Parent Leadership Council Brochure 2023

Washington and Lee University

PARENTS FUND

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Parents Leadership Council Start building and enjoying your relationship with Washington & Lee today!

Parents Leadership Council The Parents Leadership Council (PLC) is an active group of generous families who recognize the value of philanthropy in higher education and want to make a difference by demonstrating leadership support at Washington and Lee. Their important and consistent contributions allow students from all backgrounds to benefit from distinctive opportunities during their time at W&L. Annual Parents Fund gifts may be directed to financial aid, academics, the arts, athletics, diversity and inclusion, student opportunities or the area of greatest need.

PARENT GIVING MADE AN IMPACT IN FY23

$17.2M

raised for the Parents Fund from non-alumni families

Did You Know?

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Non-alumni families contribute more than 17% of W&L’s annual giving each year.

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Annual giving makes up 8% of W&L’s total operating budget.

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PLC-level gifts make up 86% of the Parents Fund total.

$3.68M

committed to all funds by non-alumni families

185

Parents Leadership Council families

764

Parent donors

18

PLC Circle families

63

Steering Committee families

PLC MEMBER LEVELS

Member $5,000 annually

Steering Committee $10,000 annually

Circle $25,000 annually

Engagement PLC MEMBER Opportunities to engage with the president, administrators, faculty and staff OPPORTUNITIES key throughout the year.

Parents & Family Weekend Invitations to exclusive PLC events over the weekend, including a cocktail reception Friday evening.

Spring PLC Weekend Special three-day event for PLC members that includes programming and time to network and socialize with other members.

Outreach PLC members act as ambassadors to new W&L families by making welcome phone calls, hosting admissions events in their hometowns and helping to identify new PLC members.

Expertise We often look to PLC members to serve on advisory boards, volunteer as career mentors for students or identify potential special guest speakers.

The Parents Fund Tara Hackenberg, Director of Parent Giving (540) 458-8128 thackenberg@wlu.edu wlu.edu/give