AnnuAL rePOrt 2011 - Winchester College

IChArd Morse
A rePort froM the ChAIrMAn of the WYKehAM CAMPAIgn
Lorna stoddart
Director of Development &
Director of Winchester College Society
The broad outreach to donors
The growth in donations and pledges
in the year under review is particularly
encouraging in that it represents the
fourth successive year of increases,
against a backdrop of profound disquiet
in the financial markets, and the
annual level of giving has more than
doubled over that period. Although the
Campaign has not yet been formally
launched, this momentum provides us
with a wonderful basis for its lift-off.
The development team, led by Lorna
stoddart, david fellowes and tamara
templer, has worked exceptionally hard
over the past few years to connect to the
College – or in some cases, reconnect –
potential donors, particularly
alumni and parents.
In the UK, there have been a
large number of events catering for
various year groups, geographical
locations and/or interest groups.
Present parents organised their own
summer party in Meads, which raised
more than £35,000. We also held a
large gathering for Wykehamists in
City-based professions, at which it was
david fellowes (I, 1963-67)
Director of Winchester College Society
agreed to promote the idea of ‘guilds’
to connect oWs in various City
and other professions, with a view to
better networking, increased career
development opportunities for young
Wykehamists and also a possible
platform for donations.
In addition, the Wykeham Patrons
group (for regular donors at a certain
level, see page 41), has attracted
42 members, who have enjoyed
experiences as diverse as a trip to
rome in 2010, a trip to gallipoli in
2011, and a private viewing of the
Bible exhibition last september.
overseas, there has been a significant
effort to build on the solid foundations
laid down by the American friends
of Winchester College, with meetings
during the year on both the east and
West coasts. Asia has also been the
primary focus of activity during the
year under review with several visits
to hong Kong, as well as meetings
in Bangkok and ho Chi Minh City.
This overseas activity is responsible for
a significant element of the increased
level of donations and pledges.
tamara templer
Deputy Director of Development
Michael Wallis
Winchester College Society
Don Associate
Last, but certainly not least, we are
immensely grateful to a few donors
who have been outstandingly generous
with donations or pledges. during the
year, we received four gifts and pledges
each with a value of £250,000 or more.
The key feature of all these
initiatives is the desire to forge better
and deeper relationships with those
who are connected with the College.
This is a worthwhile goal in its
own right and crucial to running a
successful Campaign.
governance
The Campaign strategy is set by
the development Committee of the
governing Body, whose Chairman,
robert Woods, wrote this introduction
in last year’s report. As well as fellows,
the development Committee also
includes representatives from the
senior Management Committee
and the development team, and is
attended by donor representatives.
This is an important body for making
policy and guiding the development
effort. The whole development effort,
driven by the development team,
has generated good growth and
positive momentum. I would like to
thank them all for their efforts – and
particularly those of you who have
donated. every gift, however large
or small, makes a big difference.
If you have not yet joined in,
please feel encouraged to do so!
richard Morse
Chairman
Breakdown of development Income
1 restricted to Bursary endowment 50%
2 Unrestricted income 20%
(where it is needed most)*
3 restricted to house projects, 12%
Warden’s stables Museum
project and other projects
4 restricted to annual bursary support 7%
5 restricted to general endowment 5%
6 restricted to drew fund 3%
endowment
7 restricted to Quirister endowment 1%
8 restricted to Ancient and historic 1%
Buildings endowment
9 restricted to Al gordon fund 1%
expendible endowment
“ Declared legacy pledges amounted to
just under £3million, showing a very
healthy increase on the previous year.
We have attracted several new members
to our Legacy Society and many have
commented on how easy they have found
the process of using the simple codicil
forms that are readily available from
the Win Coll Soc office.”
dAVId feLLoWes
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4
2
5 6
789
50 %
* Examples of projects and items that will
be supported, thanks to your unspecified
and annual gifts given during the past
financial year totalling approximately
£416,000, are: cricket net bays,
the artist-in-residence, a microscope for
Biology, Glee Club’s Monteverdi Vespers,
a new tow-vehicle and rowing eight for
the Boat Club, and nearly £350,000
(84%) to the School’s green agenda
in support of two capital projects.
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