March4MHC 2023

Over the course of the challenge, a record-breaking 4,890 members of the Mount Holyoke community joined together to help surpass our ambitious goal of 4,500 donors, giving nearly $1.58 million to The Mount Holyoke Fund. This tremendous outpouring of support helped us earn an additional $450,000 for MHC, thanks to the generous challenge from a group of anonymous donors.

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The result?

More than $2 million that will go to work immediately to support Mount Holyoke students.

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Thank you for demonstrating the power of the MHC community, proving that we are stronger together. Your support ensures that “Mount Holyoke forever shall be.”

Congratulations to all of the classes who earned additional prize funds through our alum Donor Benchmark Challenge, as well as our bonus achievement challenges. Nearly all classes earned prize funds, which will be added to their Mount Holyoke Fund class totals at the end of the fiscal year. A hearty thank you to all of our volunteers and advocates for your incredible outreach. We could not have done this without you!

What an amazing March4MHC this has been. Thousands of community members gathered together to raise an awe-inspiring $1.89 million in support of Mount Holyoke students.

Offline gifts have been added and are reflected in our totals. Preliminary challenge results will be shared early next week.

THANK YOU for rising to the challenge and ensuring that Mount Holyoke forever shall be!

Why March4MHC? Because the world will always need our graduates, who share the conviction and readiness to make their lives stand for something bigger. Your investment in Mount Holyoke’s intellectually adventurous education enables our students to become authentically bold and purposefully engaged in learning, in leading and in building community within the gates and beyond.

The support of this year's March4MHC Challenge has been incredible. Thank you to the thousands of donors who rose to the challenge, helping us to surpass our goal and earn $450,000 in challenge funds to support Mount Holyoke!

If you haven't made a gift yet, there is still time before the official close of the competition! Preliminary challenge results will be shared via email early next week.

WOW! The Mount Holyoke community is truly inspiring — with hours to spare, we have unlocked the final $50,000 in challenge funds offered by our generous group of anonymous donors! Thank you so much for investing in our students and helping us reach our goal of 4,500!

If you haven't made your gift yet, there's still time to get in on our donor-based class challenges and help your class win even more funds toward your class gift. The competition is intensifying — which classes will land on top?

Thank you, thank you to everyone who has already made a gift in support of the March4MHC Challenge — our Mount Holyoke community is incredible!

There are just six hours left in the challenge. If you haven't yet, please join us with a gift of any size to help unlock the final $50,000 put forth by a generous group of anonymous donors. Together, our support ensures that Mount Holyoke students have access to the very best liberal arts education!

We have just earned another $50,000 in support of MHC — THANK YOU so much to everyone who has already stepped up to the challenge! 

Our goal is within reach. With fewer than 500 donors needed by 11:59 pm PT tonight, we're so close! If you've already made your gift, you can still help us reach our goal by encouraging your friends and family to take the March4MHC Challenge!

There are only a few hours left in the March4MHC Challenge, and every donor matters!

So far we have earned $350,000 in challenge funds to support MHC. We need fewer than 600 more community members to give to reach our goal of 4,500 donors. Will you join us with a gift of any size to help unlock the final $100,000 in challenge funds? We are so close!

We're in the home stretch! The outpouring of support for Mount Holyoke during this challenge has been incredible. With just 12 hours left, help us finish strong — make your gift now!

We have just reached 3,500 donors! Thanks to you, we have earned another $50,000 in support of MHC! Our goal is in sight, and every donor matters. Help us spread the word and encourage your circle of friends and family to participate in the March4MHC Challenge!

We are on track to meet our ambitious goal of 4,500 donors by 11:59 pm PT tonight, but we can't do it without your help! 

If you haven't yet taken the challenge, now is the time! Your gift — of any size — will bring us one step closer to unlocking the next $50,000 to support MHC.

If you've already made a gift — THANK YOU. You can continue to increase your impact by encouraging your classmates, friends and family to make a gift. Become an Advocate and share your unique giving link with your network via social media and email. (You might even earn some MHC swag!)

Why March4MHC? Because Mount Holyoke students are advocating for positive change — on campus and beyond the gates. Thank you for investing in our students and helping us reach 3,000 donors. 

You have helped us earn another $50,000 to ensure Mount Holyoke forever shall be. What a great way to kick off the second day of our challenge!

Are you one of the nearly 3,000 members of the MHC community who has already risen to the challenge? If so — thank you! If not, there is still time to have an impact and help us reach our ambitious goal of 4,500 donors by 11:59 PT tonight!

Your gift — of any size — will help earn up to $450,000 from a group of generous anonymous donors in support of the College. Make your gift now and encourage your classmates, friends and family to join you in making a difference.

And don't forget our donor-based class challenges for alums! Check the class leaderboard to see where your class stands.

Your generosity has propelled us 61% of the way to our 4,500 donor goal and has unlocked $250,000 in challenge funds so far, resulting in over $1.3 million to support Mount Holyoke students.

Thank you to everyone who helped make the start of our challenge such a success. Let's keep marching forward!

To the nearly 2,600 donors who have already risen to the challenge: thank you for making our first day a success! Because of you, more than $1.3 million has been raised in support of MHC and its students so far. 

But the march is not over yet. There's still one more day to reach our ambitious goal of 4,500 donors — encourage your classmates, friends or family to join you in making a difference!

We are at an impressive 2,500 donors, earning another $50,000 in support of Mount Holyoke. Your gifts help to empower the next generation of critical thinkers, compassionate leaders and global citizens.

We are 55% of the way to our ambitious goal of 4,000 donors — thank you! Let's keep marching forward!

If you've already made your gift to support the March4MHC Challenge today — thank you. If not, will you join us with a gift of any size to help unlock the next $50,000 in challenge funds? Your support ensures that Mount Holyoke forever shall be!

We are marching toward unlocking another $50,000 for MHC! Thank you to everyone who has joined together so far to support Mount Holyoke’s vibrant, global, inclusive community — a place where students are elevated and inspired to push boundaries, broaden perspectives and shape the future.

Why March4MHC? Because our students are intellectually adventurous and purposefully engaged. When we come together in support of critical needs like scholarship aid, academic enrichment and career preparedness, we ensure that Mount Holyoke students have access to the very best liberal arts education.

We are nearly halfway there — thank you for helping us reach 2,000 donors in just over 13 hours! We have now earned an additional $200,000 for MHC. When we work together, we can accomplish great things!

Because the world needs leaders who can think critically, work collaboratively and engage purposefully with the world. We can see the importance of these skills in all levels of leadership — on a local, national and international stage. Together, we can unlock resources that will empower students to break barriers, advocate for positive change and accomplish great things.

Twelve hours into our challenge, we've secured $150,000 in matching funds and are well on our way to earning another $50,000. Thank you for investing in Mount Holyoke. Let's keep marching forward!

Just 9 hours in, and we’ve already earned $150,000 in challenge matching funds and are SO CLOSE to reaching the $1 million mark. 

Thank you to everyone who's given so far! If you'd like to make an even bigger impact, become an advocate and encourage your colleagues, friends or family to join you in making a difference!

We are going strong — 1,500 donors! We have now earned $150,000 for our beloved College. Thank you for investing in the March4MHC.

The March4MHC Challenge is officially on! During the challenge, our ambitious goal is to reach 4,500 donors. There are many ways you can make your gift:

• Via the "Give Now!" button on this page (includes options for Venmo, PayPal, Apple Pay and Google Pay).

• Make a new monthly sustaining gift or increase your monthly sustaining gift on the MHC website.
• Make a gift via phone (1-800-MHC-GIVE | 800-642-4483) between 8:30 am and 5 pm ET. (If you leave a voicemail, please include your name, class year and phone number. All voicemails will be promptly returned.)

Help us demonstrate that we are stronger together!

We are floored by the generosity of the many donors who have taken advantage of our early giving option! Because of you, we have already reached our second benchmark — 1,000 donors — unlocking a total of $100,000 for MHC so far: more than 20% towards our goal! 

Thank you.

We have already earned our first $50,000, thanks to the more than 500 awesome donors who took advantage of our early giving option this year! This is an impressive first step, but the march — for progress and innovation — continues. Help spread the good news!