Stephen and Mary Birch Fellowship of Ramapo College
With the start of the new fiscal year on July 1st, the Ramapo College Foundation launched a new gift recognition program called the Stephen and Mary Birch Fellowship of Ramapo College of New Jersey.
The Birch Fellowship recognizes leadership-level gifts and helps the College continue to build a solid foundation of support that inspires our students to excel and our donors to give generously.
Membership is open to all graduates, parents, friends, faculty and staff members who make unrestricted annual contributions to the College of $500 or more. There are four giving circles in the society and an Associate Program, which recognizes significant charitable contributions made by recent graduates who have made an annual gift of $100 or more, depending on the year of graduation.
The Ramapo College's mission is to provide quality liberal arts education which strengthens critical thinking skills, enabling students to develop the ability to recognize needs, craft solutions, and engage in creative and productive pursuits both professionally and personally.
It is through generous annual gifts of $500 and more that members of this prestigious giving club support Ramapo’s mission. Demonstrating leadership by making a contribution to the Annual Fund is a powerful, immediate, and essential statement that you care about the success of future students. Gifts may be unrestricted, benefiting the College's greatest need, or allocated to a specific designation of the Annual Fund.
Gift Circles
Trustees' Circle - $5,000 and up
- President’s Holiday Party
- Ramapo Executive Gift
- Tickets to Berrie Center event
- Dinner with the President
Presidents' Circle - $2,500 to 4,999
- President’s Holiday Party
- Ramapo Executive Gift
- Tickets to Berrie Center event
Deans' Circle - $1,000 to $2,499
- President’s Holiday Party
- Ramapo Executive Gift
Scholars' Circle - $500 to $999
- Decal
- President’s Holiday Party
Benefits
In addition to the benefits listed above, Birch Fellowship members will also receive special recognition in the annual Honor Roll of Donors, a society pin, VIP seating at on-campus events and invitations to receptions held throughout the year. They can meet and network with each other and with key faculty and administrators at Ramapo College.
Members of the Trustees' and Presidents' Circle enjoy the privilege of a special relationship with the College’s leadership. In addition to the other benefits of Birch Fellowship membership, active members receive invitations to special evenings hosted by the President and are invited to participate in special campus arts events.
Fellowship Associate Program
The Stephen & Mary Birch Fellowship Associate Program recognizes the significant charitable contributions made by recent graduates.
Associate membership is at the Scholars' Circle level and is based on annual giving and the number of years since graduation from a Ramapo College undergraduate program. Eligible are:
- Alumni within 0-4 years of graduation who contribute $100 or above
- Alumni within 5-7 years of graduation who contribute $250 or above
- Alumni within 8-9 years of graduation who contribute $350 or above
Ways to Give A Leadership Gift
- Split payments are a convenient way to achieve that larger annual gift you may want to make. Consider dividing pledge payments over several months: for example, split a $500 gift into five $100 payments or a $1,000 gift into four $250 payments. Every gift received between July 1 and June 30 is counted.
- Use your creditcard to set up automated payments. Decide the amount to be charged and the time frame of your gift. There are no checks to write and no reminder letters.
- If your employer matches gifts, your contribution could double or even triple in value. Many organizations match gifts from their employees, board members and retired employees. Donors are recognized for their total individual contribution plus any matching amount received during the same fiscal year. Contact your company’s Human Resources department to find out if your employer will match your gift this year.
To support the Annual Fund please contact:
Joyce Schader, Associate Director of Annual Giving
Ramapo College of New Jersey
505 Ramapo Valley Road
Mahwah, New Jersey 07430
(201) 684-7141; jschader@ramapo.edu
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