Tag: Harvard College Fund

  • Nation & World

    Giving back because of what Harvard gave them

    Every year, more than 30,000 alumni give back in celebration of reunions, as volunteers, or through annual gifts, and they aren’t shy about sharing why.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Inspired by impact

    Motivated by the collective impact of their gifts, alumni are giving immediate use funds to support the Harvard experience today and in the future. Harvard’s newest alumni were the first to reach their participation milestone with a record-breaking Senior Gift Campaign, achieving an 82 percent participation rate.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Harvard announces plans to mark 375th anniversary

    Harvard University, the nation’s oldest institution of higher learning, will mark its 375th anniversary with a yearlong celebration highlighting its rich history and its dedication to teaching, learning, innovation, and research.

    6 minutes
  • Nation & World

    No ceilings

    In 2004, Harvard announced an initiative to make the University more accessible to low-income families by expanding recruitment and eliminating parental contributions for eligible students. Since then, 1,900 students have taken advantage of the Harvard Financial Aid Initiative. Here’s how the program changed the lives of some of its first alumni.

    16 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Fundraising holds steady

    Against an ongoing backdrop of global economic uncertainty, Harvard University raised $596 million in cash through fundraising efforts in fiscal year 2010. These results represent a less than 1 percent decline from the $602 million in cash raised in fiscal year 2009.

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  • Nation & World

    HAA names Harvard Medalists

    The Harvard Alumni Association has announced the recipients of the 2010 Harvard Medal: Nina Archabal ’62, M.A.T. ’63, Paul Buttenwieser ’60, M.D. ’64, C. Kevin Landry ’66, and Dean Whitla, Ed. ’60.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Dedicated seniors see value in giving back

    As vice chairs of the Harvard College Fund’s Recent Graduates Committee, Eryn Ament Bingle ’95 and Thomas M. Reardon Jr. ’96, M.B.A. ’05 couldn’t help focusing on a nagging fundraising statistic: 60 to 70 percent of Harvard seniors give to a Senior Gift fund before graduation, but fewer than 20 percent of those same students…

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