Alumni/ae Challenge Reaches Goal and Helps Boost Alumni/ae Giving
We are delighted to report that the $1 Million Alumni/ae Challenge, announced at the Opening Minds Campaign Kickoff in November 2005, has not only been met but exceeded, with 31 alumni/ae from the Classes of 1935 to 1998 making qualifying gifts and pledges totaling $1,455,000. BB&N is deeply grateful to the alumni/ae who responded so generously and whose gifts have made significant contributions toward the endowment and capital goals of the Opening Minds Campaign.
As Head of School Rebecca T. Upham has noted, “Without a doubt, the opportunity to present this Challenge to prospective alumni/ae donors over the past two years has been BB&N’s single most effective alumni/ae fund-raising strategy ever. It has been thrilling to talk with alumni/ae about this opportunity and to have so many motivated to give back to their alma mater at this crucial moment in BB&N’s history.”
Challenge Extended for Opening Minds Campaign Gifts
For alumni/ae who are in a position to consider a commitment of $25,000 or more, we are pleased to announce that another graduate─deeply impressed by the power of the original Challenge─has stepped forward with a gift of $100,000 to extend the Challenge under similar terms (i.e., a one-for-one match of all new alumni/ae gifts of $25,000+). Discussions are currently in progress with other alumni/ae to increase the Challenge pool.
For more information about how you can participate in this exciting giving opportunity exclusively for alumni/ae, contact Dudley Blodget at dudley_blodget@bbns.org or 617-800-2726.
Annual Fund Challenge Offered to Alumni/ae
To stimulate increased alumni/ae giving to the 2007-08 Annual Fund, an anonymous alumnus has offered a $25,000 challenge which will match all new Annual Fund gifts of $2,000 or more from alumni/ae donors who have not previously given at that level.
For more information about the Alumni/ae Annual Fund Challenge, contact Jo-Ann Lovejoy at jo-ann_lovejoy@bbns.org or 617-800-2723.
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