Participation Counts
EVERY gift to IWU makes a difference. Here's why:
1. Participation--the percentage of an institution's alumni population that gives
back--is used in ranking methodology, such as that used by US News & World Report
2. Financial support is about the only measurable means of alumni satisfaction 3. Alumni satisfaction is used by bond rating agencies to determine a school's strength--and
ultimately the rate at which they will lend that school money 4. Every donor--REGARDLESS OF THE SIZE OF HIS OR HER GIFT--positively affects Illinois
Wesleyan's national ranking and bond rating 5. Every alum who does NOT make a gift actually hurts the University's marketing position 6. By fundraising standards, YOU are considered an ALUM as soon as you have completed
one semester of your college career
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In effect, by making a charitable gift to IWU each and every year, alumni help to improve the national prominence of the University--and in turn, increase the value of an Illinois Wesleyan degree. Now is the time to get in the habit of giving SOMETHING every year.