MSU Denver offers a custom crowdfunding platform to host your crowdfunding projects. Crowdfunding projects are NOT appropriate for all fundraising goals.
Crowdfunding projects are time-restricted fundraising campaigns with very specific fundraising goals. They rely upon social media marketing to the masses and leveraging the personal and professional relationships of the individuals benefiting from the raised money. Think this is the right fit for your goals? Learn more below and contact Bre Milnes to set up your project today.
MSU Denver has launched our very own crowdfunding platform (GiveCampus) to help the Roadrunner community bring projects you’re passionate about to life. The platform is open to all current students, faculty and staff to submit project ideas. Here are some of the basic guidelines for crowdfunding fundraising:
Because our platform is administered by the MSU Denver Foundation, there are numerous advantages over traditional crowdfunding sites.
If you have a project you think would be a good fit for crowdfunding, please review the attached documents for further details and contact Bre Mines for more information.
This handout is meant to guide you through the process of seeking foundation or corporate foundation support for your work. In many cases, we encourage you to contact a foundation directly to determine if your project aligns with its mission and strategy and to learn more about the process for requesting support.
GRANT TOOLKIT
There are a handful of centrally managed corporations and foundations that should only be approached for funding through or with clearance from Corporate and Foundation Relations, at the request of either the funder’s leadership or the University’s. Search the centrally managed database here.
CENTRALLY MANAGED ENTITIESUniversity Advancement is the office of record for MSU Denver alumni information. MSU Denver faculty and staff may request alumni data for official university activities or projects using our online form.
It will be helpful if you know the answers to the following questions as you fill out the request:
1. What is the purpose of your request? How do you intend to use the data?
2. Who is your target audience?
3. Who should be excluded?
4. Will you be soliciting donations?
5. Do you want a separate mailing to go to each spouse/partner in the same household? Or would you like one mailing addressed to the couple together?
Once you know the answers to these questions, you’re ready to request your list. You are welcome to contact our Advancement Services team at [email protected] to discuss your request. We are happy to help you.
To protect the privacy of our constituents, alumni/constituent information released to university officials may not be retained beyond the timeframe for each specified use, nor may the data be copied, reproduced, or distributed to other internal or external parties without specific consent of University Advancement. Faculty and staff may not use information for personal or commercial/third-party use. Additionally, faculty and staff are prohibited from using information obtained from University Advancement for creating or maintaining independent databases. University Advancement regularly updates contact information and maintains an updated master database for alumni and other constituent information. Therefore, faculty and staff agree to destroy the data received within four weeks. If updated data is needed, you are welcome to request a new list.
You are welcome to make a gift online, over the phone or by mail. To make your gift by phone, please call University Advancement at 303-615-0065.
To mail your gift, please make your check payable to Metropolitan State University of Denver Foundation, Inc. and indicate the purpose of your gift then mail to:
MSU Denver
University Advancement
Campus Box 14, PO Box 173362
Denver, CO 80217-3362
Gifts to MSU Denver, made through the MSU Denver Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, qualify for tax-deduction in accordance with IRS regulations during the calendar year that you make your gift. Consult your tax professional for more information.
Yes. When you donate to MSU Denver in any amount, you will be mailed a receipt from the MSU Denver Foundation as soon as your donation is processed. If you donate online, you will receive your receipt via email.
Typically, donations are processed within a week from when they are received. In some cases, processing may take longer. If you have any questions about your gift, please call 303-615-0065 to speak with a University Advancement staff member.
Please contact University Advancement at 303-615-0065 to request a duplicate receipt.
Yes. Your personal and payment information is always secure and confidential. And if you wish your gift to remain anonymous, you can do so by indicating your preference when you make your gift.
A planned gift is made during an individual’s lifetime or upon death as part of a donor’s financial and or estate plan. Planned giving often allows for donors to make larger gifts than they could on an annual basis through their discretionary income whether as gifts of cash, stock/securities, real estate, life insurance, retirement plan, etc. For more information on planned giving, click here.
A matching gift occurs when your or your spouse’s employer matches a donation with an equal or greater amount, thereby increasing your contribution. Matching gifts are credited to the same fund as your original gift, unless you, the donor, request otherwise or the policies of your company prohibit matching gifts to particular funds. Click HERE to see if your employer matches donations.
You can find out if your or your spouse’s employer will match your gift by searching here and/or checking with your employer’s (or your spouse’s) Benefits or Human Resources Office.
Yes. Gifts in memory or in honor of an individual can be made during one’s lifetime or through bequests. Please indicate this preference while making your gift, and include your honoree’s name and family contact information.
The MSU Denver Foundation currently has an account with BNY Mellon. You can access the necessary information to make your gift of stock here. For questions or to confirm receipt, please contact Michael Schiffmacher at 303-605-5489.
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There are many campus events happening year-round that reconnect alumni and friends with the campus. To learn more about these opportunities or to sign up to be a volunteer, please contact University Advancement at 303-615-0065 or visit the Alumni website.
