Long Walk Societies members represent incredible generosity. They understand that their gifts are an investment in an exceptional liberal arts education, and they choose to prioritize Trinity College in their philanthropy.

 

Your leadership annual gift helps prepare students to be bold, independent thinkers—students who are driven to learn, explore, and, ultimately, shape the world as leaders and doers in businesses, communities, and organizations in every field of human endeavor, and in every corner of the world.

Through their commitment, Long Walk Societies members

  • Open Trinity’s doors to the very best students from around the world
  • Empower the next generation of leaders, innovators, and risk-takers
  • Strengthen the college’s reputation and national standing by enrolling extraordinary students and attracting and retaining world-class faculty
  • Create a learning community brimming with talent and vitality from across the globe
  • Deliver a distinctive, relevant liberal arts education that is second to none
  • Connect the Trinity community to the Hartford region and beyond
  • Build on Trinity’s historic past to ensure a vibrant, sustainable future

We invite you to learn more about the impact of your gift and how your generosity will be recognized.

Long Walk Societies (LWS) Levels

IMPACT

Long Walk Societies gifts have an impact on virtually every aspect of academic and student life at Trinity. Long Walk contributions support a wide variety of campus programs and initiatives such as:

  • Catalyst Summer Internship Fund, which provides first, second, and third year students with up to $3,500 for a full-time summer internship that is under-paid or unpaid
  • Average cost to support a Trinity student-athlete for a season
  • Access for four to six first-year students to one of Trinity’s pre-orientation programs, including the Quest Leadership Program, the P.R.I.D.E. program, and Insights into Hartford
  • Uniforms, transportation, and meals for a club sports team for one season
  • Supplies for a studio art class for a semester
  • New computer in a computer lab with the tools for student research
  • Red robes for 20 Trinity Chapel singers
  • Bantam Bus passes for ten students for one semester’s transportation to and from the Liberal Arts Action Lab in downtown Hartford

RECOGNITION

The college celebrates Long Walk Societies members because they have chosen to prioritize Trinity in their philanthropy. Long Walk donors enjoy:

  • Invitations to the Annual Long Walk Celebration and the Celebration of Societies during Reunion Weekend
  • Opportunities to attend on-campus events, dedication ceremonies, and lectures
  • Notes of appreciation and videos of thanks from students
  • Annual Year in Review acknowledging the power of Long Walk gifts
  • For parents, opportunity to join the Parent’s Leadership Council

IMPACT

Jarvis contributions support a wide variety of campus programs and initiatives such as:

  • The Summer Research Program, offering intensive student involvement in faculty-supervised research at Trinity during the summer, which covers the stipend for eight to ten weeks of research work as well as the cost of on-campus housing
  • The Tech Edge Program, developed as part of the Trinity-Infosys Applied Learning Initiative, to provide students with the opportunity to acquire core skills in technology and business innovation, and to learn to thrive in the virtual workplace
  • Subsidies for the Student Government Association’s budget for a semester
  • Esteemed speakers visiting campus to meet with students and share insight from the professional world
  • Registration fees for 10 students to attend a virtual conference where they will network, learn more about career opportunities, and build important professional skills
  • Safety equipment for 50 students working in chemistry or biology labs

RECOGNITION

Jarvis donors enjoy all of the Long Walk level recognitions, plus:

  • Annual report highlighting students who experience incredible opportunities
  • The chance to meet students benefiting from Long Walk Societies generosity

IMPACT

Chair’s Circle contributions support a wide variety of campus programs and initiatives such as:

  • The chance to fund a financial aid term scholarship for a moderate need student (full commitment of $40,000 over four years)
  • Study away opportunities in countries around the world including at the Trinity College Rome Campus, the college’s flagship study away program

RECOGNITION

Chair’s Circle donors enjoy all of the Jarvis level recognitions, plus:

  • Annual virtual conversation with Lisa Bisaccia ’78, Chair, Board of Trustees
  • Personalized notification to term scholarship donors about their scholar each year, including a thank you letter and the chance to interact in person or virtually
  • For parents supporting the annual fund, opportunity to serve as a Parent Director, one of the college’s volunteer positions

IMPACT

Northam contributions support a wide variety of campus programs and initiatives such as

  • The chance to fund a financial aid term scholarship for a high need student (full commitment of $100,000 over four years)

RECOGNITION

Northam donors enjoy all of the Chair’s Circle level recognitions, plus:

  • Annual virtual State of the College meeting with the College’s leadership
  • Personalized notification to term scholarship donors about their scholar each year, including a thank you letter and the opportunity to interact
    in person or virtually

IMPACT

Summit contributions support a wide variety of campus programs and initiatives such as:

  • Trinity’s greatest need through the Annual Fund

RECOGNITION

Summit donors enjoy all of the Northam level recognitions, plus:

  • Acknowledgment from President Joanne Berger-Sweeney
  • Membership for alumnae in the Marjorie Butcher Circle, recognizing women’s philanthropic leadership

IMPACT

President’s Circle contributions support a wide variety of campus programs and initiatives such as:

  • The opportunity to establish an endowed, named scholarship fund

RECOGNITION

President’s Circle donors enjoy all of the Summit level recognitions, plus:

  • Personalized notification to the endowed fund donor about their scholar each year, including a thank-you letter and the opportunity to interact in person or virtually

The LWS extends a special invitation to young alumni classes through their 10th Reunion to join with a gift of $100 multiplied by the number of years since graduation.

1 year since graduation = $100
2 years since graduation = $200
3 years since graduation = $300
4 years since graduation = $400
5 years since graduation = $500
6 years since graduation = $600
7 years since graduation = $700
8 years since graduation = $800
9 years since graduation = $900
10 years since graduation = $1,000

Young alumni are encouraged to take a leadership role by joining the LWS and becoming a guiding force in the future of the college. All impact and recognition opportunities offered at the Long Walk level are also offered to LWS Young Alumni.

 

It is easy to join the LWS by becoming a Trinity GEM with monthly gifts. Click here to set up recurring payments.

Matching Gifts

Your employer may have a charitable matching gift program that increases your total gift at no cost to you. Gifts may be made in monthly or quarterly installments over the course of the fiscal year (July 1 – June 30). For more information, visit www.matchinggifts.com/trincoll.

To make your gift online, please click here.

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Trinity College Wall of Honor

Located in the Fuller Arch in the heart of the Long Walk, the Wall of Honor celebrates lifetimes of philanthropy. Etched into the wall are the names of those alumni, parents, friends, and organizations who have had institution-building impact at the college.

GET IN TOUCH

Executive Director of Alumni, Family, and Reunion Giving

Kerry Smith Trinity Commons
300 Summit St
Hartford, CT 06106