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Bates announces $28 million in gifts in fiscal 2018
Thursday, September 27, 2018 10:00 am
The $28 million total, for the giving year ending June 30, includes $10.87 million in endowment gifts. Giving to Bates has more than doubled since 2013.
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Gifts to Bates top $27 million in 2016-17, new Bates Fund record set
Thursday, August 10, 2017 4:46 pm
The record $6.98 million total for the annual Bates Fund, a priority of The Bates Campaign, is a 7 percent jump.
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Giving to Bates soars to record $28.2 million, more than doubling since 2013
Thursday, July 28, 2016 12:00 pm
The generosity and support of Bates donors "has given us great confidence in setting ambitious goals for Bates’ future," said President Clayton Spencer.
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‘Opportunity not importunity’: a story of who really founded the Bates Fund
Tuesday, June 25, 2013 5:00 pm
While acts of philanthropy got most private colleges going, the tradition of the alumni fund is a relative newcomer.
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Alumni make May 15 a “great day”
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 3:00 pm
Bates reaches 599 new alumni donors to the Bates Fund in one day.
BatesNews Monthly Update: August 2010
Thursday, August 5, 2010 4:14 pm
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Online giving comes to Bates
Wednesday, November 28, 2001 9:08 am
Beginning Dec. 5, alumni, parents and friends may go online with their credit card to make gifts to the Bates Fund.