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We, the UMass Amherst Student Philanthropy Committee (SPC) seek to help UMass students understand how contributors to UMass Amherst have enhanced the student experience and we encourage students, themselves, to become givers while they are on campus.  We encourage a legacy of philanthropy that enhances the future of UMass Amherst.

Our purpose, through a student perspective, is to build awareness among students about the importance and impact of private support in enhancing their educational experience and to actively engage current UMass Amherst students in all aspects of philanthropy.

We accomplish our goals by:

• Using social media to establish direct connections with individual students and to spread the message of philanthropy through student-friendly means.
• Being involved with student events and initiatives, as well as collaborating with established campus organizations, that work to promote philanthropy.
• Including remarkable UMass Amherst students in our events.
• Planning and hosting events and initiatives, like Senior Campaign, Piggy BankIt program and Gratitude Week, that highlight and educate the student body on the importance of philanthropy.
• Acting as ambassadors of UMass Amherst at development-related events.