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'People tactics' take private donations
Kelly Bruce Robinson
Issue date: 8/26/08 Section: News
"Private dollars enable us to hire the very best faculty and teachers, who are also world-class scientists addressing today's greatest global issues," Berry said. "Ultimately, private support enables students to have a world-class education, ensures that the value of their degree increases throughout their careers and that our graduates succeed in today's competitive world."
This year's donations rose despite suspicion that some alumni would donate because of last year's F*** BUSH Collegian editorial and the termination of football coach Sonny Lubick, said Latimer.
"There were some people upset about some school issues last year … most people still are," she said.
Some though, she said, are still more than willing to support CSU.
"For me the purpose of the institution is bigger than those individual issues," current donor, former Alumni Association president and CSU alum Steven Stemper said. "Even though I was disappointed in the handling of the Sonny Lubick departure, neither one of those incidents affected my donating decision."
Local media reported earlier this year that CU, reportedly raising $133 million, collected more private donations than CSU's Fort Collins campus. In actuality, CSU raised more, with $79.5 million, than CU-Boulder's $58.5 million.
"It's important to distinguish the fundraising results representing the CU System ($162.5 million) versus the three separate campuses," Berry said in her e-mail.
Joyce and her department's fundraising approach may be responsible for the upward trend in donations, which she describes as an "inspiring vision and purpose" in donating.
"We get to know donors' interests and passions and then match them with the university's goals," she said. "Fundraising is a mutually beneficial activity… We want [the donors] to be a part of the CSU family, and always feel valued for their generosity."
CSU dominates not only in private donations, but also in research funding, with last year's $296 million in grants surpassing CU-Boulder's largest-ever research award of $266.2 million.
This year's donations rose despite suspicion that some alumni would donate because of last year's F*** BUSH Collegian editorial and the termination of football coach Sonny Lubick, said Latimer.
"There were some people upset about some school issues last year … most people still are," she said.
Some though, she said, are still more than willing to support CSU.
"For me the purpose of the institution is bigger than those individual issues," current donor, former Alumni Association president and CSU alum Steven Stemper said. "Even though I was disappointed in the handling of the Sonny Lubick departure, neither one of those incidents affected my donating decision."
Local media reported earlier this year that CU, reportedly raising $133 million, collected more private donations than CSU's Fort Collins campus. In actuality, CSU raised more, with $79.5 million, than CU-Boulder's $58.5 million.
"It's important to distinguish the fundraising results representing the CU System ($162.5 million) versus the three separate campuses," Berry said in her e-mail.
Joyce and her department's fundraising approach may be responsible for the upward trend in donations, which she describes as an "inspiring vision and purpose" in donating.
"We get to know donors' interests and passions and then match them with the university's goals," she said. "Fundraising is a mutually beneficial activity… We want [the donors] to be a part of the CSU family, and always feel valued for their generosity."
CSU dominates not only in private donations, but also in research funding, with last year's $296 million in grants surpassing CU-Boulder's largest-ever research award of $266.2 million.
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