Your gift to The Mount Holyoke Fund has a direct effect on every aspect of campus life — providing funds to recruit and retain the best faculty, financially supporting our students, updating state-of-the-art learning environments and keeping Mount Holyoke’s 800-acre campus beautiful. Making an annual gift truly supports the College’s highest priorities.
The Mount Holyoke Fund goal for the 2022-2023 fiscal year is $8.7M.
Our participation goal for the 2022–2023 fiscal year is 30%.
Our goal for the 2022–2023 fiscal year is 10,000 donors.
Choose one of the destinations through The Mount Holyoke Fund to make a difference where it matters most to you.
Each year alums volunteer to help support the College by engaging with classmates, sharing exciting news and educating them on the importance of giving.
Your small gifts can have a big impact when you become a sustaining donor. Sustaining gifts are automatically debited from your credit card each month and renewed at the beginning of each fiscal year (July 1).
More than 750 alums from all class years volunteer their time and talents to support The Mount Holyoke Fund. Their hard work, dedication, and love for their alma mater makes it possible for new generations of Mount Holyoke students to continue Mary Lyon's legacy.
The Volunteer Hub is a resource that provides up to date information that volunteers need to do their work, including current giving, recent giving history and contact details
Head Class Agents (HCA) are a vital part of class leadership, responsible for sharing the message about the importance of annual giving to MHC through The Mount Holyoke Fund. Working with a team of volunteer Class Agents, HCAs coordinate the class-based giving efforts that raise a cumulative total of over $8M per year for Mount Holyoke.
Cornerstone Chairs (CSC) work closely with the Head Class Agents (HCAs) throughout the five-year reunion cycle to develop a strategic plan for raising Cornerstone gifts of $1,837 or more from classmates. Leadership gifts make up approximately 75% of The Mount Holyoke Fund.
Stay connected to the Mount Holyoke community and make a meaningful — and immediate — impact on Mount Holyoke's mission.
Laurel Chain Society Chairs work closely with Head Class Agents to encourage consistent giving to The Mount Holyoke Fund. They recognize and steward consistent donors — and identify and connect with potential Laurel Chain Society members.
Social Media Ambassadors use social media (such as class groups on Facebook) to share content related to the College, their class and The Mount Holyoke Fund. This outreach is particularly important during key fundraising times, such as challenges and the end of the fiscal year.
Each 50th Reunion cycle class recruits a 50th Reunion Leadership Gift Committee. It is tasked with peer-to-peer outreach and solicitation of classmates who have the potential to make a significant gift to The Mount Holyoke Fund.
Term length: two to four years
The Mary Lyon Society (MLS) Class Chair helps to promote the Mary Lyon Society by working with the gift planning staff to share information about the Mary Lyon Society with classmates, serve as a liaison between the class and the office of gift planning, write a thank you note to welcome new MLS members in the class and report the number of MLS members and the five year impact of the MLS on the class totals at Reunion.
Mount Holyoke Fund Committee members work with staff in The Mount Holyoke Fund to support the volunteer program and help achieve annual fundraising goals. Alums from all decades serve on the committee.
Term length: two years
This committee works with staff in The Mount Holyoke Fund to support the volunteer program and help achieve fundraising goals, with a special lens toward classes that have already marked their 50th Reunion.
Term length: two years
Giving Societies recognize the members of our community whose generosity ensures that “Mount Holyoke forever shall be.”
Honors the loyalty of donors who make gifts to Mount Holyoke (of any amount, to any fund) for three consecutive years, including a gift in the current fiscal year. Membership is retained by supporting the College each fiscal year.
Recognizes donors who make gifts of $1,837 or more to Mount Holyoke for any purpose each year.
Honors those who have named the College as a beneficiary of a will, trust, retirement plan or life insurance policy. It also honors those who have established a life income gift with the College.
Regular gifts — over time — add up. Your small change can now have a big impact when you become a sustaining donor.
Sustaining gifts:
• are automatically debited from your credit card each month and renewed at the beginning of each fiscal year (July 1).
• reduce the number of appeals you receive and save the College valuable resources.
• maximize your support of Mount Holyoke!
With a sustaining gift of starting at just $5 a month, your regular support will fuel future generations who are speaking up, breaking barriers and demanding positive change in the world. Sustain the chain. Become a sustaining donor today.
A gift of $10,000 or more can be directed to The Mount Holyoke Fund Scholars Program, providing a one-year named scholarship in the amount of the gift to a student with demonstrated need. During the academic year, you will receive a report about your student on their studies and activities.
Please note that scholarship gifts made after March 31 may be assigned to a student in the next fiscal year.
The Senior Campaign effort is led by the Head Class Agents who are elected their senior year, with support from the entire Class Board. (The Head Class Agents continue in their role through their two year reunion.)
Senior gifts — of any size — help support all the things that make MHC unique, including scholarships and financial aid, incredible faculty, beautiful campus, meaningful traditions, important diversity, equity and inclusion programming and invaluable internship and research opportunities. There are 17 different options for designating your gift, so you can choose the impact you have.
Reunion is an ideal time to honor your Mount Holyoke experience, pay tribute to your education and have a significant impact on current and future students who follow in your footsteps. Learn more about ways to honor your past and impact the future at this special time of celebration.
The Mount Holyoke Fund (MHF) team works with donors and volunteers to support the College’s annual fund. Gifts to the MHF are put to work immediately to support Mount Holyoke’s most pressing needs and impact all aspects of campus life.
