Hoyas For Others: June Newsletter
June 2024
Hello fellow Hoyas For Others!
Our aim is to connect, celebrate and foster collaboration among Georgetown University alumni across all schools who are engaged in social impact, social justice, and/or service.
Every month, we’ll be sending out this newsletter to highlight the important work that Hoyas are doing in their communities and on campus, and share events, resources and other opportunities that may be of interest.
CONNECT
H4O Upcoming Event In DC
Be on the lookout for more details about our in-person fall networking event with the Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance (YANA) in person in DC. Learn more about YANA here.
H4O Open Houses Off to a Great Start!
On June 20, H4O held its first virtual Open House, which provided a chance for Hoyas for Others to connect with one another, ask questions, and learn more about future plans. In attendance were current Georgetown undergrads, early and mid-career alumni working in the nonprofit space, a leader of Hoyas with Pride, and a representative of the Cawley Career Center.
As the initial gathering, we also used the event as a focus group to help us think through our ongoing ‘incubation’ focus and strategies. Read more here.
Don’t Forget to Connect Online!
If you don’t already follow us, check out Hoyas For Others on LinkedIn, Facebook, Hoya Gateway, and our website.
CELEBRATE
Meet these Hoyas making a significant impact in their communities!
Brianna Rogers (MPM’20) is an Initiative Officer at The San Francisco Foundation, which works to ensure that everyone in the Bay Area has a chance to get a good job, live in a safe and affordable home, and have a strong political voice. Learn more. Learn more.
Rand Hoch (C’77), LGBTQ+ activist and founder of the Palm Beach County Human Rights Council, received the President Joseph R. Biden Lifetime Achievement Award. Learn more.Learn more.
Eric Pohlman (SFS’04) co-founded One Acre Fund, a social enterprise that delivers tools and training to help smallholder farmers in Africa become more prosperous. Learn more. Learn more.
Check out these exciting social change initiatives on campus!
The LGBTQ Resource Center: This center supports the queer community at Georgetown through resources, outreach, advocacy, and programming designed to aid students throughout their journey’s at Georgetown and beyond. Programming includes the annual OUTober events and the Lavender graduation.
The Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor: The labor center empowers working people to build an equitable, sustainable, and democratic economy through envisioning and creating new resources and strategies. The Initiative publishes research, creates student learning experiences, and spearheads programming for labor spring, immigrant rights in DC, racial economic empowerment, and more.
COLLABORATE
Here’s how you can support Hoyas For Others
Support Hoya-run/founded Organizations
The Georgetown Prisons and Justice Initiative is preparing for the upcoming semester by collecting books and school supplies to help currently incarcerated students pursue their education. Donate supplies via their Amazon Wish List.
Join our Steering Committee
As we ramp up this year, we are looking to bring on more members onto the steering committee who are passionate about helping to build our network. We are particularly interested in finding alumni who can help lead our Membership, Communications, and Programming goals. If you are interested in learning more, feel free to reply to this email and we can find a time to chat more!
Forward to 5 Hoyas
Help us grow our network by forwarding this newsletter to five other like-minded Hoyas encouraging them to join through the links below.
Are you looking for a job?
Check out this opportunity for being the Director of Student and Community Relations – Kalmanovitz Initiative (KI) for Labor and the Working Poor
As always, we’d love to hear from you on the work we are doing.
Hoya Saxa!
H4O Steering Committee
H4O is in its first year and incubation phase as an Alumni Alliance/Affinity group. Alumni Alliance/Affinity groups provide a way for Georgetown University alumni to organize around an industry, shared interest, identity or community. Groups seeking to create a new alliance/affinity group follow a phased multi-year approach to demonstrate interest and sustainability for the group. The first phase is an incubation phase where groups begin to recruit volunteers, engage alumni and begin developing an engagement plan to be an active recognized group.