Cases: Fundraising Success Stories

Government Funded Program

U.S. Department of Education

Program: Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology Program (“PT3”)

Client: Missouri State University, Springfield.

Project: Technology Infusion Into the Pre-service Teacher Certification Curriculum

Government Funded Program

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Program: Rural Utilities Services Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant

Client: Yosemite Community College District (Columbia College of California and Modesto Junior College).

Project: The Use of Technology to Enrich Teaching and Learning

Government Funded Program

U.S. Department of Education

Program: Title V HIS (Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions)

Client: La Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico, El Recinto de Arecibo

Goals:

To extend courses beyond the campus.
To improve the quality of course materials by integrating multimedia content.
To provide faculty with laptop computers in support of these efforts.

Project: FutureU™ principles Gail Terry Grimes and Claude Whitmyer wrote the winning proposal for an initial Title V HIS (Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions) grant from the Department of Education:

Teacher Training and Equipment upgrades ($500,000)

Fundraising Success Case

California State University, East Bay

Audience: Adminstration, Faculty, and Students

Goals:

To extend courses beyond the campus.
To improve the quality of course materials by integrating multimedia content.
To more closely link the University with local K-12 schools.
To provide faculty with upgraded desktop computers in support of these efforts.

Results: FutureU CEO Gail Terry Grimes wrote core proposals raising the following funds:

Multi-media technology ($150,000 to $200,000)
Educational Technology to link the University with K-12 schools ($500,000)
Faculty desktop computers ($150,000)

Fundraising Success Case

University of California at Davis, College of Engineering

Audience: Faculty and Students

Goal: To provide faculty and students with upgraded computer labs for use in instruction and learning.

Results:

FutureU CEO Gail Terry Grimes wrote the core proposal raising the following funds:

$1,250,000 for computer equipment.

Fundraising Success Case

Saint Mary's College, Moraga, California

Audience: Administration, Faculty, and Students

Goal: Capital Campaign to do earthquake retrofitting and update teaching classrooms.

Results:

$34 million was raised in the first year.
$18 million was raised in the second year. The campaign was so successful the first year, that Gail was invited to update materials for this second year campaign. All $18 million was raised in just a few months.

For more detailed descriptions of individual case types, visit these pages:

Cases: Strategy, Planning, Implementation.
Cases: Content Publishing
Cases: Faculty Development, Student Preparedness
Cases: Evaluation, Assessment
Cases: Fundraising Success Stories
Cases: Research, Analysis