N or t he r n C olle g e 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3 A nnu a l R e por t 3) M e n t al H e al t h : R e m ove T h e S t i gm a – A n E v en i n g w i t h V a l eri e & C a t h eri n e P ri n g l e N or t her n ’ s F oun dat i on and A l um ni D e v e l opm ent O f f i c e pl a y s a r ol e i n or g an i z i ng c er t ai n e v ent s at t he c ol l e ge w h i c h, w hi l e not d i r ec t f und - r ai s er s , do pl a y a r ol e i n br oa den i ng p er s pec t i v es a nd r ai s i ng t he c ol l e ge ’ s pr of i l e as t h e s ol e E ng l i s h l a ngu ag e p o s t - s ec ondar y ed uc at i ona l i ns t i t ut i on i n t he r e gi o n. A ppr ox i m at el y 2 00 at t end e es par t i c i pat e d i n t hi s O c t o ber 2012 e v en t he l d at our P or c up i ne c am pus but m ade av a i l ab l e t o at t en dees a t our ot her c am pus es v i a v i deoc o nf er enc e. T he ev ent w as or g an i z ed t o r a i s e a w ar en e s s , i nf or m and educ at e m em ber s o f our c o m m uni t y an d C o l l e ge a bout m ent al h eal t h m at t er s , t hus hel pi n g t o r educ e t h e s ham e ar ound c o m i ng f or t h t o s eek hel p. K e y n ot e s peak er s w er e V a l er i e and C at her i ne P r i n gl e. V al er i e i s one of C anad a' s bes t k n o w n br o adc as t er s , an d her daug ht er , C a t her i ne, i s a c o m m uni c at i ons pr of es s i on al and ad v oc a t e f or t h e i nc r eas ed a w ar e nes s of an d s uppor t f or t hos e s uf f er i ng f r o m m ent al hea l t h i s s ues w ho s p ok e about her o w n ex per i e nc e w i t h s ev er e a nx i et y a nd depr es s i on. T he ev e nt ac h i e v e d i t s m ai n g o al of r ai s i ng a w ar e nes s w h i l e br e ak i ng e v e n f i nanc i a l l y t hank s t o t he s upp or t of N or t her nT el and C a nad i a n Ment al H ea l t h A s s oc i at i on ( $5k eac h) , Lak eS h or e G o l d C or p , C e dar Mea do w s R es or t & S p a, N or t her n C ol l eg e A l um ni an d A t t a w api s k at R es our c es ( $1k eac h) . F o unda t i o n D i r e c t i o ns T he al r ead y “ l e an” N or t her n C ol l e ge F ou nda t i o n or g a ni z at i on i s no w r e duc ed t o par t of t he t im e of one m a nager , a nd o ne f ul l - t im e c ent r al s uppor t p o s it io n w i t h d ut i es i nc l u di ng F o und at i on and A l um ni dev el opm ent and dono r l i a i s on ac t i v i t i es , c o l l ege e v en t p l an ni n g, a nd c l er i c a l s uppor t t o t h e F ou nda t i o n of f i c e and c am pus F i nanc i al A i d O f f i c er s and t hei r b ur s ar y a nd a w ar d ev ent s . T he F ou ndat i on i s s pr ead ac r os s a di v er s e c ol l ec t i on of r el at i o ns hi p - bas ed ent i t i es ( A l um ni C o unc i l , F o und at i on c om m i t t ee( s ) ) , 4 c am pus es eac h w i t h di s t i nc t c am pus c om m uni t y per s ona l i t i es a nd nee ds , a r ec ur r i ng c a l en dar of e v ent s and c y c l es ( bur s ar i es , gr adua t i o ns , t ax - r ec ei pt i ng) a s we l l as a c han gi ng ov er l a y of s pec i a l e v e nt a nd pr ogr am and pr oj ec t - dr i v en i n i t i at i v e s t hat e ac h c a l l f or f oc us ed f und - r ai s i n g a nd or gan i z i n g e ne r g y a nd ab i l i t y . I t i s a l s o a “ v i r t ual ” or ga ni z at i on i n t h e s ens e t hat de pen di ng o n t h e pr oj ec t or c aus e i t dr a w s upon add i t i on al m e m ber s f r o m an y ar ea of t he c ol l ege and our c om m uni t i es as appr o pr i at e. I t s ann ual w or k l oad i s he av i l y i nf l u enc ed b y t he s t r at egi c and pr oj ec t pr i or i t i es of t he c ol l e ge. 2012 - 1 3 Pr i o ri t i e s : 1) F undr a i s i ng : • P r os pec t r es ear c h t o i de nt i f y a nd t he n c ont ac t pot en t i a l donor s w i t h hi g h pot e nt i a l ( c apac i t y + N or t her n C ol l e ge af f i ni t y ) t o m a k e Maj or G i f t c ont r i b ut i o ns t o c o l l ege pr oj ec t s , pr ogr am s and/ or bur s ar i es . • I ndi v i du al pr oj ec t s . C ur r ent l y : i. K i r k l and Lak e P i l ot W at er T r eat m ent P l ant – in - k i nd d onat i ons i n s up por t of t he m i ni at ur e on - s i t e pl ant w h i c h w i l l en abl e s t u dent s t o t r eat r a w w at er and m oni t or t he qua l i t y of t h e w at er t h e y ar e t r e at i ng i n a s y s t em pur pos e - bui l t f or t e ac hi n g i n t h i s pr ogr am . ii. K i r k l and Lak e A ud i t or i um S eat R ep l ac em ent – s upp or t i ng a c om m uni t y c am pai gn t o r ai s e t he $ 100k r equi r ed t o r ep l a c e t he 4 4 - ye a r - ol d s eat i ng i n t he c am pus aud i t or i um w hi c h i s a popu l ar c om m uni t y c u l t ur a l v en ue. ii i. A bor i gi na l y o ut h s um m er c a m p ( an i n i t i at i v e t h at f i t s w i t h i n al l f our of our s t r at egi c d ir ec t i ons ) 2) A bor i gi na l A l um ni P r of i l es - I dent i f y A b or i g i na l A l um ni & f eat ur e t he i r s uc c es s s t or i es . B e nef i t s i nc l ud e c r eat i ng r o l e m odel s and m ent or s t o hel p o v er c o m e ps y c ho l o gi c a l bar r i er s t o ent r y , i nc r eas i n g our S t r at e gi c P l a n i ni t i a t i v e i n t he ar e as of A bor i g i na l P er s pec t i v es a nd A cce ssi b l e E d u ca t i o n . 3) A l um ni par t i c i p at i on i n a s t r uc t ur ed an nu al s er i es of ac t i v i t i es c onn ec t i n g s t ude nt s t o t he r e gi o n w i t h a w el c om i ng a nd u ni que l y “ N or t her n E x per i enc e” 4) C ol l eg e ev e nt - pl ann i n g s up por t , as r e qui r ed.