Reaching the World: A Campaign for Colby

Colby Fund participation plays an important role, since it is frequently used by college review publications when ranking institutions and by foundations when awarding grants that are so critical to the College's financial operations. Colby is one of the few select liberal arts colleges who rank at 50 percent or higher. This is a major accomplishment Colby has reached for the last seven years, but to achieve our campaign goals we need to raise the bar and reach the participation rates of some of our peers.

Although all Colby Fund gifts over the next five years will count toward the campaign, all alumni will be asked to make a special gift in honor of the campaign at specific times. This will coincide with either an individual or couple's reunion year or one of the many regional campaigns held in alumni-concentrated areas across the United States. The Colby Fund goal is aggressive, and the College needs to rely on the consistent generosity and loyalty of its many alumni to achieve it. In fact, for approximately 95 percent of our alumni, their campaign gifts will be their gifts to the Colby Fund.

Gifts both large and small have a significant impact on the Colby Fund. Actually, over 90 percent of all gifts are under $1,000 and average around $115 each. The fact is simple; every alumnus/alumna can make his or her own significant impact on the campaign, no matter the size. Collectively, the Colby Fund donors will make the single largest gift to the campaign.

Visit Reaching the World: A Campaign for Colby for more about Colby's capital campaign.