Alumni Campaign News

Trustee Blum promotes 'partnership' as Alumni Campaign nears deadline

November 27, 2013

The CEU Alumni Campaign has less than five weeks to finish raising $500,000. Thanks to the response of alumni around the world we're closer than ever to reaching our goal - but we're not there yet.

The campaign received a great boost earlier this year from CEU Board of Trustees member Richard Blum, who pledged a dollar-for-dollar match for alumni contributions up to $50,000. 

CEU Trustee Richard Blum pledges $50,000 matching gift

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What a boost! CEU Board of Trustees member Richard Blum has pledged $50,000 in matching gifts to CEU's Alumni Campaign. 

Blum, who joined the board last summer, announced his matching gift as a challenge to CEU alumni and students to support the university via the campaign, now approaching its final weeks. Blum pledged to match alumni gifts on a dollar-for-dollar basis to the $50,000 limit. 

Hungary takes lead in Spring Phonathon Giving

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Spring Phonathon 2013 just keeps going stronger! So far, our team has reached more than 6500 alumni around the world, who have generously pledged more than $9800 to support the future of CEU.

In the past week we’ve seen some amazing alumni support of CEU. We’ve also seen Hungary rocket from third to first place in terms of alumni generosity, followed by Bulgaria and Macedonia in the lead. (See below for the latest stats.)

Spring Phonathon Raises Thousands, Extends Deadline

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Spring Phonathon 2013 is in full swing, reconnecting CEU alumni from all over the world with their alma mater. So far, we’ve reached more than 2,500 alumni, who have generously pledged nearly $6,000 to support the future of CEU. (See below for the top ten most generous alumni groups by country.)

We’re so excited to reconnect with each and every one of you that we’ve extended the campaign to our maximum deadline of April 21.

Strong Finish for 2012 Alumni Campaign; Big Hopes For 2013

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The CEU Alumni Campaign raised more than $87,000 last year, thanks to the generosity of alumni like you. The campaign has raised a total of $420,679 since its inception ten years ago.

CEU alumni contributed more than $31,000 in December 2012 alone, as part of a robust holiday fundraising drive. Consequently, the Alumni Campaign is now only $80,000 away from its ultimate goal of $500,000. (Check campaign statistics here.)