numbers above are for estimation purposes only. BLSA will look for opportunities to lower costs and obtain discounts as we work with venues and vendors

Per  Person  Costs   Unit  Cost   Item  Total   Fixed  Cost   Item  Total  

GALA  

Dinner  +  Dinnerware   $60   $12,000   Venue  &  Decora3ons   $6,000  

Entertainment   $3,000  

Server  Staff   $2,000  

ON  CAMPUS  PORTION  OF  CONFERENCE  

Saturday  Breakfast   $15   $3,000   CLE  Accredita3on     $500  

Saturday  Luncheon   $25   $5,000   Friday  Evening  Open  Bar  &  Hors  d’oeuvres  

$5,000  

Sunday  Brunch   $15   $3,000   Speaker  Honorariums   $1,000  

Commemora3ve  Materials   $20   $4,000   Speaker  Travel  Expenses   $5,000  

Decora3ons  &  Other  Materials   $2,000  

TOTAL   $27,000   $24,500  

ESTIMATED  ALUMNI  CONFERENCE  COST  -­‐  $51,500  

Es9mated  ATendees:  200  

  Endowed Scholarship Fund

◦  Comprehensive list of BLSA contacts

◦  Phone banking & targeted outreach

◦  Alumni conference fundraising opportunity