RAND Alumni Association
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Questions on membership, Association activities, or news items for the Alumni Bulletin should be directed to:
RAND Alumni Association
1776 Main Street
P.O. Box 2138
Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138
(310) 393-0411 x6355 -or-
(800) 370-4959
alumni@rand.org
The RAND Alumni Association was established in 1992 as an independent organization. Its primary purpose is to provide a forum for social and professional activities of former and current RANDites. Since then, we have grown from the first 100 Charter Members to more than 2000 strong, across the United States and around the world. Every three years, a twelve-member volunteer Board of Directors is elected to guide and govern the Association, with support provided by RAND's Development Office.
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Membership
Membership in this informative, service-oriented network of friends is open to any former or current staff member, RAND Graduate School student, consultant, military officer who served as a research fellow at RAND, or member of RAND's Board of Trustees, and their spouses.
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New Features
"Faces of RAND" Video
The "Faces of RAND" video features six decades of photos and film clips of RAND employees and activities.
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Cool Web Sites for Alumni
“Cool Web Sites for Alumni” is a monthly column of selected Web sites for RAND Alumni Association members that is taken from the RAND Library's bi-monthly listing for RAND employees. The September set of sites is now posted.
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RAND News of Interest to Alumni
2006 Annual Report Jim Thomson sent his annual message reviewing the past year and assessing how well RAND is carrying out its mission of improving policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. This year's report focuses on Profiles in Problem-Solving. |
2006 PRGS Commencement Address Available Carl Bildt, former Prime Minister of Sweden, delivered the 2006 PRGS commencement address. Mr. Bildt focussed on seven lessons derived from a decade of state-building. |
About the RAND Documentary The RAND documentary, "Ideas in Action: 60 Years of RAND," is now available for purchase by RAND staff and alumni. The DVD is selling for $13.00. |
Santa Monica Headquarters Campus
In November of 2004, the RAND Corporation officially occupied its new headquarters facility in Santa Monica, California. After years of planning, the new facility is fully operational. Along with an adjacent building, the facility comprises the RAND Santa Monica headquarters campus and marks a significant milestone for RAND. |
Alumni Giving
In early 1998, the Alumni Fund was established to celebrate RAND's 50th anniversary year. Over 200 Alumni Association members contributed more than $50,000 to the Fund in that charter year. Alumni support has remained generous since the start. In 2005, the RAND Alumni Association (RAA) conducted a two-year campaign to have a conference room in RAND's new headquarters building in Santa Monica named in its honor. The campaign was enthusiastically supported by RAA members and raised $155,000, all of which is currently being used to support RAND-initiated research.
The Alumni Fund also offers the opportunity for members and donors to make Tribute gifts where you can make contributions to honor fellow RANDites, family members, and friends. Some alumni may also wish to help ensure RAND's future by making a planned gift now, or including a bequest in their wills, through the RAND Legacy Circle.
RAND is grateful to each and every member for their thoughtful support. Your continued generosity was especially instrumental in the success of RAND's first fundraising campaign, "The Reach of Reason," which concluded in the spring of 2005 with the dedication of our new headquarters facility in Santa Monica.
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Benefits of Giving
The RAND Alumni Association is unique in many ways, providing opportunities for its members to keep in touch with each other and with RAND and its work. Learn more about the additional benefits available to members.
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