Make Your Mark, Babson’s Annual Day of Giving, Is October 4

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It’s that time of year when the Babson College community rallies together for its annual day of giving, Make Your Mark.

Make Your Mark this year is Wednesday, October 4. The College’s most important fundraising day of the year invites the entire Babson community to donate a gift of any amount to make an impact on Babson and its students. A variety of matching challenges provides additional opportunities to expand the impact of each donation.

This year’s edition of Make Your Mark comes at a particularly proud moment for the College community, as Babson recently was ranked the 10th best college in America by The Wall Street Journal. Babson also was named the No. 1 undergraduate school for entrepreneurship for the 27th consecutive time by U.S. News & World Report.


Make Your Mark: Please consider making a gift of any amount to support Babson.


Make Your Mark is a global effort. Last year, 1,821 donors—including 262 first-time donors—from 37 countries and 37 states (plus Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico) participated, uniting the community in providing financial impact for the College and its students.

“Make Your Mark is about building community,” said Edward Chiu, the Governor Craig R. Benson Endowed Senior Vice President for Advancement at Babson. “Every year, it shows the power of community when our alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends come together to demonstrate their support.”

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