Young Friends of Tufts Advancement

What does YFTA do?

• Spring Illumination Campaign

  The Spring Illumination Campaign aims to connect our young alumni back to the Hill through nostalgia from the senior candle lighting ceremony. Our YFTA members host events in cities across the country to toast to Tufts, light a candle, and harken back to days on the Hill. Young alumni are encouraged to give to Financial Aid in honor of the graduating class during and after these events, which are matched by challenge funds by other members of the Tufts community in the month leading up to the annual Illumination ceremony at Tufts.

  April 2022 Young Alumni Illumination Socials
  April 5 | 6:00 PM ET | Castle Island Brewing, Boston, MA
  April 6 | 7 PM ET | Pretty Ricky's, New York, NY
  April 7 | 6:30 PM ET | Dacha Beer Garden (Shaw), Washington, DC
  April 13 | 6:30 PM PT | Harper & Rye, San Francisco, CA
  April 14 | 7 PM PT | Arts District Brewing, Los Angeles, CA

  Unable to attend any of our events, but want to get involved with Illumination? Make your gift to the Illumination Fund for Financial Aid to support future Jumbos!

• Regional Events

  YFTA members serve as boots-on-the-ground planners in major cities across the country. They assist Tufts University Advancement in choosing venues and experiences that cater to our young alumni. From happy hours at breweries to comedy shows to service days and more, our YFTA members help plan 2-3 events per year that provide opportunities for our young alumni to connect off of the Hill.

  Past Events
  Legoland - Boston, MA
  ImprovAsylum - New York, NY
  Nationals Stadium Tour - Washington, DC
  The Exploratorium - San Francisco, CA
  The Groundlings - Los Angeles, CA

• #TuftsGivingTuesday

  Launched in 2012, #GivingTuesday, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving (US), is a global day dedicated to giving back. Each year, Tufts has gotten more involved—last year over $4.27 million was fundraised for Tufts through 9,347 donations.

  #TuftsGivingTuesday is an important Tufts tradition for students, alumni, parents, friends, faculty, and staff to support what matters most to them—and to you —at Tufts.

  On #TuftsGivingTuesday, YFTA members encourage their peers and classmates to contribute to Tufts and make an impact through the dozens of challenges focused on financial aid, student life, athletics, the unexpected hardship fund, DEIJ initiatives, first-generation student support, and much more.