FUNDRAISING UPDATE
20–21
With each year that I’m part of our school community, I continue to be impressed by the deep and enduring connections that ASIJ fosters and the support we receive from our parents, alumni, alumni parents and current and former faculty/staff. With your support last year, we raised over ¥85.5 million for the 2020–21 ASIJ Annual Fund. Not only did we surpass our goal of raising ¥80 million, but we increased support from each area of our community, resulting in gifts from 800 donors — a record number! We were particularly proud to receive increased support form our faculty and staff with 60% of them giving to the Annual Fund. This puts us well ahead of our peer schools in the region and it is a testament Donations to the Annual Fund enable us to commit to numerous program enhancements each year. Some of the areas learning opportunities for all faculty focused on DEI and Deep Learning. Thank you to everyone whose participation, during an extraordinary year, contributed to one of the most generous years of fundraising in our school’s history. It continues to be a privilege to be part of the ASIJ community and I look forward to seeing what is possible with your continued support this year. With appreciation,
Claire Lonergan Director of Giving
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