Stories about "Schuler Initiative"
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Bates College announces record $28.85 million in total gifts for fiscal 2019
Thursday, September 26, 2019 12:01 pm
Gifts to Bates, both great and small, have led to a doubling of yearly giving to the college since 2013.
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Bates joins national Schuler Initiative to support stronger engagement with millennial alumni
Friday, January 18, 2019 12:00 pm
The five-college partnership will explore and address an emerging trend in higher education philanthropy — declining rates of giving among younger alumni.