Are you a Delft alumna and would you like to (re)connect with TU Delft and other Delft women, young and old? Do you want young, technically oriented women to be able to develop to their full potential and thus have more impact, for a better world? Do you (also) want to contribute financially to the growth of a new generation of young female leaders and entrepreneurs? Then donate to the Delft Female Impact Fund!
Female Empowerment | For and by female alumni
30% of students at TU Delft and over 20% of Delft alumni are women. These are numbers that matter. At the same time, female engineers not infrequently face unique challenges in their education and work because of being women. A group of female Delft alumni wants to highlight and address those challenges. These Delft engineers are launching the Delft Female Impact Community, with the mission to connect female Delft students and alumni of various generations, to contribute to inspiring, empowering and supporting around leadership and entrepreneurship, so that even more impact can be made in our society.
In addition, the community aims to help create awareness of (un)conscious barriers for female students and young alumni in the TU Delft ecosystem. And thus inspire key figures to take a proactive role in encouraging more diverse and more female leadership.
One of the initiatives is the establishment of a dedicated fund, the Delft Female Impact Fund, to reinforce the community's mission and provide financial support to community initiatives where necessary. A fund under the umbrella of the Delft University Fund, driven by female alumni.
What do we spend the donations on?
First of all, we want to (continue to) research the development of personal leadership and entrepreneurship by female students and young alumni in the TU Delft ecosystem. What have they experienced as triggers and barriers in fulfilling their ambitions in this?
This research will generate ideas for interventions, both among the female students and in the TU Delft ecosystem. Insofar as implementation of these does not fit within the funding of the organisation concerned itself, the Fund may also decide to finance them.
Besides financially, you can also contribute in other ways. Donate your network, time and knowledge by becoming a member of the Delft Female Impact Community.
Donation via notarial deed
By making a donation via notarial deed, you make a structural gift to the Delft Female Impact Fund. Your gift is recorded in writing in a notarial or private donation agreement (PDF). A condition for this is that the term is at least five years, whereby an amount is donated at least once a year.
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The advantage of a donation via notarial deed
If you opt for a notarial deed, your gift is fully deductible from your taxable income. This means that you will receive a part of your gift back from the tax authorities. Your advantage can be up to 49,5%; the amount depends on your income, the income of your tax partner and your age. You can calculate an indication of the benefit with the gift calculator. The agreement does not bare any additional costs and does not require the assistance of a notary.How does it work?
The agreement applies to residents of the Netherlands- Decide what amount per year you want to donate.
- Fill in the donation agreement (you can download it here).
- Mail the donation agreement to Ufonds@tudelft.nl
- Delft University Fund will return the agreement to you after processing.
- You use the transaction number on the agreement for your tax return.
Didi te Gussinklo Ohmann
TU Delft alumna and board member Delft University Fund
“By connecting as many female Delft students and alumni as possible, sharing knowledge and experience, with strong interaction between different generations, finding each other, working together and helping each other. This way we can make a difference in all the organisations where we work and increase the impact 'for a better society'!”
Karin Sluis
TU Delft alumna and chair Delft University Fund
“The world is facing major challenges such as the energy transition, circular economy and good healthcare. We believe that more involvement of female alumni leads to more impact 'for a better society'. Because the best solutions for complex challenges come from teams with diversity and inclusion.”
Floor van Wingerden
TU Delft alumna
"Despite an extensive ecosystem in and around TU Delft that facilitates start-ups and scale-ups, there are relatively few female students and graduates who become entrepreneurs. Why is that? And above all, what can we do about it?"
