Stories about "The Bates advancement office"
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Bates alumni and parents give $260,000 for ‘game-changer’ squash court
Monday, September 22, 2014 9:50 am
For a program that already competes at an elite level, “this gift is a game-changer,” said head coach Pat Cosquer ’97.
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Gifts to Bates surge 33 percent in 2014, topping $16 million
Tuesday, July 15, 2014 8:00 am
“We have ambitious goals for Bates, and I am inspired by this outpouring of support from the college community,” said President Clayton Spencer.
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Stangle family makes leadership gift to Catalyst Fund
Wednesday, May 7, 2014 11:00 pm
In a public show of support, the Stangle family joins the multimillion dollar Catalyst Fund effort supporting the college's strategic initiatives.
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Another “Great Day”: Bates community rallies on college’s day of giving
Friday, April 25, 2014 8:39 am
The Bates community turned out in force to show its philanthropic support for the college on April 23's Great Day to Be a Bobcat.
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New residence halls on Campus Avenue begin the Campus Life Project
Thursday, December 19, 2013 12:27 pm
The Campus Life Project will establish a dynamic center of Bates life on the southeast side of campus.
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$11.5 million Catalyst Fund will support ‘transformational change’ at Bates College
Monday, October 28, 2013 11:34 am
The money will be spent, over and above our annual operating budget, over five years to move forward on key college initiatives.
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‘Terrific showing’ as Bates Fund posts $6.27 million in gifts, 50 percent alumni participation
Monday, July 15, 2013 3:00 pm
Alumni rallied to deliver several annual giving milestones to the 2012–13 Bates Fund.
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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.
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Bates leads the pack in March Mania competition
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 1:52 pm
Spurred by the mantra “Beat Colby,” Bates’ young alumni have secured their first March Mania victory in the challenge’s four-year history.