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The Keble Review 2013
Since August 2008 Keble alumni and friends have donated almost
£10million to the College. This generosity has enabled us to provide
vital funding for our student community through undergraduate
bursaries and graduate scholarships, as well as maintaining the
quality of the College environment both physically and socially.
While we continue to seek major philanthropic gifts for the new
building development at the Acland site, the donations received for
the academic programme of the Advanced Studies Centre (ASC)
have helped to establish new posts and initiate exciting collaborative
research projects. The articles by ASC Director Professor Tom
Higham on page 11 and the Creativity Cluster on pages 12-13 give a
fascinating insight into the impact of
this funding.
The activity of the ASC and increased
interactions between JCR, MCR, SCR
and the alumni community through a range
of new events, lectures and seminars
has enhanced the intellectual and social life of the College. Keble
has always offered something special; with your continued support
we can transform the experience of every current and future Keble
student.
Donor Participation
During this same five-year period the participation rate (
the number of Old Members who have
ever made a donation to Keble
) has increased from 34% to 41%. On first reading this may not
sound spectacular, but every 1% represents another c80 new donors. This requires a dedicated
effort by Year Group Representatives, student Telethon-teams, all members of the Alumni and
Development Office, Fellows, the Warden, and of course engagement and commitment from our
OMs. Since 2008 an additional 585 Keble alumni and friends have made a donation. We hope that
many more will join them as we approach the College’s 150th anniversary in 2020.
Fundraising Report
An overview of the last five years…2008/9 to 2012/13
Total cash income from donations:
£9.913m*
Major gifts:
£7.321m
Talbot Fund:
£2.592m
*of which legacies
£1.306m
In Hilary 2013, the JCR voted in favour of
its members making a gift to the Talbot
Fund as they go down, in recognition
of the support received throughout
their time here. The vote included the
option for JCR members to opt-out in
accordance with individual wishes or
circumstances. We are delighted to report
that a large proportion (82%) of the 2013
undergraduate leavers, our youngest
alumni, chose to make a donation.
The College is grateful to the JCR for this
resounding support and we are pleased
to welcome this first group of Honorary
Members to the Talbot Society. We would
also like to thank the 2013 Leavers for
blazing a trail which we hope future
generations of undergraduate leavers
will follow.
2013 Leavers’ Gift
This year saw a terrific level of
support for the Talbot Fund and our
highest ever result. We received
over £700,000 in cash income,
supporting Keble’s core activities
and securing our position as one
of the top annual funds across the
collegiate University. Thank you
to all those who made a gift in
2012/13.
Talbot Fund 2012/13
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% participation (proportion of alumni who
have ever made a donation to College)
2008/9 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13
34%
36%
38%
40%
41%
