Cedarville Magazine Winter 2016

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CEDARVILLE SOCIETY
We are thankful for a faithful group of donors who are fully invested in our
mission of educating students for the Word of God and the Testimony of
Jesus Christ.
384
Cedarville
Society
Members
Employees (3%)
Parents (30%)
Friends (26%)
Alumni (41%)
FACULTY/STAFF
Organizations all across the country are now taking part in a day of giving
called #GivingTuesday, and Cedarville is no exception. For the one-day
event, faculty and staff members were challenged to increase our overall
giving participation to the University to reach 65 percent.
The national average for faculty and staff giving in higher education
institutions is 25 percent. Guess what our faculty and staff reached —
80 percent!
Thank you to the amazing faculty and staff who serve our campus daily.
They serve by educating our students, cleaning our facilities, creating
student initiatives, and keeping track of all of the details! Faculty and staff
gifts demonstrate that together we believe in Cedarville’s mission and that
we work together for the Word of God and the Testimony of Jesus Christ.
BY THE NUMBERS
ƒ ƒ 80% of faculty and staff gave in 2014–15 — way above the
national average of 25%!
ƒ ƒ More than $206,000 was given in 2014–15 by faculty and staff
members.
2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
THE STORY OF THE CEDARVILLE SOCIETY
In 1978, in the early days of Paul Dixon’s presidency, the College
gathered a small group of donors together to share ideas for future
academic programs. Originally called President’s Associates, this
$1,000-and-up giving club met on campus each year at homecoming
and generously contributed their time, talent, and treasure.
They not only helped shape a vision for Cedarville, but they urged their
friends and professional contacts to partner with the College. Further, they
provided material support for the vision to take shape.
Cedarville’s stakeholders are still looking to the future and coming
alongside the University to turn dreams into reality. Today, the Cedarville
Society has grown to more than 200 members who annually invest more
than $450,000 to provide a distinctive education marked by excellence
and grounded in biblical truth.
Percentage of faculty and staff who gave on #GivingTuesday
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