If 50 percent of Bates alumni make gifts before June 30, a group of Bates alumni leaders are in with an additional $500,000 to the college.
Incredible!
Bates alumni participation has grown from 40 percent in 2007 to 45.2 percent last year. This is a measurable sign of robust alumni engagement, in turn a measure of Bates’ strength and the power of a Bates degree in the world today. The challenge will leverage this momentum for the benefit of all Bates alumni and students.
It will take about 1,000 new Bates alumni donors over last year to move the needle to 50 percent. Can Bates alumni move that number up and bring the college into the small group of schools who can boast 50 percent participation?
Several alumni leaders think so, and have challenged their fellow alums to join in a gift — small, medium or large — by June 30, 2012. If that happens, these leaders will join in with a gift of $500,000.