Please Support the LGBT Studies Certificate Program

The LGBT Studies Certificate Program has grown since it was established in 1995. Students from various disciplines
register for a number of courses in order to increase their knowledge and to receive a LGBT Studies Certificate.

The program has an opportunity now to increase operational funds through a special Gill Foundation Matching Grant
program - and you can help! The Gill Foundation will match gifts dollar for dollar that are designated to the program.
Gill Foundation funding will help support LGBT programs and activities that directly impact students on the CU-Boulder
campus including counseling, educational and support services.

The LGBT Studies Certificate Program Endowment Fund was started during the first Gill Foundation matching grant
opportunity in 2006-2007. Through that effort, we raised over $16,000. We still have a way to go to reach the
endowment minimum of $25,000 (at which point we will be able to use the distributable earnings!)

The deadline for the Gill Foundation match is November 19, 2008.

"The Gill Foundation is proud to support the University of Colorado's comprehensive effort to engage
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender [LGBT] students and community members. The education and dialogue
that is initiated through this program is helping to advance equality through understanding."
-Julie Voyles, Program Officer, Gill Foundation

If you would like to donate to the GILL FOUNDATION 2008 CHALLENGE GRANT and support the LGBT Studies Certificate
Program, simply donate through the below options and note your gift is for the "Gill Foundation Challenge."

Please consider a gift to the LGBT Studies Certificate Program Endowment Fund using one of the easy methods listed below.
Interest from the GLBT Studies Endowment will provide funding for our annual Lavender Graduation, advertising for the program,
and bringing in guest speakers.

It is easy to give, simply follow one of the options listed below:

1. Donate Online at the CU Foundation by following these easy steps:

Go to The CU Foundation's GLBT Funds Site.

Select a GLBT program to give to. (Please note that in the comments and also list LGBT Studies Program Endowment)

2. Check by mail:
Please make check out to the CU Foundation. (Note LGBT Studies Certificate Program in the memo line.) You can send your
check donation to the following:

3. Payroll Deduction (University of Colorado at Boulder employees only)
Payroll deduction is a quick and easy way for University of Colorado at Boulder employees to support LGBT programs on
campus. Through payroll deduction, you choose an amount to be deducted from your paycheck each month. Spreading out your
donation over the course of a year allows smaller, more manageable amounts to be taken out of your paycheck.
To enroll, download the forms below.
Any questions? Contact the CU Foundation at 303-541-1446.

LGBT Studies Certificate Program form

CU Foundation
C/O Kimberly Bowman
1305 University Avenue
Boulder, CO 80302
Phone: 303-541-1446 or email: kimberly.bowman@cufund.com

All gifts received by 19 November 2008 for the LGBT Studies Certificate Program Endowment Fund will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the Gill
Foundation.

Thank you for your support!