{"id":353,"date":"2014-12-02T21:01:12","date_gmt":"2014-12-02T21:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/?page_id=353"},"modified":"2025-11-10T10:15:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T15:15:14","slug":"bold","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/bold\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mount David Society for BOLD Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bates of the Last Decade<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>Bates of the Last Decade (BOLD) are an essential part of the Bates community. To invite BOLD alumni to become leaders in supporting the college, Bates has special Mount David Society levels to ensure you can have an impact on Bates students and faculty early in your philanthropic journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you support Bates at the MDS level, you also gain access to special networking opportunities with alumni and senior Bates staff, as well as invitations to on-campus President\u2019s Reception events and regional MDS events.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Making a leadership gift is crucial to the health and longevity of the college.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Bates Fund supports all aspects of the Bates experience, including: financial aid, student life and well-being, academic programs, the arts, internship opportunities, athletics, and much more.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mount David Society donors contribute nearly 80% to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/fund\/\">the Bates Fund<\/a> annually.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Last year, 743 BOLD alumni collectively gave more than $132,000 to Bates, and nearly half of that was from BOLD alumni who chose to make Mount David Society-level gifts. Joining the Mount David Society is an investment in Bates and today\u2019s students, even if you were just in their shoes!&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Make your <strong>best gift to Bates<\/strong> and join the Mount David Society today to begin your own tradition of philanthropic support to the college. Make a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/recurring-gift\/\">recurring gift<\/a> to maximize your annual support by making MDS-level gifts in manageable monthly increments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mount David Society giving levels by class<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Class<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Amount<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Monthly Gift<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1 to 5 years out<br>(Classes of 2021 &#8211; 2025)<\/td><td>&nbsp;$500<\/td><td>$42<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6 to10 years out<br>(Classes of 2020 &#8211; 2016)<\/td><td>$1000<\/td><td>$84<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-garnet-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e63b02ea08362b6f56e94ad6f7489970\">&nbsp;<em>Please note: Monthly gift amounts above reflect 12 payments (July-June); recognition as a Mount David Society member for BOLD alumni will be based on total giving from July 1, 2025 &#8211; June 30, 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-gray-light-background-color has-background\">Have questions about <strong>BOLD or Leadership Giving to the Bates Fund<\/strong>? Please don&#8217;t hesitate to reach out to the Bates staff dedicated to making the most of your commitment at <a href=\"mailto:batesfund@bates.edu\">batesfund@bates.edu<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:37% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"342\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2025\/11\/Christie-Fatica.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6145 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2025\/11\/Christie-Fatica.webp 342w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2025\/11\/Christie-Fatica-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2025\/11\/Christie-Fatica-134x200.webp 134w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><em>&#8220;I give to Bates to support the community that shaped me and continues to open doors long after graduation. Even five years out, I still feel the strength of the Bates network and I want today\u2019s students to experience that same sense of connection and opportunity.&#8221; <\/em>\u2014 Christie Fatica \u201820<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 37%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><em>&#8220;Having the opportunity to give back to Bates means paying it forward for future classes to take advantage of Bates&#8217; commitment in developing thoughtful leaders and decision makers.&#8221;<\/em> \u2014 Ned Moreland \u201919<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2025\/11\/240608_Bates_Reunion_Presidents_Reception-23-600x900.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6157 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2025\/11\/240608_Bates_Reunion_Presidents_Reception-23-600x900.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2025\/11\/240608_Bates_Reunion_Presidents_Reception-23-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2025\/11\/240608_Bates_Reunion_Presidents_Reception-23-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2025\/11\/240608_Bates_Reunion_Presidents_Reception-23-419x628.jpg 419w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2025\/11\/240608_Bates_Reunion_Presidents_Reception-23-1024x1536.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2025\/11\/240608_Bates_Reunion_Presidents_Reception-23-133x200.webp 133w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/files\/2025\/11\/240608_Bates_Reunion_Presidents_Reception-23.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bates of the Last Decade Bates of the Last Decade (BOLD) are&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":6137,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_hide_ai_chatbot":false,"_ai_chatbot_style":"","associated_faculty":[],"_Page_Specific_Css":"","_bates_restrict_mod":false,"_dimp_site_id":"","_dimp_override_contact":false,"_table_of_contents_display":false,"_table_of_contents_location":"","_table_of_contents_disableSticky":false,"_is_featured":false,"footnotes":"","_bates_seo_meta_description":"","_bates_seo_block_robots":false,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_id":0,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_twitter_id":0,"_bates_seo_share_title":"","_bates_seo_canonical_overwrite":"","_bates_seo_twitter_template":""},"class_list":["post-353","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=353"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6161,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/353\/revisions\/6161"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/giving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}