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18% -- young alumni giving rate change for young alumni (higher education donors) (2025)
Young alumni giving rates have decreased by 18% over the past decade.
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18%
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2025
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95
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bwf.com
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https://www.bwf.com/university-fundraising/ ↗
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University Fundraising: Trends and Tips for Higher Ed Giving | BWF Zuri
Across the country, colleges and universities are seeing record-setting fundraising years. According to the CASE Insights report, gifts to American colleges and universities totaled $61.5 billion in fiscal year 2024, an increase of 3% from the previous year. These institutions are seeing increasingl…
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young alumni (higher education donors): 18% young alumni giving rate change. Source: bwf.com (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/young-alumni-giving-decline-decade
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