Advancement - Development Highlights
at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies

The Faculty / Staff Annual Giving Campaign

At most colleges and universities, 15-20 percent of the faculty and staff contribute to their institution. Georgia State University has always had strong support from its faculty and staff, and this year was no different. Throughout the university, colleges, departments and divisions helped to set a new record for giving. More than 83 percent of the faculty and staff made a contribution. Led and encouraged by a great team of volunteers, 95.6 percent of the faculty and staff of the Andrew Young School contributed to the campaign. Many of our units had 100 percent participation. This strong support is impressive not only to other colleges and universities, but to potential donors and funders.

The State Charitable Giving Campaign

The State Charitable Giving Campaign is held in the fall. Again, Georgia State University, and the Andrew Young School in particular, had outstanding participation from faculty and staff. Overall, 55 percent of the university community gave, while in the Andrew Young School, participation reached 89.6 percent. This campaign helps fund a number of nonprofit agencies that provide service to communities across the state. The chairman of this year’s statewide campaign was President Carl Patton.

Friendraising in 2002

The Andrew Young School continues to explore ways to reach and inform our alumni, supporters and the community at large. As a relatively new school, the need to make ourselves known in the community is great. This year, a new alumni club was formed. The Human Resource Development Alumni Club was formed, and in addition to hosting a number of meetings, has begun efforts to endow a scholarship in that field, The Verna Willis Graduate Scholarship. Plans are to continue to meet with alumni and foster relations through additional alumni clubs and activities. Additionally, we have reached out to the community through efforts such as The Coca-Cola Student Leadership Conference, a Conference on the Effects of 9-11-01, and invitations to on-campus lectures and seminars. Each of these events, and others like them, introduce new friends and supporters to Georgia State and to the Andrew Young School.

Fundraising in 2002

Despite a dismal economy, the Andrew Young School continued to add to our endowment funds, as well as other specified funds within the college. A new endowed scholarship, The Amanda G. Hyatt Fellowship, was created. Funded by The Seven Oaks Foundation and Wayne Hyatt, this scholarship will help us to attract top students to our policy and non-profit programs.

Efforts to reach and connect with our alumni continue to pay off. Our annual fund donations continue to grow in number and in size. We believe this reflects the value our graduates see in the education and experiences they received.

Corporate and Foundation Giving

Our programs continue to receive funding from a variety of sources. In addition to alumni and faculty/staff giving, we also received funding from private and corporate foundations, state and Federal government, and nonprofit organizations.

United Parcel Service awarded the college a $62,500 grant to continue our work in our Child Policy Initiative. This is the second grant that UPS has given to this program.

Delta Air Lines made the second gift of 30 airline tickets in its three year pledge. As a new college, we have a small travel budget, and this gift enabled us to allow faculty and students the opportunity for professional development, presentation of papers, and attendance at important meetings. These tickets also were used in our first student exchange program with the University of Oradea in our Human Resource Development Program.

The Andrew Young Endowment fund received several large donations, including a gift from the Andreas Foundation and the Bank of America Foundation.

Memorial and Honorary Scholarships

Endowment

Our endowment will continue to grow and so will our impact on the lives and futures of policy leaders and scholars in Georgia and around the world.