This year’s Hallam Fund telephone campaign is well underway! A team of 27 enthusiastic Sheffield Hallam students are taking to the phones and calling alumni to raise money for the Hallam Fund and seek opportunities for student placements and mentoring.
Staff from across the University, who are also graduates of Sheffield Hallam, are within the cohort of alumni that the students are speaking with.
The campaign will run until Sunday 26 March – last year’s inaugural campaign generated £75,000 in pledged donations.
The money raised will support the three pillars of the Hallam Fund:
- Support for students from disadvantaged and under-represented backgrounds, particularly those leaving foster care, students who have carer responsibilities, and students who face estrangement because of their family or financial situations
- Opportunity bursaries which ensure all students can access career-enhancing and inspiring opportunities regardless of their background and financial situation
- Transformational research grants to ensure our researchers tackle some of the biggest challenges that we face across society today
The Fund provides additional and much needed support to our student and academic community so they can overcome barriers, access the best opportunities and take on some of society’s greatest issues.
The campaign, which runs annually, aims to raise £250,000 over five years through regular donations and low level gifts.
Look out for and share our videos and stories introducing our student callers on social media throughout March!
And remember, forty colleagues from across the University are running the Sheffield Half Marathon in April to raise money for the Hallam Fund – please donate to support Team Hallam here.
For any further information about the campaign, please get in touch with the Development and Alumni Relations team: alumni@shu.ac.uk.