Comments on: Class of 2010 leads young alumni donations http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/2011/07/05/class-of-2010-leads-young-alumni-donations/ The Georgetown Voice Blog Sat, 25 May 2013 18:11:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: John Flanagan http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/2011/07/05/class-of-2010-leads-young-alumni-donations/comment-page-1/#comment-509879 John Flanagan Wed, 06 Jul 2011 03:26:05 +0000 http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/?p=29884#comment-509879 @SFA – The class of 2008′s record was set before last year.

]]> By: SFA http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/2011/07/05/class-of-2010-leads-young-alumni-donations/comment-page-1/#comment-509876 SFA Wed, 06 Jul 2011 02:18:00 +0000 http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/?p=29884#comment-509876 not sure which number is right for the year 2008….488 or 449…

]]> By: M http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/2011/07/05/class-of-2010-leads-young-alumni-donations/comment-page-1/#comment-509874 M Wed, 06 Jul 2011 01:40:49 +0000 http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/?p=29884#comment-509874 I agree with Typical. How do these numbers compare with peer giving rates? And what’s the overall giving rate?

I can only find numbers as of 2009, but GU’s is not pretty.

% of Alumni Giving , National University

60% , Princeton
53% , Dartmouth
51% , Notre Dame
43% , Yale
41% , Harvard
40% , Duke
40% , Brown
38% , U Penn
37% , MIT
37% , Wash U
36% , Stanford
36% , Columbia
36% , Emory
34% , Cornell
34% , Rice
33% , Johns Hopkins
32% , U Chicago
30% , Northwestern
29% , Caltech
28% , Georgetown
25% , Vanderbilt
24% , U Virginia
22% , Carnegie Mellon
14% , UC Berkeley
14% , UCLA

Yes, we may have 34% of the Class of 2010, but that’s still low compared to peer institutions’ overall giving rates. God only knows what the overall rate is.

Perhaps Georgetown should inquire into why 67% of the class of 2010 didn’t donate, rather than celebrate the fact that 34% did. I can guarantee you the low participation rates have a lot to do with the poor and patronizing way the administration treats its students.

]]> By: typical http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/2011/07/05/class-of-2010-leads-young-alumni-donations/comment-page-1/#comment-509870 typical Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:56:49 +0000 http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/?p=29884#comment-509870 The amount of money isn’t necessarily important. As long as new graduates get in the habit of giving right away, they are more likely to continue giving year to year, and will adjust their level of support commensurate with salary. These are good numbers, at least for Georgetown. I’d be interested to see how these compare with peer institutions.

]]> By: Employment? http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/2011/07/05/class-of-2010-leads-young-alumni-donations/comment-page-1/#comment-509869 Employment? Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:15:37 +0000 http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/?p=29884#comment-509869 It’d be interesting to compare with employment rate. Just anecdotally, 2009 seemed roughest in that group.

]]> By: John Flanagan http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/2011/07/05/class-of-2010-leads-young-alumni-donations/comment-page-1/#comment-509867 John Flanagan Tue, 05 Jul 2011 22:15:14 +0000 http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/?p=29884#comment-509867 The Office of Advancement didn’t have those numbers on hand because they’re still tabulating, but I’ll try to post an update when they do.

]]> By: Rod Tidwell http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/2011/07/05/class-of-2010-leads-young-alumni-donations/comment-page-1/#comment-509865 Rod Tidwell Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:34:05 +0000 http://blog.georgetownvoice.com/?p=29884#comment-509865 SHOW ME THE MONEY.

(Seriously. How much did each class raise?)

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