Invest in the Graduate School of Management Through The Campaign for UC Davis — a university-wide TH E C A M PA I G N FO R U C DAV IS: G R A D UATE S C H O O L O F M A N AG EM E N T G OA L S A N D PRO G R ESS
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$30,000,000 $25,000,000 $20,000,000 $15,000,000 $10,000,000 $5,000,000
Faculty/Students
Programs
Emerging Opportunities
Total
Raised to Date
$4,300,000
$12,900,000
$5,500,000
$22, 700,000
Campaign Goal
$7,500,000
$12,000,000
$5,500,000
$25,000,000
As of January 25, 2012
More information about The Campaign for UC Davis and giving opportunities @
>> gsm.ucdavis.edu/campaign
$10,000 Raised in One Day Directors Top Herbst Foundation Matching Grant Challenge With The Campaign for UC Davis in full swing, the Graduate School of Management Alumni Association’s board of directors has made a significant leadership commitment to help the School meet its $25 million goal. When the board held its first meeting As alumni, we owe a debt of the fiscal year in of gratitude to the GSM, August, the directors and one important way to were presented with show this is by contributing a challenge from the San Francisco–based however we can. Herbst Foundation, Inc., which offered to match a portion of the directors’ gifts raised that day. The 13-member board rallied to pledge $5,625, and upon hearing the good news, the foundation increased the matching grant from $1,500 to $5,000, bringing the total raised to $10,625. Herman and Maurice Herbst established the foundation in 1961 as part of their long-range estate planning. The foundation focuses on providing funds for tax-exempt organizations in San Francisco, including support for art and performance endeavors, hospitals and education.
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initiative to inspire 100,000 donors to contribute $1 billion in philanthropic support—UC Davis is expanding its capacity to meet the world’s challenges and educate future leaders. The Graduate School of Management has joined this campus effort with an ambitious goal of $25 million in three key areas: faculty and student support, programs and emerging opportunities. We have made significant progress— recently surpassing $22 million, or 91 percent of our goal— thanks to our many supporters. Alumni set new records with their financial support to the School during the 2010–2011 fiscal year. One out of five graduates participated, contributing a total of more than $170,000, the largest annual amount of alumni gifts in the School’s history. Yet, there is much more to do. We have bold aspirations for the Graduate School of Management, and ask you to be equally bold as you think about your personal support and how you can make an impact. We invite you to join us.
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“We are grateful to the Herbst Foundation for recognizing the value of supporting the Graduate School of Management and spurring our alumni board to match their generous grant,” said Roberta Kuhlman, the School’s director of development and alumni relations. “The alumni board is committed to increasing participation in the Annual Fund and overall giving to the School,” said Phoebe Cameron ’98, chair of the board’s fundraising committee. “Our goal is to boost participation in the Annual Fund from 11 percent last year to 15 percent this year. “Every top business school relies heavily on alumni for support, and the Graduate School of Management is no different,” Cameron said. “We want to surpass our track record, and meet or beat our peer University of California business schools and other top-tier MBA programs. Thanks to the board’s leadership gifts, we are off to a great start.” Cameron and her board colleagues have engaged 22 class agents to raise the bar on giving from their fellow alumni and achieve this year’s fundraising goals. “As alumni, we all owe a debt of gratitude to the GSM, and one very important way to show this is by contributing however we can,” Cameron said. UC DAVIS GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT • 37