"This is really important. We need ways to keep the connections we have made alive. What we have learned in the program is extremely valuable; what we can learn from each other going forward is even more so."
Jennifer Havens, Rena D'Souza, Jill Baren, Yolanda Becker, and Brenda Bucklin
Class of 2010
A primary goal of ELAM is to sustain women, and particularly our alumnae, in their leadership roles. We do this by
- Enhancing ELUM community-building activities across numerous platforms and at many levels
- Distributing the weekly ELAM Edge e-newsletter with position announcements, program and alumnae updates and leadership-themed news items
- Providing support for search committees filling senior-level positions, and preparing customized resource/candidate lists to executive search firms
- Offering advanced leadership development programs for alumnae
- Being available for phone consultations with our ELUMs
- And a lot more
The support we receive from ELUMs is crucial in helping us in these efforts.
Revisit what ELUMs from previous classes have expressed about ELAM and their own reasons for giving.
Annual giving, class gifts, and pledges all go to support these two important funds.
Innovations Fund
The Innovations Fund, established at ELAM's 10th anniversary, supports the goals of sustaining women's leadership and changing the culture of academic health centers to value women's contributions by addressing all aspects of the leadership continuum, from changing roles and positions within or beyond one's institution and supporting post-ELAM education opportunities.
Legacy Fund
The Legacy Fund, initiated by the ELAM 2009 class gift, with the goal of establishing explicit support for ELAM alumnae programming, provides support for alumnae professional development programs and community building within and across classes and learning communities.
How to Give
1. Online
Visit www2.drexelmed.edu/elamgiftsonline and use special code M2E2D for your annual gift and code M2E3D for your class gift or pledge.
2. Monthly Deductions
A new and easy option this year is to pledge a monthly payment (minimum $50/month), until June 1st, 2012. Contact Olivia Lee olivia.lee@drexelmed.edu or 215-991-8240 for details.
3. US Mail
Download and fill out our generic reply form and send to:
Drexel University College of Medicine
P.O. Box 8235
Philadelphia, PA 19101-9685
Additional Ideas for Giving
Looking for a more creative way of giving? Some ELUMs have chosen to donate portions of honoraria, book royalties, and even salary increases from promotions that fellows attributed to their participation in ELAM. To discuss your ideas for giving, contact Rosalyn Richman at rrichman@drexelmed.edu or 215-991-8240.
iGive and iSearchiGive
ELAM now offers the unique and easy way of giving by searching and shopping online! When you download the iSearchiGive toolbar once, ELAM will get a penny or more every time you search for something, and a percentage (from 2% to 26%) of online purchases from hundreds of well known online vendors from Amazon to Zazzle! Try it today, and let us know if you have any questions about this easy way to give!
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