POOLED SUPPORT
Launched to address a major funding priority of the Scholars & Scholarships Campaign, the Society of Fellows Leadership Fund will touch every area of the Institute, building diversity, strengthening our networks, and empowering leaders to create positive change around the world. Just as Society of Fellows donors are central to our annual operations, they have a strategic role to play in the success of Scholars & Scholarships — and in securing the future of the Aspen Institute — through one-time gifts to this very special fund.
The earnings from this endowed fund will support general scholarships, enabling the Institute to apply funds across a range of programs where they are needed most.
Benefits and Recognition
The Aspen Institute welcomes gifts of any amount to the Society of Fellows Leadership Fund. Opportunities associated with particular giving levels are outlined below:
All gifts
- Inclusion in a Scholars & Scholarships Campaign Donor Honor Roll published in the Aspen Institute’s Annual Report and displayed on digital screens on the Institute’s Aspen campus, as well as in a special framed list in the Institute’s Washington, DC office
- Additional recognition in Society of Fellows donor listings with a gold Aspen leaf or other distinguishing feature printed next to each donor’s name until the Campaign's conclusion in 2016
- Invitation to a special finale reception to celebrate a successful Campaign
Beginning at $25,000
All of the above, plus:
- Commemorative, elegant Aspen leaf lapel pin
- Thank-you letters and testimonials from scholarship recipients
- Personal copy of annual scholarship activity
Beginning at $50,000
All of the above, plus:
- Invitation to receptions with scholalrship recipients and SOF Leadership Fund donors, hosted annually until the Campaign’s conclusion in 2016
- Invitation to trustee and special receptions at benefit dinners and other occasions until the Campaign’s conclusion in 2016
- Special updates from Institute President and CEO Walter Isaacson
Beginning at $100,000
All of the above, plus:
- Verbal recognition at Society of Fellows events until the Campaign’s conclusion in 2016
- Named seat in the Paepcke Auditorium, located on the Aspen campus in the recently renovated Walter Paepcke Memorial Building
- Invitation to small dinners with Walter Isaacson, Robert K. Steel, Chairman of the Board, or other members of the Aspen Institute Executive Committee
