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- University of Iowa Foundation $1B-plus Campaign
From Iowa City Press-Citizen, February 10, 2010: "The University of Iowa Foundation is laying the groundwork for a new comprehensive fundraising campaign, which aims to raise more than $1 billion, a Foundation official said. UI’s last campaign, 'Good. Better. Best. Iowa.' ended Dec. 31, 2005, after raising $1.05 billion from 128,123 contributors, according to information provided by the Foundation.
- Fund Raisers See Glimmers of Hope, But Tough Challenges in 2010
From the Chronicle of Philanthropy, February 7, 2010: "The New Jersey Performing Arts Center expects to raise $10.7-million this year, 5-percent more than in 2009. Peter Hansen, the center’s vice president of development, says he is grateful to be projecting an increase of any size. This is the harshest fund-raising climate in his nearly 30 years in the profession, he says." Read more
- What's on One Fund Raiser's Mind in 2010? By Jeffrey A. Schoenherr
From the Chronicle of Higher Education, January 29, 2010: "The end of 2009 showed improvement in charitable giving—not necessarily in dollars raised but in terms of encouraging increases in donor participation. In a tough economy, an increase in participation rates is a terrific sign of philanthropic confidence. It gives us the opportunity to steward those donors and keep them with us as we move into better times.
- Elon University Receives $1 million gift for Elon Academy
Elon University News, February 2, 2010: "Douglas G. and Edna Truitt Noiles ’44, of New Canaan, Conn., have made a $1 million gift to Elon University to support the Elon Academy, a university-run college access program for Alamance County high school students. This is the couple’s fourth major gift to the Elon Academy and the largest gift yet to support the academic enrichment program established in 2007 with the Alamance-Burlington School System." Read more
- Donor Focus seen as Key in Recession
From Philanthropy Journal, February 2, 2010: "Lou Nanni, vice president for university relations at the University of Notre Dame, says the recession has provided an opportunity for fundraising programs to regroup and rethink their strategies. A down market, he says, 'is a time you can be rigorously introspective and working out a strategic process that will position you well for the future.' Nanni says Notre Dame responded to signs a recession was coming by focusing on how to improve its fundraising.
- Sweet Briar Engineering Program Receives $3 million gift
Sweet Briar College Newsroom, January 29, 2010: "Margaret 'Peggy' Jones Wyllie always wanted to be an engineer, but when she entered college in 1941 pursuing that dream was nearly impossible. In those days, universities with engineering programs rarely admitted women and no women’s college in the country offered the degree. So in 1945, Wyllie graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in chemistry from Sweet Briar College. Sixty-five years later, Sweet Briar is one of only two U.S. women’s colleges to offer an engineering degree.
- Bill and Melinda Gates Pledge $10-Billion for Vaccine Efforts
From the Chronicle of Philanthropy, January 29, 2010: "Calling for a new 'decade of vaccines,' Bill and Melinda Gates today announced that their foundation will spend $10-billion over the next 10 years for the development and delivery of vaccines to impoverished people—the largest pledge ever by a grant maker to a specific cause." Read more
- Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital Campaign Receives Recognition
From PennState Live, January 20, 2010: "A Healthier World Awaits, the Campaign for Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital, was recently selected for an Award of Excellence by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) for 2010." Click here to read more and watch the video online.
- Mayo Clinic Raises $1.35 Billion in First-Ever Comprehensive Philanthropy Campaign
Mayo Clinic News, January 26, 2010: "Mayo Clinic announced today that it raised $1.35 billion in its first comprehensive fundraising campaign, surpassing the goal of $1.25 billion. Though campaigns of this size typically take seven years to achieve, The Campaign for Mayo Clinic was a five-year initiative.
- Donations to Duke starting to pick up
From the Herald Sun, January 24, 2010: "After a year of struggle, fundraising at Duke University is beginning to pick up. 'We are cautiously optimistic that this year will be a better year than the last one,' said Mike Schoenfeld, Duke's vice president for public affairs. 'For the first six months of the year, we are ahead in dollars and about even in the number of donors from last year, and that is very encouraging news.' Schoenfeld said the university is up about 5 percent in money raised over the same time last year as of Dec.