Women Give Millions to Support The Madeira School

1/20/16 — In the past four years, The Madeira School has received large contributions from alumnae and donors, in particular nine donors, all women, who have given $1,000,000 or more. To date, Madeira has raised a total of $46.2 million dollars. What really got the ball rolling was a $10 million challenge gift from an anonymous alumna donor, which remains the largest single gift ever received by Madeira. The challenge money allowed Madeira to renovate two dormitory buildings. Challenge gifts continued, allowing Madeira to make other renovations.

According to Elizabeth Zeigler, President of Graham-Pelton Consulting and an expert in philanthropy data and strategies, these gifts serve as “a testimony to the dedication of these alumnae and their ability to set an example for their fellow alumnae to give.”

Zeigler, along with Louise Peterson, Madeira’s Director of Development and Anne Faircloth, alumna and Development Committee member at Madeira, will present at the Global Forum on Girls’ Education held by the National Coalition of Girls’ Schools (NCGS) in New York on February 8. In their presentation, Inspiring Million Dollar Giving from Women, they will provide insight on what motivates women to give million-dollar plus gifts.