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'People tactics' take private donations
Kelly Bruce Robinson
Issue date: 8/26/08 Section: News
By Kelley Bruce Robinson
The Rocky Mountain Collegian
Susan Latimer loves to help less fortunate students succeed. Whether it's first year students who cannot afford housing costs or commuters that need money for gas to get to classes, Latimer contributes.
She donates to the College of Natural Sciences Dean's Discretionary Fund and President Larry Penley's Discretionary fund.
It was private donations like hers that gave Colorado State University its second most successful private fundraising year in the school's history for the 2007-2008 fiscal year, raising $79.5 million - topping the University of Colorado at Boulder's $58.5 million.
"I decided to give $500 to the President's Discretionary Fund and $500 to the College of Natural Sciences Dean's Discretionary Fund because in those programs, Penley and Dean Rick Miranda respond to students needs," said Latimer, who is also executive director for Advancement and Strategic Initiatives.
$2.8 million of the total raised came from CSU staff members, retirees and their relatives.
Last year, CSU received $52.6 million in private support. This number represents a 51 percent increase over last year's results -- enough money to equal the 1994 renovation of the Morgan Library up to three and one half times.
This increase in funds will remain steady in future years, according to the office of Advancement and Strategic Initiatives, which is responsible for collecting private donations.
"I truly believe that fundraising is, and will remain to be an upward trend," Joyce Berry, vice president for Advancement and Strategic Initiatives, said in an e-mail interview. "Our Advancement and Strategic Initiatives are dedicated professionals who, along with their Deans and supervisors, are setting increasingly higher goals for their colleges and units."
The fundraising, entirely accumulated through alumni, corporation and foundation donations, goes toward scholarships and library services. It also contributes to the University Fund, a Penley-endorsed initiative that provides private money for projects not receiving sufficient state funds.
The Rocky Mountain Collegian
Susan Latimer loves to help less fortunate students succeed. Whether it's first year students who cannot afford housing costs or commuters that need money for gas to get to classes, Latimer contributes.
She donates to the College of Natural Sciences Dean's Discretionary Fund and President Larry Penley's Discretionary fund.
It was private donations like hers that gave Colorado State University its second most successful private fundraising year in the school's history for the 2007-2008 fiscal year, raising $79.5 million - topping the University of Colorado at Boulder's $58.5 million.
"I decided to give $500 to the President's Discretionary Fund and $500 to the College of Natural Sciences Dean's Discretionary Fund because in those programs, Penley and Dean Rick Miranda respond to students needs," said Latimer, who is also executive director for Advancement and Strategic Initiatives.
$2.8 million of the total raised came from CSU staff members, retirees and their relatives.
Last year, CSU received $52.6 million in private support. This number represents a 51 percent increase over last year's results -- enough money to equal the 1994 renovation of the Morgan Library up to three and one half times.
This increase in funds will remain steady in future years, according to the office of Advancement and Strategic Initiatives, which is responsible for collecting private donations.
"I truly believe that fundraising is, and will remain to be an upward trend," Joyce Berry, vice president for Advancement and Strategic Initiatives, said in an e-mail interview. "Our Advancement and Strategic Initiatives are dedicated professionals who, along with their Deans and supervisors, are setting increasingly higher goals for their colleges and units."
The fundraising, entirely accumulated through alumni, corporation and foundation donations, goes toward scholarships and library services. It also contributes to the University Fund, a Penley-endorsed initiative that provides private money for projects not receiving sufficient state funds.
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