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Dartmouth College Fund Results 2015-2016 Dartmouth College Fund (DCF): Denny and Hank reported on the final DCF statistics for our class for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016. We raised $758k, which greatly exceeded our class goal of $610k by $148k. Regarding class participation, we had 398 classmates contributing, which represented an outstanding 79% participation rate. This ranked our class #2 in class DCF participation for the year, which set a new record for all 55th reunion classes and which greatly exceeded the College's overall participation rate of approximately 42%. Denny specifically acknowledged Hop Holmberg, participation chair for our reunion year, and several others from our class as having done an excellent job and having achieved excellent results. Denny emphasized that going forward, the key to good participation is to maintain continuing personal contacts with all classmates. [Note: We recently learned that, as a result our outstanding participation effort, the Class of '61 earned the Mark R. Alperin 1980 Award for achieving the highest participation in a reunion class AND the Harvey P. Hood 1918 Award for achieving a new reunion participation record.]

 

Dartmouth College Fund 2008
Class of 1961
  College Overall

 

Participation hits 74.5 percent as Class of 1961 raises $253,149; vanquishes Princeton ‘61

 

The results speak for themselves for the class of 1961's Dartmouth College Fund 2008 performance.

  • The class gave $ 253,149 in ' 08 –- $3,140 more than last year
  • Our participation was 74.5 percent from 394 donors compared to 73.5 percent in ' 07.
  • We vanquished Princeton ' 61 as they raised $196,169 at 64 percent participation.

 

The clear focus this year was on participation. This effort was led by co head agent Denny Denniston and his team of co-chairs of David Blake, Jack Charter, Glenn Gemelli, Tom Mauro, Harris McKee, Alan Orschell, and Ray Thompson. Last year 241 of our classmates were not assigned to a solicitor. This year Denny and the Executive Committee recruited an additional 30 solicitors from the class and as a result every ' 61 was assigned to a volunteer solicitor.

 

Our leadership co-chair team of Ralph Barton, Ron Boss, John Henry, Gerry Kaminsky, and Bill Haynesworth raised the big bucks and joined the ' 61 swat team of non-stop calling during the last weeks of the campaign.

 

The fund raising environment was indeed challenging. Governance and other issues made many mad at the College, but despite a number of usually dependable donors not giving this year, the additional calling and the plea for class unity helped us achieve a record of sorts for the class – the 4th highest of all classes in participation and the first in participation among the classes ranging from 1962 through 2007.

 

Let us not forget the tremendous support we get from our extraordinarily committed DCF staffers – Janet Rosa and Debra Stearns. The Dartmouth Green runs in their veins especially for the great class of ' 61.

 

Stretch goals led to outstanding effort and performance. We intend to achieve 100 percent participation for our 50 th reunion, and to work toward that we've set a goal of 85 percent in 2009.

 

Above all, our thanks and appreciation to our classmates who endured our many pleas and ultimately chose to support the Class of ’61 and The College.

 

Thanks to all,

 

Denny and Don

Co-Head Agents

 

P.S. For an even more in-depth look at the impact of our gifts, click here.

 

2007 Dartmouth College Fund Results for Class of 1961 and College

 

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Dartmouth College Campaign reaches $1.1 Billion after record breaking fund-raising year

Dartmouth College Office of Public Affairs • Press Release
Posted 07/22/08 • Media Contact: Genevieve Haas • (603) 646-3661

The most ambitious fund-raising initiative in Dartmouth history, the Campaign for the Dartmouth Experience, reached a milestone in June as it surpassed the $1.1 billion mark. The campaign, which began in 2002, is on track to raise the remaining $200 million of the $1.3 billion goal by its scheduled end-date in December 2009.

Gifts from alumni, parents, and friends are enabling the College to make important advances in its priorities: leading-edge teaching and scholarship, residential and campus life, and financial aid. The campaign is institution-wide, embracing its undergraduate and graduate programs in the arts and sciences and three professional schools: Tuck School of Business, Thayer School of Engineering, and Dartmouth Medical School.

Within the last year, two Dartmouth alumni classes made significant commitments to new facilities, key priorities in the campaign that will have a major impact on the quality of both academic and out-of-classroom experiences. The Class of 1953 has made the lead gift to name the Class of 1953 Commons on Maynard Street, which will provide student dining and social space. The Class of 1978 made the lead gift to name the Class of 1978 Life Sciences Center, to be built at the north edge of campus off College Street. The Center will house the department of biological sciences and includes classrooms, teaching laboratories, and meeting spaces for faculty and students. The combined gifts exceed $52 million.

Total giving for fiscal year 2008, which closed June 30, was $168 million, an increase over the $159 million raised last year. $152 million was contributed by individuals and $16 million by foundations and corporations. Dartmouth's previous high was $160 million, in 2006. A decade ago, in fiscal year 1998, donations from individuals and organizations totaled $90 million.

"Once again we find ourselves inspired by the generosity of Dartmouth's alumni, parents, and friends and the commitment they make year after year to the next generation of students and faculty," said President James Wright. "Their philanthropy ensures that we can fulfill our historic mission: to provide a transformative learning environment fostered by close student-faculty interactions and shared out-of-classroom experiences, with the aim of preparing men and women to contribute to their professions, their communities, and the world."

The Dartmouth College Fund, a central component of the campaign because it raises unrestricted dollars that enable the College to respond quickly to new initiatives and enhance student services throughout the year, raised $42.2 million, an eight percent increase over last year's $39.2 million. Gifts through the fund generally account for one out of every ten dollars in the College's annual budget and directly support financial aid, faculty and academic programs, athletics, the arts, and service opportunities for students around the world. Forty-seven percent of alumni made a gift to Dartmouth through the Dartmouth College Fund in 2008, a decrease from 51 percent last year.

This was the third consecutive year that the senior class broke a record for participation in their Dartmouth College Fund drive, at 92.5 percent. Fifteen coed, fraternity, and sorority organizations reached 100 percent participation in the effort, which was encouraged by a challenge from a group of alumni who are members of Dartmouth's Wall Street Forum in New York. The seniors raised a total of $15,978, which will fund fifteen scholarships to be awarded to students in the incoming Class of 2012.

In reunion-year class giving, the Class of 1958, celebrating its 50th reunion, raised the bar dramatically and set new records for a 50th reunion class with a gift of $3.6 million and 97.5 percent participation. The Class of 1983, celebrating its 25th reunion, raised $4.8 million with 51 percent participating. In addition, classes holding their 30th, 35th, 45th, and 55th reunions set new giving records for total contributions to the Dartmouth College Fund: Class of 1978, $4 million with 56 percent participation; Class of 1973, $1.4 million with 51 percent participation; Class of 1963, $1.7 million with 58 percent participation; and Class of 1953, $1 million with 67 percent participation.

In other notable achievements:

* Parents and grandparents gave $2.3 million, a decrease from last year's $2.5 million but sustaining a level of giving that his grown consistently over the last three years. The number of donors increased to 1,912 from 1,830.
* Giving to Dartmouth's schools of business, medicine, and engineering remained strong with total support of $41 million. In particular, Tuck School of Business set a new record in total giving of $19.1 million, up from $16.5 in 2007. Participation rose to 67.5 percent from 66.2 percent last year, the highest for any business school in the country.

"Given the economy and debate within the Dartmouth community over governance, we were heartened by these results and not surprised that participation was down," said Carrie Pelzel, Dartmouth's vice president for development. "Behind the accomplishment of each fund-raising target is a common driver: exceptional volunteer leadership. We are indebted to the thousands of Dartmouth alumni and parents who lead by example and articulate for others the impact that their charitable gifts have on the College, her students, and the broader society."

Dartmouth, a private, coeducational college, is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1769, it is committed to outstanding undergraduate and graduate education while fostering leading scholarship among its faculty. Its small size fosters close student-faculty interaction, and its year-round schedule allows the majority of its 4,300 undergraduates to participate in foreign study and internships. In addition to its undergraduate and professional school programs, it offers 19 graduate programs in the Arts and Sciences.

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