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Goal 1 | A Stronger Academy Drive Participation and Expand Philanthropy
CONNECTION Foster relationships between graduates, cadets, and the Academy to maintain traditions and empower the next generation.
PARTNERSHIP Serve as a trusted and valued partner with the Academy and organizations who are aligned with a shared vision.
• Activate and Leverage the Association’s Power to Convene. Draw on the resources, expertise, and talent within the Long Gray Line to gather groups, corporations, and individuals for the benefit of West Point. This convening power can be mission-focused, in support of the Academy, or to the benefit of the Corps in impactful ways. Partner with USMA Innovation Hub and West Point Werx to create an innovation ecosystem on and off West Point. Serve as the Superintendent/Dean’s 501(c)(3) in public/private development of this initiative and related activities. • Support USMA with professional services. WPAOG has well-established capabilities to manage the design, construction, and maintenance of Margin of Excellence projects. WPAOG’s administrative and logistics services improve the efficiency of USMA activities, while relieving staff and faculty of administrative burdens. • Further embed CONNECT within the community to serve children in Highland Falls. CONNECT, the after-school education and experiential program, continues to provide great value to the community and significant results for the children. This program can serve as a beacon of partnership and service to the community.
• Support the Margin of Excellence. By donating to Margin of Excellence needs, alumni, parents, and friends make possible academic, physical, military, and character program enhancements beyond the government-funded core requirements of a Bachelor of Science degree and a second lieutenant’s commission. This Margin of Excellence is important to the recruitment, retention, and development of highly talented and motivated young men and women seeking to serve as leaders of character in the Army and beyond. Annually, WPAOG will seek to increase cash receipts and pledges, employing a combination of programs such as annual giving, parent giving, class giving, major giving, planned giving, and corporate and foundation grants. • Alumni Giving Percentage. Sustain an alumni giving percentage of at least 35% year over year with a growing graduate base. Aspire to reach 40% by 2035 thereby positioning WPAOG among the top three institutions of higher education in the country. • Inspire cadets to become lifelong, active members of the Long Gray Line. We know that alumni activities involving cadets deepen alumni affinity for West Point. The exposure to alumni, however, also goes further in that it provides cadets with opportunities to learn about the service and interconnectedness of West Point’s graduates.
Our Enduring Link Strategic Plan 2035
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