Holyoke Community College uses GiveCampus to find and engage new donors
HCC partnered with GiveCampus in January 2020
They’ve since succeeded in finding and engaging a loyal community of donors that’s grown each of the years since signing with GiveCampus.
Solutions provided:
Holyoke used GiveCampus to:
Launch a big-league appeal on a minor league budget
The newly minted advancement team’s #1 goal was to launch an annual Giving Day. Their biggest challenge? Resources.
Build a deep bench of advocates
With the support of a dedicated partner success manager, ten advocates, and the right tools, HCC crushed their goals.
Take big swings—and hit everything out of the park
After raising $100K last year and just shy of $200K on their 2022 Giving Day, HCC earned major-league bragging rights.
HCC raised nearly $200,000 during their record-breaking #TogetherHCC campaign
Alumni, faculty, staff, and friends led a historic day of giving, raising more than $192,000 for student support programs during the “Drive to Change Lives” campaign.
Total dollars raised
Donors from 22 states made gifts; nearly half were alumni.
Total donors
HCC achieved 139% of their 300 donor goal, up 41% from 2021.
NEW donors
A generous new-donor challenge generated more than $32,000.
Julie Phillips
Interim Director of Development at Holyoke Community College
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