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The Challenge

The Senior Class Team is responsible for making a gift early in the campaign, organizing fundraising events, enlisting others to help, and soliciting assigned classmates to make a donation or pledge to the campaign. He or she also helps spread enthusiasm throughout the class!

Specific responsibilities include:

  • To attend brainstorming and planning meetings for fundraising events.
  • To participate in the Senior Challenge in order to provide leadership and set an example for the entire class.
  • To attend the committee training session.
  • To attend the Senior Class Campaign Kick-Off at the end of February/ beginning of March and to encourage classmates to attend.
  • To communicate with classmates the goals of the senior gift campaign.
  • To solicit assigned classmates for a pledge to reach our goal and to encourage participation.
  • To volunteer time to sit at an information table about the gift to talk to seniors about the Campaign and take pledges.
  • To document all contacts and pledge information and to return the information to the Advancement Office in a timely manner.
  • To enjoy giving back to CNU!!

Top 10 Excuses for Not Giving (Download Adobe Acrobat Reader for PDF, new window)



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