March4MHC 2024

Over the course of the challenge, a record-breaking 4,935 members of the Mount Holyoke community joined together to help us towards our ambitious goal of 5,000 donors, giving over $1.9 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 $2.36 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!

A heartfelt thank you to the thousands of passionate alums, families, faculty, staff, students and friends who united in support of Mount Holyoke and joined in the celebration of the fifth anniversary March4MHC Challenge. 

From all corners of the globe, more than 4,800 members of our community rallied together in support of our dynamic students. Bolstered by the generous match from our anonymous champions, we raised an incredible $2.2M for The Mount Holyoke Fund, ensuring the legacy of academic excellence and distinction that defines Mount Holyoke. This proves what we already know — we are always stronger together.

All of us at the College would also like to honor and thank our robust group of volunteers who consistently offer their time, expertise and financial support in service to Mount Holyoke. Your efforts to engage and inspire your classmates are a significant part of what makes initiatives such as March4MHC a success. We are deeply grateful to each and every one of you for supporting, championing and uplifting Mount Holyoke.

Why do we March4MHC? Because your financial support — each and every year — means that we can continue to provide an intellectually adventurous education to talented and deserving students. Because the MARCH — for progress and innovation — continues.  

Thank you to all who rose to the challenge and joined the celebration, ensuring that Mount Holyoke forever shall be.  

P.S. Final results and class totals will be shared here once all gifts have been processed.

What an amazing March4MHC this has been. Thousands of community members gathered together to raise an awe-inspiring $2.2 million in support of Mount Holyoke students.

Offline gifts have been added and are reflected in our totals at the top of the page. Final results and class updates will be shared once all gifts have been processed. 

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 empowers students in their individual journeys and upholds the legacy of academic excellence and distinction that defines Mount Holyoke.

The support of this year's March4MHC Challenge has been incredible. Thank you to the thousands of donors who rose to the challenge!

If you haven't made a gift yet, there is still to help us surpass our ambitious goal and unlock our final $50,000 in challenge funds before the official close of the competition! Preliminary results will be shared via email early next week.

Incredible! With an outstanding 4,500 community members rising to the challenge, we have reached our penultimate milestone, raising a total of $450,000 from our generous donors. We are so close to our goal of 5,000 donors! Make a gift of any size to help unlock the final $50,000 before 11:59 PST tonight! 

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 a few hours left in the challenge, and we are less than 50 donors away from unlocking our next milestone.  If you haven't yet, please join us with a gift of any size. Together, our support ensures that Mount Holyoke students have access to the very best liberal arts education!

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

We need fewer than 950 more community members to give to break our previous record and reach our ambitious goal of 5,000 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 have just earned another $50,000 in support of MHC — THANK YOU so much to everyone who has already stepped up to the challenge! Because of your support, we have unlocked $400,000 in challenge funds for Mount Holyoke and our students. 

Our ambitious goal of 5,000 donors is within reach! 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!

We're in the home stretch! The outpouring of support for Mount Holyoke during this challenge has been incredible. We are 77% of the way towards our ambitious goal, and just need 144 more donors to reach a new milestone and add another $50,000. You can help  — make your gift now!

We have unlocked another milestone, just in time for our noon update! Thanks for helping us reach 3,500 donors and earning another $50,000 in support of MHC!

We are on track to meet our ambitious goal of 5,000 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!)

Are you one of the nearly 3,500 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 5,000 donors by 11:59 PT tonight!

Your gift — of any size — will help earn up to $500,000 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 5,000 donor goal and has unlocked $300,000 in challenge funds so far, resulting in nearly $1. 7 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!

Why March4MHC? Because your support helps spark curiosity, embolden research and foster experiential learning for our dynamic students. 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 end the first day of our challenge!

Thank you to everyone who rose to the challenge so far - we are just 25 donors away from our next milestone! Because of you, more than $1.6 million has been raised in support of MHC and its students thus far. 

But the march is not over yet. There's still one more day to reach our ambitious goal of 5,000 donors — encourage your classmates, friends or family to join you in making a difference!

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've just reached the halfway point towards our ambitious goal - an impressive 2,500 donors! This means we have earned another $50,000 in support of Mount Holyoke. Your gifts help to empower the next generation of critical thinkers, compassionate leaders and global citizens.

Thank you to everyone who helped us reach this milestone. Let's keep marching forward!

Why March4MHC? Because we’re preparing our students to do things that have never been imagined while learning from the legacy and tradition that they come from. 

Twelve hours into our challenge, and we are more than 40% of the way there — thank you for helping us reach 2,000 donors! We have now earned an additional $200,000 for MHC. When we work together, we can accomplish great things!

Just 9 hours in, and we’ve already earned $150,000 in challenge matching funds and have already surpassed 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!

What an exciting morning! We have already reached our next milestone — 1,500 donors! We have now earned $150,000 for our beloved College. Thank you for investing in the March4MHC.

The fifth anniversary March4MHC Challenge is officially on, and President Holley has a message for the Mount Holyoke community:

Our ambitious goal is to reach 5,000 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).

• On the MHC website.
• Venmo | @mountholyokefund1837 (be sure to include your name, class year and email address)
• PayPal
• By phone at 800-642-4483 (800-MHC-GIVE) between 8:30 am and 5 pm ET. 

Help us demonstrate that we are always stronger together!

What a way to kick off our fifth anniversary March4MHC Challenge!

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 ambitious goal! 

Thank you.

The March4MHC is celebrating its fifth anniversary this year, and we have already earned our first $50,000, thanks to the more than 500 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!