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Our Path to Success – e Gift Chart
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ennington & Company's experience with over 970 collegiate organizations, raising more than $1.1 billion in support of Greek life,
shows that the top 10 gifts usually make up over half of a successful capital campaign, while the top 20% of donors will make up 80%
of the funds contributed. is gift chart provides an overview of the gifts needed for a campaign of this magnitude to be successful.
LEADERSHIP GIFTS
MAJOR GIFTS
PUBLIC PHASE GIFTS
20%
TOP
80%
5 $50,000 $10,000 $250,000
10 $25,000 $5,000 $250,000
20 $10,000 $2,000 $200,000
30 $5,000 $1,000 $150,000
160 Up to $2,500 Varies $250,000
TOTAL GIFTS
235
CUMULATIVE TOTAL
$2,250,000
GIFTS
NEEDED
GIFT
SIZE
PER YEAR
OVER FIVE YEARS
RANGE
TOTAL
1 $250,000 $50,000 $250,000
2 $150,000 $30,000 $300,000
3 $100,000 $20,000 $300,000
4 $75,000 $15,000 $300,000
MAILABLE LIVING ALUMNI 1,583
LOST ALUMNI 202
GOAL $2.25 MILLION
ALUMNI PARTICIPATION 15%
SIGMA CHI AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
