About the Annual Fund
The University of Hartford is enriched by a community of alumni, parents, and friends whose philanthropy supports the institution's academic mission through gifts to the Annual Fund. Raising over one million dollars annually to support the educational opportunities provided at the University of Hartford, the Annual Fund encourages supporters to donate at every dollar level.
Annual Fund support from alumni, parents, and friends is a vital element to the University of Hartford's mission of providing a learning environment in which students may transform themselves intellectually, personally and socially. A strong Annual Fund increases the value of a University of Hartford degree.
Together, we make the University of Hartford an excellent place to grow, to explore, to learn and achieve. Your participation is much appreciated.
Top Ten Reasons to Donate to the Annual Fund
Annual Fund support from alumni, parents, and friends is a vital element to the University of Hartford's mission of providing a learning environment in which students may transform themselves intellectually, personally and socially. A strong Annual Fund increases the value of a University of Hartford degree.
Together, we make the University of Hartford an excellent place to grow, to explore, to learn and achieve. Your participation is much appreciated.
Top Ten Reasons to Donate to the Annual Fund
- Tuition only covers a part of the actual cost of educating a University of Hartford student. The $1 million that the Annual Fund provides each year is one of the few sources of income bridging the gap between what tuition provides and the total operating budget. Generous support strengthens the University of Hartford experience for all students.
- Over 90% of all students will receive some type of financial aid this year. The University of Hartford is responding to this need for assistance by families and is striving to be as competitive as possible in recruiting the most academically qualified students regardless of their financial circumstances.
- To reaffirm your commitment to the University of Hartford and its mission.
- Alumni giving rates serve as a measure by which corporations and foundations rate alumni involvement. This is a major consideration for these groups when making major gifts to colleges and universities.
- College guidebooks such as US News and World Report, Barrons and Fiske use alumni giving participation rates as the sole criterion to rate alumni satisfaction when determining overall institutional quality rankings. To move up in the rankings, increase the value of every University of Hartford degree, and thus attract quality students, we must increase our alumni participation rate.
- Some of the areas that depend on gifts from annual support are: innovative academic programs, student scholarships, faculty teaching and research, campus technology and much more.
- To enable the University of Hartford to retain and attract outstanding faculty who are the best within their chosen profession.
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- To enhance the University of Hartford student experience.
- Because one student educated at the University of Hartford can positively affect the lives of thousands.