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Jonathan
Wanderstock
Director of Development
The
School's 1999-2000 fund raising campaign is off to a terrific
start, thanks largely to a seven-figure corporate gift. Omnicom
Group Inc., the world's premier marketing communications company,
recently agreed to contribute $1 million to CU over the next three
years. The gift will establish a Laboratory for New Media Strategy
and Design at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
This venture is a prime example of the SJMC's increasingly multidisciplined,
multimedia nature. The School will partner with CU's Alliance
for Technology, Learning and Society (ATLAS) program in an effort
to prepare students for new media challenges in the digital environment.
Toward this end, we are seeking additional partnerships with other
corporations and foundations. The School will submit a grant proposal
to the Knight Foundation for a prestigious Knight Chair. We also
are working with another prominent foundation on a proposal to
enhance our emerging technology initiative.
While corporate and foundation gifts to the SJMC are on the rise,
contributions from alumni and friends of the School remain the
lifeblood of our annual giving program. The list of alumni and
friends who demonstrate their interest in and loyalty to the School
is growing. Last year, 461 donors contributed nearly $130,000.
This year we hope to top the $150,000 mark.
Everyone plays an essential role in the SJMC's success and has
a stake in its future. We hope you will consider some of the many
ways to partner with our students, faculty and staff in shaping
that future. There's still time to make a calendar year-end gift
to the School. Please take a moment to write a check payable to
the University of Colorado Foundation, and mail it to the Foundation
at P.O. Box 1140, Boulder, CO 80306. Your financial support makes
a difference to our students.
Should your plans bring you to campus, please stop by the School
for a visit. If there is anything I can do for you, do not hesitate
to contact me at 303-492-1097 or via e-mail (wanderstock@cufund.colorado.edu).
Thanks for investing in our School!
Winsor
heads new
resource committee
To date, the School of Journalism and Mass Communication has raised
$4.4 million toward its overall campaign goal of $7.6 million.
In order to ratchet up our efforts, the School has formed a Resource
Development Committee. Headed by John Winsor, a loyal supporter
of the School and a member of the School's Advisory Board, the
committee's objective is to bring in major gifts of $50,000 and
above from alumni, corporations, foundations and friends of the
School.
1989-99 alums can take the Bittman-Noble challenge
Alumni from the classes of 1989 through 1999 can have a direct
impact on the School by participating in the Chris Bittman/Kenda
Noble Young Alumni Challenge Fund. Chris Bittman ('85) and Kenda
Noble ('82 A&S) will once again match all gifts of $10 to $100
-- dollar for dollar -- from every young alum who makes a first-time
gift in that range. They also will match all gifts from previous
donors who agree to increase their last annual gift by at least
10 percent.
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