Wellesley's Day of Giving 2023

1,347
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224% of 600 Donor goal
$477,798
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This campaign ended on November 16, 2023, but you can still make a gift to Wellesley College by clicking here!
About


At Wellesley, students learn to be the problem solvers, creators, and community-builders our world needs 🌎. We are educating future leaders who will go on to light the path for the next generation to follow in their footsteps.

This year on Wellesley’s annual Day of Giving, we celebrate our trailblazers and support our next generation of visionaries. 💙

On November 16, please make your gift to The Wellesley Fund so we can reach our goal of 600 donors and empower all Wellesley students to achieve their highest aspirations.

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Updates
Advocating for student mental health education

Loreley Godfrey ’27 has a passion for student mental health education. She finished high school early, and before starting at Wellesley she joined the Governor’s Youth Advisory Council on Substance Misuse and Prevention in her home state of New Hampshire, where she partnered with state senators to craft a bipartisan bill to provide schools with lesson plans addressing mental health. She has also worked on climate and conservation public policy projects, all before reaching voting age. “I’ve always been one who was organized and detailed, but I’ve never felt so comfortable in class before. I’ve realized the smartest ones are those willing to ask questions.”

450 days ago by Gina Gentile
Going well beyond expectations

451 days ago by Gina Gentile
Forging unique paths at Wellesley and beyond

451 days ago by Gina Gentile
We reached our goal!

Our Wellesley community truly knows how to crush a goal—let’s keep it going! You still have time to make a difference on this Day of Giving. A gift to The Wellesley Fund today will ensure that we can empower the next generation of trailblazers.

451 days ago by Gina Gentile
Breaking barriers in the sports world

Melissa Ludtke ’73 P’19 is an esteemed reporter and journalist who was the plaintiff in the groundbreaking 1978 federal court case that established equal access for women to report alongside male reporters in Major League Baseball locker rooms. Graduating from Wellesley following the women’s liberation movement, Melissa discovered newfound opportunities for women in the world. Her dedication and persistence paved the way for generations of young women to work in sports media.“There were possibilities opening for women for the first time that had never been opened before,” Melissa says.

451 days ago by Gina Gentile
Reflecting on the Wellesley experience


451 days ago by Gina Gentile
Mentoring students and alumnae in Washington, D.C.

Charlotte Hayes ’75 is a management consultant, certified business and executive coach, and board member of Girl Up, a nonprofit focused on developing transformational leaders who advance gender justice worldwide. Based in Washington, D.C., Hayes has been a mentor for Wellesley alumnae and the alumnae coordinator for the Wellesley in Washington Student Internship Program for more than two decades. She enjoys meeting with students and urging them to take advantage of all the opportunities that come their way. Hayes provides them with guidance as they explore their own career paths, including connecting them to contacts in her network and talking with them about financial planning.  

451 days ago by Gina Gentile
Video Spotlight

Cecilia Conrad ’76, Stephanie Hsieh ’89, and Chantale “Chanty” Zuzi ’25, featured in our Day of Giving video, are part of our incredible Wellesley student and alumnae network.

Cecilia is CEO of Lever for Change, a nonprofit that connects funders with exceptionally creative individuals who have ideas about how to solve problems in the world. She returned to campus last month to accept a 2023 Alumnae Achievement Award.

Stephanie has worked for 30 years in the life science industry, as an entrepreneur, board director, executive, intellectual property attorney, and angel investor. She is president-elect of the Wellesley College Alumnae Association and finds mentoring students and young alums to be some of her most gratifying work. 

Chanty is a junior from the Democratic Republic of Congo who founded Refugee Can Be, a nonprofit whose mission is to educate and empower refugee girls. She aspires to work in the field of global politics, including as a U.S. diplomat and eventually secretary of state.

We look forward to highlighting more Wellesley trailblazers on Thursday!

454 days ago by Gina Gentile
Donor Map
Class Leaderboard
Class YearDonorsRaised ($)
20254$1,500
19490$0
20205$250
20235$260
19480$0
19470$0
20165$116
19597$4,634
200921$1,745
19645$5,960
19624$3,650
201318$1,260
200116$2,815
198214$3,185
200817$1,296
196712$1,717
197314$9,450
198721$8,202
201510$370
197116$2,523
197617$4,000
199519$25,301
199643$5,703
197919$1,662
197419$15,360
199024$3,115
198925$5,295
200011$1,075
200221$2,860
199721$8,783
197213$2,400
199452$38,150
201015$1,246
198617$8,070
198135$8,706
198344$7,978
197747$26,633
200413$2,998
198040$12,855
199946$6,981
199336$14,393
196813$16,451
197813$2,175
199243$13,946
196614$2,770
201811$1,170
201111$2,097
20196$255
20127$465
202726$6,297
198822$10,678
200523$6,197
197022$6,675
20245$570
19440$0
20268$16,925
198528$12,642
19636$1,775
19532$420
199822$13,151
19551$50
200321$3,326
20068$640
19584$3,233
19604$11,500
19698$2,425
20148$680
20178$562
19563$2,200
199134$32,416
19656$950
19618$1,850
19759$1,600
200713$1,968
19500$0
19544$1,370
20213$240
19513$751
19450$0
19460$0
19574$788
19521$100
20223$147
198424$4,405
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Parent icon6%Parents
Suitcase icon2%Faculty/Staff
Friends icon1%Friends
Gradhat icon89%Alumnae
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Kim Heckscher Decker

Generated 46 clicks and 22 gifts, totaling $9,975
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Andrea Furey

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Mary O'Loughlin Rafferty and Margaret Meyer, '77 Wellesley Fund Representatives

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