Facilities

Fund Raising

Division of University Advancement
One Normal Avenue
Telephone: (973) 655-4214

The Division of University Advancement is charged with the responsibility and authority to initiate, encourage, coordinate, and review all private fund raising activities and development programs relating to individuals, corporations, foundations, and special interest groups.  Through its various units, the Division concerns itself primarily with fund raising and development in the private sector.

The Division of University Advancement has the primary responsibility for developing and maintaining liaison between the University and the MSU Foundation and for all relationships with the private sector--including business enterprises, foundations, corporations and individuals--and for the good stewardship of those relations by maintenance of related records. Units within the Division work closely with the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs and all academic departments, centers and/or schools and colleges to maximize the effectiveness of MSU's fund raising efforts and to ensure coordination of all University development activities.

The responsibilities of units within the Division include, but are not limited to, the cultivation of prospects, solicitation of gifts and grants, and receiving, accepting, recording, announcing, and reporting of all gifts from private sources; and opening and maintaining channels of communication with all private funding sources.

The fund-raising programs conducted by the Division include:

*  Annual Giving - unrestricted and restricted yearly gifts to all areas of the University.

*  Major Gifts - major and multi-year gifts, including but not limited to support for capital facilities, endowments and programmatic initiatives from individuals, corporations, foundations, and associations related to specific University-wide goals and opportunities.

*  Special Projects - gifts from individuals and grants from corporations and foundations for special departmental, college/school, and institutional needs.

* Deferred Giving - several forms of philanthropy through which a donor can make a commitment to MSU now, although the University will not benefit from that commitment until a future date.