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Leadership Giving

Founders Society

The Founders Society was established to bring together and form the heart of Goodwin College. It is comprised of donors who have made an annual leadership gift to the Foundation at a minimum level of $1,999 — the year Goodwin College was founded by President Mark E. Scheinberg.

Members are self-proclaimed advocates of the College's mission and values, and as such, are recognized each year through the benefits listed below. Options may be available for pledging over multiple years.

Leave your legacy. Be part of a different current.


Leadership Giving Circles Benefits
Admiral’s Society ($250,000)

President's Visionaries Circle ($100,000+)

Platinum Circle ($50,000+)

Valedictorian Circle ($25,000+)

Salutatorian Circle ($15,000)
  • Leadership donors appreciation celebration
  • Exclusive personal event with the President
  • Inclusion on donor display in the River Campus Lobby
  • Invitation to other special College events
  • Named row of Auditorium seats in premier section
  • Special "Founders Society" Auditorium seat name plates with your Circle distinction
  • Other commensurate recognition and naming opportunities on campus
Summa Cum Laude Circle ($10,000)
  • Invitation to leadership donors appreciation celebration
  • Exclusive personal event with the President
  • Inclusion on donor display in the River Campus Lobby
  • Invitation to other special College events
  • Named row of Auditorium seats in premier section
  • Special "Founders Society" Auditorium seat name plates with your Circle distinction
Magna Cum Laude Circle ($7,500)
  • Invitation to leadership donors appreciation celebration
  • Exclusive personal event with the President
  • Inclusion on donor display in the River Campus Lobby
  • Named row of Auditorium seats in premier section
  • Special "Founders Society" Auditorium seat name plates with your Circle distinction
Cum Laude Circle ($5,000)
  • Invitation to leadership donors appreciation celebration
  • Exclusive personal event with the President
  • Inclusion on donor display in the River Campus Lobby
  • Your inscription on a placard in a garden along our NEW river walk
Dean’s List ($3,500)
  • Invitation to leadership donors appreciation celebration
  • Inclusion on donor display in the River Campus Lobby
  • Your inscription on a placard in a sculpture bed along our NEW river walk
Founders Society ($1,999)
  • Invitation to leadership donors appreciation celebration
  • Inclusion on donor display in the River Campus Lobby
  • Your inscription on a bench along our NEW river walk
Honor Society ($1,000)
  • Your inscription on a 50-yard maker along our NEW river walk
College Champions ($500)
  • Invitation to leadership donors appreciation celebration
  • Name plate with Champion distinction on preferred Auditorium seating

Donors are also acknowledged at their giving level on the Goodwin College website and in the annual Goodwin College President's Report.

Learn more about other ways to make leadership gifts.

Planned Gifts

Include the College in your estate plans and join the Planned Giving Society. Planned gifts include appreciated securities, life insurance policies, real estate, a retirement plan, or even a collection of antiques. Your planned gift ensures the College's future, while enabling you to make an impact, leaving your legacy in good hands.

Make your leadership gift today online or by mail.

giving@goodwin.edu
860.291.9934
One Riverside Drive
East Hartford, CT 06118



Last Modified: 4/20/2012