fs Informer

hrough the combined efforts of

College employees, the College
Board, the Foundation Board and the
Foundation’s donors, the 1993-94
annual appeal goal of $700,000 was
exceeded by more than $50,000.
Also, the Foundation increased its
effective use of capital resources to
expand support for student awards,
library resources and program
development.

Donor support for pledged gifts
increased to more than $235,000,
representing an increase of 137 per
cent over the previous year.

Permanently endowed funds
increased to more than $1,890,000
and generated a 22 per cent increase
in income. In its first year, the new
library endowment attracted more
than $85,000 to help keep library
collections and subscriptions current.

The Foundation distributed more
than $148,000 in student scholarships
and bursaries to 438 recipients,
representing a 44 per cent increase in
the number of students receiving
awards.

An important part of the Founda-
tion’s work is to assist Capilano
College in acquiring the resources
necessary for new program develop-
ment and the upgrading of equipment
to meet instructional needs and
capital expansion.

This year’s 41 per cent increase in
direct program support provided
Capilano College with a state-of-the-
art Novell certified client/server
computer lab, a unique field school
for the Environmental Science post
baccalaureate program, and a net-
worked multi-station CD-ROM
reference system for the library.

The new Planned Giving initiative
established close to $4,000,000 in
bequests for College programs.

This was also the inaugural year

Resource Development's
Annual Appeal Exceeds
1993-94 Goal

for the Foundation’s Parents
Program. The Program included the
creation of a database of more than
1,800 parents; a biannual newsletter
to help keep Capilano parents
informed of College events; an
orientation evening for more than
75 parents that provided an opportu-
nity to exchange information; and
an effective parents' appeal that
raised more than $12,000 for
student scholarships, bursaries and
library resources.

Significant progress with the new
Alumni Relations Program enabled
the Foundation to capture more than
4,500 current addresses of alumni.
An Alumni Relations Advisory
Council was created with repre-
sentatives from a cross-section of
graduating years and college
disciplines. The Council is planning
to host a first annual alumni event
in the fall of 1994.

The annual appeal means
different things to each individual
donor. But each donor shares the
personal satisfaction of helping
Capilano College students achieve
educational excellence.

The achievement of excellence is

ongoing work, not a one-time effort.

The successful implementation of
new initiatives and the increase in
program support during the past
year involved many people. The
Foundation is grateful to its volun-
teers and donors who have gener-
ously contributed to keeping
Capilano College at the leading
edge.

The 1994-95 annual appeal goal
is to raise more than $800,000 for
student scholarships, bursaries,
library resources and operating
capital support. For information on
how you can get involved, call local
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