for goal-topping campaign
The 2005-2006 Yale United Way Campaign surpassed its million-dollar goal, raising over $1,030,000 in pledges and matching funds from 2,795 current and retired employees and students.
The number of contributors nearly doubled from last year's campaign, which raised $900,000 from 1,458 donors.
In recognition of the University's successful campaign, the United Way of Greater New Haven (UWGNH) recognized Yale with a "Building a Legacy" award and honored the Yale campaign chair Judith Dozier Hackman as "Volunteer of the Year." The awards were presented Feb. 14 at the UWGNH annual luncheon at 500 Blake Street.
In the program for the awards, the UWGNH noted that Yale and Hackman are "living examples of what is possible when groups of interested individuals come together for a common cause."
The "Building a Legacy" award citation read, in part: "For the past two years, the officers of the University have offered a $100,000 matching gift fund to encourage new and increased United Way contributions to the University campaign. The matching funds directly benefit the United Way's Success By 6® initiative. ... The matching gift program was a major factor in this year's successful $1,000,000 campaign. Yale has built a University-wide team of over 100 'Champions,' which includes strong support from Locals 34 and 35 and students, who work to spread the word about the importance of community involvement."
Hackman, an associate dean of Yale College and director of the Graduate School's Teaching Fellow Program, has chaired the University's United Way Campaign for the past three years. She was cited for being "focused, motivated, tireless and passionate about doing her part and getting others to do theirs to better the community." Her citation continued: "Under Judith's charge, Yale expanded its campaign to reach all segments of Yale including faculty emeriti, graduate and professional students, staff, local unions and University officers. Through online pledging, donor celebrations, posters and unique incentives such as cause bracelets for each donation received, Judith and her campaign team made it easy and exciting to pledge to the United Way."
Hackman was recently named as vice chair of the United Way board of directors.
At the UWGNH luncheon, University Vice President and Secretary Linda Lorimer presented Hackman with a "proclamation" from President Richard C. Levin to thank her for her service to the campaign. In turn, Lorimer, one of the University's United Way "Champions," was given a Yale United Way Guardian Angel Award from Yale College Dean Peter Salovey. The Yale College Council was honored with a Community Champion Award.
The UWGNH noted that Yale has a long history of community involvement, specifically citing the annual campus-wide book drive as part of "Day of Caring" (more than 10,000 books have been collected over the past three years) and the Yale College Council's annual Community Service Day. The awards program also noted that a number of Yale faculty are affiliated with United Way programs, serving on the Success By 6® advisory committee, on the UWGNH board of directors and on other United Way committees.
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