Conn Giving Day 2026

Celebrate Conn In Action: the moment a research question becomes a discovery, an athletic team becomes a champion, and a creative idea becomes a performance. Your gift puts the liberal arts into action, empowering students to compete, create, and innovate.

In honor of the College's founding year, join us for 1,911 minutes of Conn Giving Day action and make your gift to achieve our goal of 1,000 donors.

COMPLETED! Early Donor Challenge 🌄 The first 150 donors to make their gift for Conn Giving Day will unlock a gift of $100,000, thanks to the generosity of an anonymous Trustee.

COMPLETED! Conn Giving Day Challenge 🐪 Trustee Jessica Archibald ’95 has challenged us to reach 1,000 donors. When we do, we unlock an incredible $200,000 gift to support the College!

COMPLETED! 1911 Society Match 🌟 When you give a 1911 Society leadership gift of $2,500 or more during Conn Giving Day, your contribution will be matched with $2,500, multiplying your impact and support for the liberal arts at Conn, thanks to an anonymous donor in memory of Seyril Siegel '62.

COMPLETED! Reunion Match 🤝 Every gift from alumni in class years ending in 1 or 6 will be matched $1 for $1 up to $25,000 thanks to the generosity of Peter DiNardo ’96, demonstrating the collective impact and importance of our Reunion classes.

COMPLETED! The Decades Challenge 🏆 During Conn Giving Day, our alumni aren’t just giving back. They’re competing to see which generation of Camels can spark the most impact. Help us achieve our goal of 1,000 donors by participating in the Decades Challenge, brought to you by Nancy Lundebjerg ’81, Eric Kaplan ’85, and Jessica Archibald ’95.

• Each decade has a unique donor goal to achieve, designed to reflect the size of its alumni group. When that goal is met, each decade will unlock $5,000!
• At the end of Conn Giving Day, an additional gift of $30,000 will be unlocked to support the College in honor of the decade with the highest percentage participation!

If you have an alum spouse, their participation will be counted as well – please include their name and class year in the Joint GIft field when you give.

COMPLETED! The Family Challenge 🎓 Conn parents and families provide the foundation and support that allow our students to truly put the liberal arts into action. During Conn Giving Day, you can lead the way and help us achieve our goal of 1,000 donors by participating in the Family Challenge, brought to you by Kerstan Ruffer P’26, Jumee & David Park P’26, Kara & Michael McDonald P’27, Ken & Adrienne Winemaster P’28, and Anonymous P’17.

• Every parent or family donor will be matched with a gift of $125, up to $35,000 total.
• At the end of Conn Giving Day, an additional gift of $20,000 will be unlocked to support the College in honor of the class with the highest percentage participation!

COMPLETED! 50th Reunion Match 🎗️To celebrate their milestone 50th Reunion, every gift from the Class of 1976 will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $50,000, thanks to classmates Guy Morris, Ken Kabel, Kevon Copeland, and Steve Carlson.

COMPLETED! Inclusion & Belonging Match 🩵 Thanks to the generosity of Kevon Copeland ’76 and Maarten & Annette Terry ’83, gifts to any inclusion & belonging fund will be matched $1 for $1 up to $10,000, multiplying your impact for critical areas of the College.

COMPLETED! Senior Class Challenge ✨ President Chapdelaine & David Tetreault will match every senior donor with an additional $25, up to 100 donors! Make a gift of $5 or more to any area of the CC Fund to multiply the impact of the Class of 2026! Plus, with your contribution, you’ll receive a cord to wear at Commencement! Cords will be available for pick up the week of Commencement.