MID YEAR FUNDRAISING/MEMBERSHIP APPEAL

Re-imagining our Future as a Graduate Union in the 21st century

This year’s mid-year appeal will focus on increasing our membership, especially for recent and early career graduates. This is a joint appeal by the Fundraising & Benefactions, and Membership & Marketing subcommittees of The GU Council.

Here's How

For this Appeal we plan to make The Graduate Union Membership more attractive and appealing to young members – indeed all members. We are currently exploring ways to involve all age-groups and make better use of our excellent facilities. This will include a welcome to new members and a thank-you to donors to this appeal later in the year.

Here's Why

Approximately half of our members are over the age of 60. For The Graduate Union to be viable into the future we need to attract young and mid-career graduates to enjoy the benefits of membership that we all appreciate.

So...

We are inviting you to nominate a new member, and for the 1st year this will be at a reduced price.

Alternatively, we will use your donation to help recruit new members, especially those in the above age brackets. Hopefully, new members will be self-supporting in the future years to come.

This one-off Membership Offer will be $100 (and not the normal fee of $150). (Additionally, we no longer charge a joining fee.)

Our Mid-Year Appeal mailout will be sent to all Members in early June. We trust that you are enjoying the benefits of your membership and will proudly spread the word.