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Date Posted: 12:53:37 06/15/04 Tue
Author: HC1843
Subject: Amazing how...
In reply to: NTKHC64 's message, "Re: Maroon Council Equivalent" on 11:15:34 06/15/04 Tue

HC requires a ten year plan to institute good ideas.

I once floated the idea of a junior president's council idea - a take off on what Colgate does, and succeeds at in getting young alum to contribute - to the development office several years ago and was told good idea but we are not equipped to handle it right now. Now I don't know why the individual I spoke with/emailed this Colgate-inspired plan to thought this could not happen at HC, but my understanding is that Colgate realizes (or at least at the time, realized) strong young alum contribution from this acticity. The general idea is a tiered contribution system among young alum that get's them into the President's Council track by donating increased amounts year over year until they finally join PC with a $500 donation (i.e. Y1-$50, Y2-$100, Y3-$200, Etc, Y5-500). Every year a dinner would be thrown (one year Colgate did it at the Waldorf, but I am thinking somewhere in Boston) with Y1 contributors as a break even point but Y's 2-5 incrementally making more money for the school, while allowing young alum to feel that when they give they are also recognized and receive a tangible benefit from it. Seemed like a good suggestion when it was made, but to no avail. I always thought, and still do, that such an event would be something that young alum would jump at the chance to do. An annual mini reunion, which would likely increase class % donations and the size of the overall contributions, without HC just sticking out their hand and saying "give please".

It is a shame, regardless of the subject matter. I stand by my statement that HC needs an injection of fresh blood and thinking in many areas of its operation.

Cheers.

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[> [> [> It's always at the Woldorf -- colgate13, 14:52:54 06/15/04 Tue

but I agree our President's Club is a great thing that gets alums into the fold and starts the habit of giving.

I'm surprised to hear any school will leave money on the table like that.

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