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Family Giving to Colleges and Universities Starts With Student Success, New National Study Finds

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Research From More Than 8,300 Family Members Reveals How Trust, Relevant Communication, and Visible Student Impact Can Strengthen Engagement and Philanthropy

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Encoura®, an industry-leading educational technology, marketing, and research organization, and CampusESP, a leading provider of AI-powered parent and family engagement solutions for higher education, today announced the release of Drivers of Family Giving: The 2026 National Study, a new research report showing that family philanthropy is rooted in student success, trust, and meaningful relationships — not simply in receiving a fundraising appeal.

Conducted in May 2026 through CampusESP’s parent and family engagement platform, the study includes responses from 8,353 family members across 77 colleges and universities. It examines how communication, engagement, and the student experience influence families’ connection to an institution and their willingness to give.

Key Insights:

The student experience matters more than the ask. 87% said satisfaction with their student’s experience is very important when deciding whether to give.

Student success is the strongest connection point. 81% of respondents said seeing their student succeed most strengthens their connection to the institution.

Goodwill is high, but connection can grow. 79% have a positive overall impression of their student’s institution, while 58% say they feel connected to it.

Email remains the essential channel. 78% rely on email as their primary source of institutional information, and 63% are satisfied with institutional communication — underscoring the opportunity to make outreach even more relevant and useful.

Many families are open to future giving. While 32% have donated in the past, 37% of families who have never donated said they would consider giving in the future.

Families favor student-centered impact and broader participation. 54% would direct a future gift to scholarships or financial aid, and 44% are interested in contributing beyond financial giving.

“We went straight to the source to uncover what families really want from the colleges and universities their students attend,” said Sarah Kleeberger, senior vice president of consulting fundraising management at Encoura. “More than 8,300 family members told us what they value, what builds trust and connection, and what can lead to deeper engagement and giving. Their message is clear: when institutions help families see that students are supported and succeeding, they create the foundation for lasting relationships.”

“Family giving doesn’t start with a fundraising appeal. It starts with student success,” said Dave Becker, CEO of CampusESP. “When families see their student thriving and feel informed and connected along the way, colleges build the kind of relationship that can naturally lead to giving.”

The study translates the findings into a checklist for institutions: build trust before asking for engagement or gifts; lead with student outcomes; communicate for relevance rather than volume; create opportunities to participate beyond writing a check; tailor engagement for distinct family audiences; and focus on “not yet” families who may be open to a future relationship.

The research also reinforces that family engagement extends beyond enrollment and does not end at commencement. By sharing meaningful student outcomes, showing the impact of support, and creating authentic opportunities to participate, institutions can make giving a natural extension of an established relationship built on a shared commitment to student and alumni success.

The full study can be downloaded from Encoura’s website: https://www.encoura.org/resources/papers/2026-drivers-of-family-giving-report/.

Members of the media who would like to speak to the author of this report can contact Todd Boullion at toddb@encoura.org.

About Encoura, LLC
Encoura is an educational technology, marketing, and research organization serving thousands of higher education institutions across the nation. Since 1972, Encoura has been a leading provider of strategic consulting, data science, and engagement solutions that connect institutions to the communities they serve. In 2025 and 2026, Encoura expanded its capabilities with its acquisition of Ruffalo Noel Levitz (RNL) and Anthology’s Lifecycle Engagement and Student Success portfolio. This combined expertise now spans enrollment, marketing, student success, alumni relations, and advancement, providing institutions with comprehensive solutions to achieve their goals throughout the student lifecycle.
For more information, visit https://encoura.org.

About CampusESP
CampusESP helps colleges and universities engage the parents, families, and supporters who help students succeed. More than 500 institutions use CampusESP’s platform, AI, and family engagement expertise to connect with over 7.5 million families throughout the student lifecycle, from enrollment and orientation through student success and advancement. Learn more about CampusESP and explore its research on today’s college families at CampusESP.com.

Members of the media can contact Todd Boullion at toddb@encoura.org.

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Huntington Bancshares Incorporated Announces Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Call Details

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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (Nasdaq: HBAN) will release third quarter 2026 financial results prior to the market opening on Thursday, October 22, 2026. A news release and supporting financial data will be available at that time on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website (www.huntington-ir.com).

The Company will host a conference call to review quarterly financial results at 9 a.m. ET.

Webcast Information

The third quarter 2026 earnings conference call, along with slides, may be accessed via a live Internet webcast in the Investor Relations section of Huntington’s website or through a dial-in telephone number at (877) 407-8029 or (201) 689-8029; conference ID # 13762987.

A replay of the webcast will be archived in the Investor Relations section of Huntington’s website. A telephone replay will be available approximately three hours after the completion of the call through Friday, October 30, 2026, at (877) 660-6853 or (201) 612-7415; conference ID # 13762987.

About Huntington

Huntington Bancshares Incorporated is a $284 billion asset regional bank holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. A top 10 U.S. commercial bank, The Huntington National Bank and its affiliates provide consumers, small and middle-market businesses, corporations, municipalities, and other organizations with a comprehensive suite of banking, payments, wealth management, and risk management products and services. Founded in 1866, Huntington operates over 1,400 branches in 21 states, with certain businesses operating nationally. Visit Huntington.com for more information.

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Media Advisory: Conference call for the release of the consolidated results of Quebecor Inc. for the third quarter 2026

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MONTREAL, Sept. 30, 2026 /CNW/ — Pierre Karl Péladeau, President and Chief Executive Officer, Quebecor Inc. and Quebecor Media Inc. and Hugues Simard, Chief Financial Officer, Quebecor Inc. and Quebecor Media Inc. will hold a conference call on Thursday, November 5th, 2026, at 9:00 AM, following the release of Quebecor Inc.’s consolidated results for the third quarter 2026. Media are invited to access the call on a listen-only basis.

Conference call:

Quebecor Inc. reports third quarter 2026 consolidated results
Thursday, November 5th, 2026, at 9:00 AM,

Call-in number:   

1-800-990-4777 (North America)
Or 514-400-3794 (Greater Montréal area)

To join the conference call without operator assistance, please register and
enter your telephone number at the following address to receive an instant
automatic callback: https://emportal.ink/4gxxWlc 

Speakers:       

Pierre Karl Péladeau, President and Chief Executive Officer,
Quebecor Inc. and Quebecor Media Inc.;
Hugues Simard, Chief Financial Officer, Quebecor Inc. and  
Quebecor Media Inc.

Anyone unable to attend the conference call will be able to listen to an audio webcast available on the Quebecor website at https://www.quebecor.com/en/investors/conferences-and-annual-meeting until February 3rd, 2027.

The Company
Quebecor, a Canadian leader in telecommunications, entertainment, news media and culture, is one of the best-performing integrated communications companies in the industry. Driven by their determination to deliver the best possible customer experience, all of Quebecor’s subsidiaries and brands are differentiated by their high-quality, multiplatform, convergent products and services.

Québec-based Quebecor (TSX: QBR.A, QBR.B) employs more than 11,000 people in Canada.

Since its founding in 1950, Quebecor has been strongly committed to the community, in line with the values of its founder, Pierre Péladeau. Every year, it actively supports more than 400 organizations in the vital fields of culture, health, education, the environment and entrepreneurship.

Visit our website: www.quebecor.com 

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Commvault Achieves AWS Data Competency in Relational Databases Category

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TINTON FALLS, N.J., Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Commvault (NASDAQ: CVLT), a leader in unified resilience at enterprise scale, today announced that it has achieved the AWS Data Competency in the Relational Database category. This designation recognizes Commvault for its demonstrated expertise delivering unified data architectures on Amazon Web Services (AWS), helping customers build the data foundations that power modern analytics and AI workloads.

Achieving the AWS Data Competency differentiates Commvault as a member of the AWS Partner Network (APN) with deep technical proficiency and proven customer success delivering data solutions on AWS. The Data Competency validates partners across the full data lifecycle—from databases and analytics to streaming, data engineering, and AI-ready foundations—reflecting how customers build and modernize their data architectures.

Commvault achieved the AWS Data Competency in the Relational Databases category by delivering cyber-resilient data protection for relational database workloads on AWS, helping customers securely protect, recover, and manage business-critical data across Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) environments. Commvault solutions delivered via SaaS, software, or appliance help organizations protect Amazon RDS and Amazon Aurora with automated backups, point-in-time recovery, and immutable, air-gapped storage, reducing complexity while improving cyber resilience and recovery readiness.

“Achieving the AWS Data Competency in Relational Databases reflects our continued commitment to helping organizations get more value from their data while strengthening resilience on AWS,” said Brian Lanigan, Chief Partner Officer, Commvault. “As enterprises accelerate AI initiatives and modernize critical workloads on AWS, Commvault enables them to recover their data with confidence, reducing complexity and helping keep their information ready to drive innovation and business outcomes.”

AWS is enabling scalable, flexible, and cost-effective solutions from startups to global enterprises. To support the seamless integration and deployment of these solutions, the AWS Competency Program helps customers identify AWS Partners with deep industry experience and expertise across industries, use cases, and workloads to help grow their business.

Commvault holds numerous service validations, certifications, and AWS competencies, including the AWS Storage Competency and AWS Resilience Competency in the Recovery category.

To learn more about Commvault’s support for AWS, visit https://www.commvault.com/supported-technologies/amazon/aws.

About Commvault
Commvault (NASDAQ: CVLT) is a leader in unified resilience at enterprise scale. In a constantly evolving threat landscape, Commvault keeps customers ready by unifying data security, identity resilience, and cyber recovery, on one cloud-native, AI-enabled platform. Customers trust Commvault to conduct the fastest, most complete recoveries – not just their data, but their entire business. Purpose-built for the agentic enterprise, Commvault also enables organizations to safely embrace AI while protecting against AI-driven threats.

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