Class Fundraising

August, 2010

Dear Classmates,

On behalf of the College and the great Class of ‘79, I would like to thank all of you who contributed this past year to the Dartmouth College Fund (DCF).  Our class continues to amaze!

We set a Class record with 74% participation, handily beating our 70% goal, and beating our previous record of 71.1% by almost 300 basis points.  Our participation levels exceeded all Classes post-1961 and was 5th overall.  We won the Class of 1953 Award for the greatest number of donors for any class, an award we have won for 12 consecutive years.  Our 695 donors set a Dartmouth record for most cash donors of any class in the history of Dartmouth!  We had 136 more donors than the second place class (1984).  This is our 7th consecutive year with over 600 donors.  No other class has ever come close to hitting 600.

We raised $798,825 for the DCF, beating our goal of $700,000, and we raised more money than all non-Reunion classes save the classes of ‘78 and ‘82.  We had the second highest number of 1769 Society members (gifts over $2,500), missing the top mark by only one donor.

In addition to our agents making calls throughout the year, several anonymous classmates stepped up with challenge gifts that made a huge difference in getting to our participation numbers.  Without these challenge gifts, we would never have made it to the levels we achieved.  We are deeply indebted to these generous classmates.

Finally, I would like to thank others in the class whose efforts surely contribute to our class giving records.  These efforts have proven vital in reconnecting with classmates, which has greatly contributed to our DCF participation efforts.

Thanks again to all of you who contribute to the ability of today’s students to live the Dartmouth experience.

Best personal regards,

Jim Feuille (Head Agent)

To put a gift on a credit card, please call the Dartmouth College Fund (1-800-228-1769), or go to Dartmouth’s website, https://www.dartmouthcollegefund.org/ALUM_give.htm . Payment by check should be made payable to Dartmouth College Fund and mailed to:

Dartmouth College Fund
c/o Gift Recording Office
6066 Development Office
Hanover, NH 03755-3555

For a stock transfer, call the College Investment Office toll-free at 877-650-6956.

Thank you!

Jim Feuille (Head Agent)
Peggy Epstein Tanner (Participation Co-Chair & Major Gifts)
Dave Philhower (Participation Chair)

Fundraising History

The '79 Class Non-reunion total $ record is $826,492 (in 2006).

The '79 Class Non-reunion Participation record is 74% (in 1984 and 2010).

* In 1994 and the years following, Dartmouth decided that unpaid pledges should not be included in participation figures.

Fundraising Tools

President Wright Q+A 2005 (PDF)
Dartmouth Financial Summary (PDF)
Class of 1979 Toolbox (PDF)

For More Fundraising Information

Jim Feuille - Head Agent
(415) 673-6057 (h)
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Peggy Epstein Tanner - Participation Co-Chair & Major Gifts
(212) 426-3130 (h)
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Dave Philhower - Participation Chair
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