Annual Giving Volunteers
Alumni, parent, and student volunteers are critical to the success of the Yale Alumni Fund, one of the oldest and most successful annual giving programs in the country.
Yale Alumni Fund Volunteers
Founded in 1890 as an alumni organization independent of the university, the Yale Alumni Fund is one of the oldest and most successful annual giving programs in the country. The Yale Alumni Fund provides Yale graduates and Yale College parents a way to annually contribute unrestricted funds for Yale’s current use.
Yale University’s Office of Development has managed the Yale Alumni Fund since 1992 and relies on over 2,300 class chairs and class agents who volunteer each year for Yale College, the Graduate School, and the professional schools.
Contributions to the Yale Alumni Fund are an important resource for the university’s operating budget. Equally important, participation in the cycle of regular alumni giving is a vote of support for Yale and its uncompromising standards.
Parents Annual Fund Volunteers
Parents Annual Fund volunteers inspire the annual giving of their fellow parents. Reaching out by email and phone, volunteers share their enthusiasm for Yale and invite other parents to join them in supporting the Parents Fund. Volunteers meet a few times a year in person and online, interacting with administrators and learning about Yale College’s key priorities.
Yale Alumni Fund Student Ambassadors
Yale Alumni Fund Student Ambassadors (YAFSA) partners with the Alumni Fund to promote giving to Yale. Student ambassadors share with their classmates the importance of philanthropy and help spread the word about how gifts to the Alumni Fund—which are immediately available to support critical needs like financial aid and campus programming—make an excellent Yale College experience possible for all students.
YAFSA welcomes students from all class years and offers educational and social events as well as the opportunity to network with Yale alumni, faculty members, and staff members. Yale College students who participate in YAFSA gain experience in communications and the nonprofit sector while joining with peers to support Yale.
YAFSA Student Leaders
Student leaders help connect the Yale Alumni Fund and the student body. They develop and execute YAFSA’s strategic initiatives each year through engaging events and programs like Senior Roll Call.
- President: Sabrina Guo ES ’27
- Vice President: Chloe Milloy SY ’28
- Marketing Chair: Pranitha Chillara BR ’29
- Events Chair: Aarushi Dedhiya SY ’29
- Bridge Chair: Levin Li PC ’29
- Membership Chair: Koren Mahmoodi ES ’29
Senior Roll Call is an annual opportunity for the senior class to celebrate its members’ time at Yale and support the student experience—for current and future Bulldogs—through volunteerism and fundraising.
If you are a Yale senior, you can “raise your hand” to get involved by making a gift to the Yale Alumni Fund, attending SRC events, and more. Join us from now until graduation as we come together to celebrate and make a difference in the lives of your fellow Yalies.
Three Ways to Raise Your Hand
- Attend an event or program. Join us to learn more about our work with the Yale Alumni Fund, enjoy quality time with friends, take part in exciting programs, and receive exclusive swag and treats.
- Join SRC leadership. Leaders meet once a month to prepare for events held during the second semester of senior year.
- Make your SRC Gift. Use your gift to support Yale students in the ways that matter most to you. Explore our impact funds and make your gift now.
SRC Leadership
- Chair: Jacob Lebroda ES ’27
- Iniye Atiegha SM ’27
- Michelle Chen TD ’27
- Lily Huang DC ’27
- Jacquelin Onofre-Avila GH ’27
- Lauren Walker TC ’27
Get involved.
Contact us to learn more about becoming an annual giving volunteer.
