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Tocqueville Society

The Tocqueville Society is comprised of philanthropic leaders and volunteer champions whose extraordinary commitment, foresight and dedication create positive and lasting change by helping those in need today and creating a stronger community tomorrow.

Membership in the Tocqueville Society is open to individuals who contribute $10,000 or more annually to United Way.

2012 Tocqueville Society Celebration

2013 Leadership Council

Co-chairs:

  • Jeff Bray, BNP Paribas
  • Hugh McHaffie, John Hancock

Council members:

  • Hannah Grove, State Street Corporation
  • Christian Hoffman, Foley Hoag LLP
  • EJ Landry, Deloitte
  • James Miller, Fidelity Investments

Membership Levels

  • Membres de la Société: $10,000-$24,999
  • Ordre de Liberté: $25,000-$49,999
  • Ordre d'Egalité: $50,000-$99,999
  • La Société Nationale: $100,000-$999,999
  • La Table Ronde des Millions de Dollars:  A gift of $1,000,000 or more

Benefits of the Tocqueville Program:

  • Connect with others that share your committment. Our work unites like-minded members who share a passion for strengthening our community, and creating lasting, systemic change that addresses our region's most urgent needs.
  • Boston's most sought-after invitations. Members are specially invited to a variety of events throughout the year.
  • Direct line of sight. Members have a meaningful connection with United Way's leadership team, ongoing work and results inthe community, with unique opportunities to volunteer and see our work in action.
  • Powerful presence. Members utilize United Way's position as one of the world's premier philanthropic oganizations to focus on local issues.