Young Alumni Donor Boards

The Young Alumni Donor Boards in the JCR and MCR feature the names of all alumni who matriculated in the last 15 years and have donated within the last financial year. There are currently an incredible 165 names in total on the boards, and we are grateful to all of you for your support!

The Donor Boards are refreshed every year meaning if you matriculated from 2008 or after and donated to Hertford before 1 November 2023, your name will be up in the common room next year.

Donations from young alumni are so important to many aspects of life at Hertford, in particular student support. As outreach efforts continue to improve, it is becoming more important than ever that as a college we can support students from all different backgrounds. If you are a young alum considering a donation to Hertford, here are 3 key things we think you should know:

1. The more people that donate to college, the more likely major donors are to give large gifts.
2. We need your donations to continue to excel at access and outreach.
   25% of Hertford students receive a bursary and the college gives over £100,000 a year in student bursaries, a figure that keeps growing with the expansion of our outreach programme. We also anticipate an increase in demand for our hardship support due to the ongoing cost of living crisis.
3. Every donation counts, and small gifts really do add up to a large amount
   When all the donations from the most recent Donor Board donors are added up, the total contribution to Hertford is nearly £25,000 – already a quarter of what we need to fund student bursaries for a year.

Thank you to everyone who donated last year and please do stop by college to see your name up on the wall!

If you would like to be included on next year’s donor board, you can donate here. If you would like more information about the importance of young alumni giving, please contact the Development Office, or call 01856 279428.