Radcliffe is trying to finish up a $100 million capital campaign. With a completion party planned for October, Radcliffe could benefit from having a permanent leader to garner financial donations.
Currently, the campaign pot sits at over $85 million.
Dunn acknowledged at Saturday's luncheon that the number of donors to Radcliffe's annual drive has dropped, though the amount of money raised remains equal to past years.
"The participation rate concerns me," Dunn said.
She has been crisscrossing the nation in recent months, explaining to alumnae the finer points of Radcliffe College's merger with Harvard and the Institute's functions.
A'Lelia P. Bundles '74, president of the Radcliffe College Alumnae Association, said that financial support from Radcliffe College graduates is critical to the success of the Institute.
"The Radcliffe Institute does not have graduates," she said. "We have to find creative ways to make alums interested in the Institute. "