Columbia Business School
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Business leaders today need to think on their feet, assimilate data quickly, seize opportunities, and understand and manage risk. An outstanding business school education must develop visionaries through a rigorous academic experience that successfully bridges theory and practice. Columbia Business School is poised to become the front-runner in this charge, starting with some natural advantages: cutting-edge faculty research, a focus on experiential learning, a powerful alumni network, and a location in the city of New York.
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Columbia Business Fund (Formerly Known as the School's Annual Fund)
Provide critical funding that supports new initiatives and ongoing projects.
Unrestricted annual gifts from alumni and friends, in any amount, allow the Business School to respond quickly to emerging opportunities. These gifts help underwrite initiatives that directly affect the quality of student life, including technological advancements, faculty research, curriculum innovations, financial aid, and student programs. Donors to the Business Fund may join the Hermes Society by making leadership gifts of $2,500 and above.
For more information, contact:
Kristin Kilbourne
Director, Individual Giving
33 W. 60th Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10023
212-851-4301
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Reunion Giving
Your reunion year is a great time to make an increased contribution to Columbia Business School and help ensure its continued success.
Every dollar every member of MBA and EMBA classes of 1958, 1963, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, and 2007 have given or pledged to the School between July 1, 2007 and June 30, 2008 will count as a Reunion 2008 donation.
For more information, contact:
Heather Allison
Associate Director, Special Gifts
33 W. 60th Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10023
212-854-2795
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Executive MBA Fund
Provide critical funding that supports new EMBA initiatives and ongoing projects
Unrestricted annual gifts from alumni and friends, in any amount, allow EMBA to respond quickly to emerging opportunities and needs. These gifts help underwrite initiatives that directly affect the quality of student life, including technological advancements, faculty research, curriculum innovations, financial aid, and student programs. Donors to the Executive MBA Fund may join the Hermes Society by making leadership gifts of $2,500 and above.
For more information, contact:
Joanna Hootnick
Assistant Director, Individual Giving EMBA
33 W. 60th Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10023
212-851-8549
$1,000
Entrepreneurship Partners
Support students in the Entrepreneurship Program, which includes travel to national and international business plan competitions.
Gifts also fund initiatives for new students, alumni, and social entrepreneurship, as well as for mentors, evaluators, and speakers. Supporters level: $1,000; Associates level: $2,500; Leaders level: $5,000.
For more information, contact:
John Tuthill
Senior Associate Director, Individual Giving EMBA
33 W. 60th Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10023
212-851-4313
$2,000
Real Estate Circle Fellowships
Support annual Real Estate Circle Fellowships by becoming a member of this exclusive group of Business School real estate alumni.
Members meet for executive education, networking, and social events. Annual dues are $2,000 for alumni out five years or less and $5,000 for other graduates.
For more information, contact:
Brian Woods
Executive Director, External Relations and Development
33 W. 60th Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10023
212-854-6953
$6,000
Social Enterprise Summer Internships
Help a Social Enterprise summer intern contribute analytical and management skills to a nonprofit or public sector venture.
Each year, about twenty interns take part in this program, which offers invaluable experience for students as well as top-notch analytical and managerial skills to worthy nonprofits.
For more information, contact:
Sarah Haberman
Director of Major Gifts
33 W. 60th Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10023
212-851-4321
A part of the Chazen Institute, tours focus on enhancing students' experience by giving them the opportunity to learn about the managerial, political, and cultural influences that form a country's business practices. During semester breaks, participants visit businesses, factories, and government officials, as well as cultural sites.
For more information, contact:
Lisa Yeh
Associate Dean, External Relations and Development
33 W. 60th Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10023
212-854-5359
$25,000
Cooperman Challenge Scholarships
Help students engage in the learning and research that will set them on a path of lifelong success.
Leon Cooperman '67BUS has pledged matching funds for these two-year current-use scholarships.
For more information, contact:
Lisa Yeh
Associate Dean, External Relations and Development
33 W. 60th Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10023
212-854-5359
$25,000
Pro Bono International Development Consulting Projects
Support consulting opportunities for MBA students with nonprofits and small- to medium-sized enterprises in developing countries.
The Social Enterprise Program helps find projects that offer students professional experience with leading development organizations and a special hands-on opportunity to contribute to international development.
For more information, contact:
Sarah Haberman
Director of Major Gifts
33 W. 60th Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10023
212-851-4321
$50,000
Faculty Research
Support faculty research in marketing, accounting, international business, social enterprise, real estate, asset management, and other areas.
Donors have many options for funding research that is especially meaningful to them.
For more information, contact:
Lisa Yeh
Associate Dean, External Relations and Development
33 W. 60th Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10023
212-854-5359
$75,000
Endowed Scholarships: The Cooperman Challenge
Help students engage in the learning and research that will set them on a path of lifelong success.
Leon Cooperman '67BUS has pledged matching funds for these two-year current-use scholarships.
For more information, contact:
Brian Woods
Executive Director, External Relations and Development
33 W. 60th Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10023
212-854-6953
$100,000
Case Studies
Fund a case study of special interest to you and help students explore complex challenges facing real organizations.
The basis for much of the School's curriculum, case studies are rich in detail about the macro- and micro-economic context in which business issues arise. CaseWorks, launched in 2007, develops cases linked to decision making and bears the Columbia Business School brand.
For more information, contact:
Lisa Yeh
Associate Dean, External Relations and Development
33 W. 60th Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10023
212-854-5359
$250,000
Social Enterprise Loan Assistance
Encourage graduates to pursue management and leadership positions in the public and nonprofit sectors by easing their financial obligations through endowed loan assistance.
This program has a direct impact on the School's ability to draw truly dedicated students into the important social enterprise field.
For more information, contact:
Sarah Haberman
Director of Major Gifts
33 W. 60th Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10023
212-851-4321
$1,000,000
Endowed Fellowship
Endow a full annual fellowship that provides $50,000 per year for a Business School student.
Fellowships are the most powerful way for the School to attract top students. They also forge a strong and meaningful three-way relationship between the donor, the School, and recipients.
For more information, contact:
Lisa Yeh
Associate Dean, External Relations and Development
33 W. 60th Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10023
212-854-5359
$1,500,000
The Samberg Challenge: Endowed Professorship
Help the School recruit and retain world-class intellectual capital by establishing an endowed Business School professorship.
Arthur Samberg '67BUS has pledged $25 million in matching funds so that other donors can endow and name professorships for $1.5 million.
For more information, contact:
Lisa Yeh
Associate Dean, External Relations and Development
33 W. 60th Street, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10023
212-854-5359
