We've developed an on-line referral form . Admissions inform college-bound students about Calvin. Careers connecting alumni employers and Calvin students. Part of the benefit of a chapter-sponsored scholarship is its potential to sway an undecided student toward Calvin.
Chapters go about raising scholarship money in various ways.
If your chapter wants to simply mail a letter to alumni asking for a gift, this ought to be piggy-backed on to an invitation to a chapter event. Typically, the donor's canceled check is the only receipt that needs to be used for IRS or Revenue Canada purposes. The Association is working toward an accounting system with the IRS so that all alumni chapters will have their finances under the umbrella of the national Alumni Association. Also, each chapter would have to submit a financial statement with the Association once a year so that a federal form can be filled out by the Association Treasurer. See timeline listed below for an idea of what happens when.