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Update Nov - 28, 5:00 p.m.: 6 hours to go!
Thank you to all who are showing the world we support the advancement of each alumna this Giving Tuesday. Your support celebrates of our history and supports our bright future. Forward Together!
Update Nov - 26: Half way to goal! Final days until Giving Tuesday:
A big AADC thank you to all who joined us thus far in moving Forward Together this Giving Tuesday. Through your support we are well on our way to raising our goal to continue to support the quality educational, social, and leadership opportunities created for our diverse and talented Douglass alumnae. Please help us maintain the momentum for our alumnae organization by spreading the word to classmates, friends and family. Share the following link below on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, or email (https://together.douglassalumnae.org/givingtuesday) and tag your former roommate, AADC Mabel’s Alumnae Mentor/Mentee, or classmates. The Annual Appeal is not on behalf of NJC, DRC, Douglass or Rutgers. The Annual Appeal is on behalf of the AADC and supports the educational, social, and leadership opportunities that connect and advance Douglass alumnae. THANK YOU for being a vital part of our vast alumnae community.
Update Nov - 20: Match met again! Thank you to all who have joined the AADC in moving forward together this Giving Tuesday. We are so very grateful for your contributions, which are critical in shaping our alumnae association's future and developing and engagement programs to continue to connect alumnae. We have surpassed our second match of $5,000! Thank you to Moe and to all answered the challenge!
Update Nov-16: We are happy to announce that the AADC has a SECOND challenge from Maureen (Moe) Phillips-Houser ‘89. Moe has offered to match an additional $5,000, dollar for dollar! Take advantage of this opportunity to make your Giving Tuesday gift!
Update Nov-15: OUR FIRST MATCH WAS MET! -- The AADC has a special challenge this year from leaders of the class of 1989. Elizabeth Middleton Rizzotti, Julie Stern-Delfiner, Amy Cornell, Carolyn Anne Previty, and Stephanie Cayne Meiskin are challenging their class and sister alumnae to give during this time of generosity. The class of 1989 group will match up to a total of $5,000. The first $5,000 in gifts to our Giving Tuesday effort will have double the impact!
November 11 – 28, 2017
Join the internationally recognized time of generosity and invest in another 95 years of educating, empowering and engaging Douglass alumnae Forward Together. Consider your Giving Tuesday gift to the Associate Alumnae of Douglass College.
Forward Together
The Associate Alumnae of Douglass College (AADC) is an independent 501(c)(3) charitable organization which relies on support from alumnae and friends to advance its mission. Through the AADC you are part of a community of 37,000 alumnae and friends that continues to educate, empower, and engage by leveraging the talents and expertise of our powerful network.
We recognize that furthering the aspirations of each alumna will strengthen the entire alumnae network and its prestige. This is why we strive to provide quality educational, social, and leadership opportunities with lasting impact for all alumnae. Our signature programs, educational lectures, and alumnae-recognition events provide forums for alumnae to engage, connect, and grow. We incorporate leading trends in professional and personal development into the AADC’s Women’s Life-Long Learning Initiative to support alumnae with formative experiences at every stage of life.
The AADC is alumnae-created, alumnae-led, alumnae-driven and alumnae-supported. Alumnae participation, with the support from AADC friends, will ensure a strong future. It will allow the AADC to meets the needs of our growing sisterhood.
Join us in moving forward together this Giving Tuesday.
Can We Count On You To Make An Impact?
Your gifts to the AADC Annual Appeal support alumnae connections to each other, their alumnae organization, and unique enrichment opportunities. To support our mission and to help keep our alumnae sisterhood strong, please consider your Giving Tuesday contribution to the AADC Annual Appeal. The Annual Appeal is not on behalf of NJC, DRC, Douglass or Rutgers. The Annual Appeal is on behalf of the AADC and supports the educational, social, and leadership opportunities that connect and advance Douglass alumnae.
THANK YOU for being a vital part of our vast alumnae community.
Please Invite Others to Join in Support
In addition to your financial contribution, you can also become an ambassador for our appeal by sharing our message to your classmates, friends, and family via email or social media! Sample language is provided below:
Unrestricted gifts provide support to our mission. All gifts to the AADC will be assessed an administrative fee of five (5) or ten (10) percent, depending on the size of the gift, to be used for operational purposes. Unrestricted gifts to the AADC Annual Appeal are used to seize unique opportunities which empower and strengthen our alumnae sisterhood, to direct funding to alumnae initiatives that are of the greatest priority, and to support general operations which allows us to be a best-in-class alumnae organization.
Questions? Contact the AADC at 732-246-1600 or douglassalumnae@douglassalumnae.org.
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All donations made to The Associate Alumnae of Douglass College 501(c)(3) are tax deductible.
Alumnae who have contributed a minimum of $40 will be considered active in the fiscal year in which the contribution is made and for the following fiscal year. Alumnae participation ensures the AADC meets the needs of our growing alumnae and continues to connect alumnae to each other, the AADC and unique enrichment opportunities.
Your support means connecting alumnae to each other, the AADC, and unique enrichment opportunities. Join in supporting another 95 years of impact for our vast alumnae network.
In the early days of the alumnae association, alumnae were asked to pledge a penny a day, which gave way to what now exists as the AADC Annual Appeal. Honor this tradition by giving a dollar a day.
Douglass alumnae never stop learning. We are a student for 4 years, but an alumna forever. Join us this #GivingTuesday Forward Together to invest in a life-long learning opportunities for alumnae.
*Consider a special Anniversary gift to the AADC Annual Appeal at a Mabel Smith Douglass Leadership level.*
- Elizabeth Rodman Voorhees Society: Gifts of $25,000+
- Neilson Family Society: Gifts of $10,000 – $24,999
- Loree Society: Gifts of $5,000 – $9,999
- Cooper Society: Gifts of $1,000 – $4,999
- Jameson Young Alumnae Society (First 10 years post-graduation): Gifts of $300 – $999