Mission, vision and values

Mission

To catalyze the collective power of the Microsoft alumni family and leverage our resources on innovative, scalable, transformative solutions to our world’s challenges.

And how are you going to do that?

• Connect – Identify tools & technologies
• Inspire – Events, stories, outreach
• Recognize – Microsoft Alumni Fellows awards
• Community – World-wide alumni network
• Leverage – Identify opportunities and solutions
• Engage – Provide a place for discussions, education, events, and connections

Vision

Our vision is to bring together the 60,000+ alumni throughout the world and serve as a nexus to connect, inspire, recognize, and leverage our community to elevate us all.

How will we bring together that many alumni?

We intend to rely on the resources available to our alumni – the World Wide Web, social networking, and alumni ingenuity. One thing is clear to us – with 60,000 people – you get 60,000 ideas. We think that is a good thing. Our goal is to bring those people and those ideas together, identify those we can act on most effectively and then do so. The possibilities are infinite.

Imagine:

• If every alumnus gave $100, MSAF would raise $6 million.
• If each of them donated a mere 100 hours of time a year (17 minutes a day), according to the IRS, that would be worth $102 million in volunteer hours.
• If we worked together, imagine the potential for impact.

* based on IRS value of volunteer hours at $17 per hour.

Values

Entrepreneurial

We believe in taking the best of what we learned at Microsoft and using it to address our planet’s problems. We’re passionate about changing the world - we work hard, take risks, and are inspired by the amazing difference our alumni are making every day.

Innovative

We believe by bringing our brightest ideas and our out-of-the box thinking we can look at the problems we face in a new way, in a new light and find solutions.

Effective

We know that nothing matters unless we have made a measurable impact.

Collaborative

We know that by working together …we can accomplish so much more than we could ever do on our own.

Integrity

We value honesty, fair play, professionalism, and transparency. We will approach our planning, reporting, partnerships, and programs with a commitment to these values.