Office of University Development

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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…
  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.