On Saturday, Dr.
Mary Schmidt Campbell, the school’s president, announced they had reached 96% of their $250 million goal and rallied supporters to continue giving toward the strategic campaign, which is scheduled to end in 2024.
In less than four years, the campaign has raised more than $240 million intended to support the college’s strategic priorities.
“We have exceeded the expectations of what the world thought we could do,” Campbell said. “We’re going to take Spelman beyond the finish line. We’re going to keep going until the end of the campaign. We’re hoping we can outdo ourselves in a mighty big way. Our trustees are continuing to open doors for us. Our alumni have taken up the cause for different projects. We’re about $30 million short on our new building, but we will get there.”
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Spelman College launched a fundraising goal nearly four years ago that some thought was too ambitious.
On Saturday, Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell, the school’s president, announced they had reached 96% of their $250 million goal and rallied supporters to continue giving toward the strategic campaign, which is scheduled to end in 2024.
“We have exceeded the expectations of what the world thought we could do,” Campbell said. “We’re going to take Spelman beyond the finish line. We’re going to keep going until the end of the campaign. We’re hoping we can outdo ourselves in a mighty big way. Our trustees are continuing to open doors for us. Our alumni have taken up the cause for different projects. We’re about $30 million short on our new building, but we will get there.”
Spelman College Announces $250M Comprehensive Campaign Supporting Scholarships, Endowed Professorships and Innovative Programs
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ATLANTA, March 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today, Spelman College announced the public phase of the largest comprehensive campaign in the history of the institution. With a goal of $250 million, Spelman Ascends is focused on the strategic initiatives of increasing financial aid, endowing faculty professorships, funding a technology infrastructure transformation and building a Center for Innovation & the Arts that houses programs in the arts, innovation and entrepreneurship.
In just over three and a half years, hundreds of generous donors have made gifts to Spelman, resulting in more than $240 million – 96% of the goal – that will support the College s strategic priorities:
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Fl State Coalition of NCNW Inc. Installs Officers
Fl State Coalition of NCNW Inc. Installs Officers
By Valerie Whitney-Lowery
TAMPA Tempress “Tee” Solomon, of Tampa, was installed recently as the first president of the Fl State Coalition of NCNW Inc.
The event comes more than two years after Florida members of the National Council of Negro Women Inc. (NCNW) began the journey toward a more cohesive organization. Heretofore, the 21 community and collegiate sections in the Sunshine State operated semi-independently under the umbrella of their national leadership headquartered in Washington, D.C.
“Today my heart is filled with joy and pride. This is a monumental and historic moment for the state of Florida,” said Solomon, a retired educator and local community activist.