Office of University Development

December 6, 2018
Donors exceed expectations in Victors for Michigan campaign

With less than a month left in the Victors for Michigan fundraising campaign, 393,000 donors have given a record-breaking $5.11 billion as of Dec. 1.
December 6, 2018
Regents, president praise VP May for decades of successful fundraising

The Board of Regents and President Mark Schlissel lauded outgoing Vice President for Development Jerry May for three decades of fundraising work in service of the university.
November 20, 2018
Fifth annual Giving Blueday aims for more than 10,000 gifts on Nov. 27

U-M’s fifth annual Giving Blueday, a 24-hour fundraising campaign for hundreds of different programs and university causes, will be Nov. 27 with a goal of more than 10,000 gifts.
October 4, 2018
U-M raises $5 billion, shattering records for public universities

U-M has shattered records as the first public university to raise $5 billion in its Victors for Michigan campaign, the most successful fundraising effort in its history.
October 4, 2018
Victors for Michigan campaign gifts

Here is a sampling of some of the gifts that are helping to transform the University of Michigan. Robotics: A gift from the Ford Motor Co. to the College of Engineering will allow Ford to establish an on-campus research laboratory on one floor of the new building now under construction. The four-story, 140,000-square-foot robotics facility…
March 22, 2018
VP for Development Jerry May to retire at the end of the year

After dedicating 29 years of his career to fundraising for U-M, Vice President for Development Jerry May announced Thursday he will retire Dec. 31.
November 29, 2017
Record number of donors support university on fourth Giving Blueday

A record-breaking number of donors — more than 8,000 — gave to their favorite causes at U-M during the fourth annual Giving Blueday, held on Giving Tuesday, a worldwide day of giving.
September 14, 2017
Victors for Michigan campaign reports record-breaking year

More than 130,000 donors gave a record-breaking $476 million in cash gifts and pledge payments in the fiscal year that ended June 30.
November 17, 2014
University to host first Giving Blueday 24-hour online campaign

U-M is organizing a 24-hour online campaign — Giving Blueday— on Dec. 2. Part of the Victors for Michigan campaign, the goal is to raise $1 million in one day.