When you give to BYU Annual Fund in concert with others, students' lives are touched and doors and hearts are opened worldwide. Although some donors contribute large sums, most contribute modest amounts regularly, according to their means. The overall impact, however, is powerful.
The Annual Fund is helping build a better BYU and blesses students in innumerable ways. For example, your gift to the Annual Fund will allow BYU to use internet technology to offer online courses to 250,000 or more students around the world, expanding access to BYU education beyond the physical limitations of campus. This program will be available to Church members as well as anyone interested in enhancing employment opportunities through further education. The fund also allows BYU to invite up to 20,000 additional students to enjoy the BYU "on-campus" experience through the spring/summer enrollment program.
The Annual Fund helps provide mentoring opportunities for undergraduates to work part-time assisting with major research and other projects related to their field of study, uniquely preparing them for future work and advanced studies. A comparatively large number of BYU undergraduates have actually published scholarly works. BYU has a reputation for placing highly qualified students into employment and into graduate programs after they complete their undergraduate work. Your support of BYU Annual Fund will help extend this type of learning experience to more and more students.
This year, gifts to the Annual Fund are matched at least one-to-one by friends of the university, making it an efficient way to multiply the effect of your donation dollar. For example, a donation of $25 per month is matched with an additional $25 per month, for a total of $50 per month or $600 annually. Employer matching, practiced by many large corporations, can further enlarge your gift. (For information on employer gift matching, contact your company's human resource department).
