Founded on July 4th, 1838, the University of Virginia Alumni Association (“the Association”) was formed to build the strongest bond among alumni and between alumni and the University of Virginia while representing the independent voice and perspectives of alumni. Through its staff, board of managers, and volunteers, the Association serves more than 236,000 alumni around the world. The Association delivers programs and services to UVA alumni through a wide range of activities that include: content creation and curation (both digital and print), in-person and virtual community management, career networking services, alumni education programming, regional and on-campus event production, volunteer recruitment and management, and multi-channel, broad-based communications.