The tuition of a WPI student covers only two-thirds of the WPI annual operating budget; leading the institution to place a heavy importance on bridging the deficit through fundraising. However, in 2017, only 3.67% of WPI's living alumni population donated back to the institution. Compared to institutions of similar academic prestige, this rate is significantly lower and reflects a lack in campus wide philanthropic participation. Students and alumni alike are hesitant to involve themselves philanthropically, making it difficult for the Office of Lifetime Engagement to fundraise. The goal of our project is to improve alumni relations, overcome fundraising obstacles and develop a four-year action plan that creates a philanthropic culture on WPI's campus.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Beck, Madison E.
• Rathje, Kelly Keegan
• Greenalch, Stasha

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-032618-193853

Advisor

• Schaufeld, Jerome
• Hoy, Francis

Year

• 2018

Sponsor

• WPI Office of Lifetime Engagement

Date created

• 2018-03-26

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Management Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright