Meeting Global Challenges
through understanding and action
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From promoting sustainable development to combating HIV/AIDS in Africa to transcending cultural barriers, Columbia's programs are inherently global in scope. Help the University build alliances overseas and welcome more students and faculty from abroad to meet the challenges of an interconnected world.
Here are just a few examples of the many ways that you can help Columbia thrive. Check the schools and programs lists for other related gifts in this strategic area.
$5,000
The Earth Clinic
Earth Institute
Help developing countries solve urgent issues of economic development, public health, energy systems, water management, agriculture, and infrastructure.
World leaders consult with the Earth Institute to solve pressing issues for their respective countries. At the Earth Clinic, students collaborate with some of the top scientists in the world to address large-scale issues of sustainable development through basic and applied research, and practice.
For more information, contact:
Laurie Schnidman
Development Associate
The Earth Institute, Hogan Hall
2910 Broadway, 1st Floor
New York, NY 10027
212-854-7878
$10,000
Alumni Council Initiatives
School of International and Public Affairs
Support activities for SIPA's increasingly global alumni community.
From annual reunions to programming in any of the 155 countries where SIPA alumni live, your gift will strengthen SIPA's alumni networks and increase dialogue within a community dedicated to public-spirited service.
For more information, contact:
SIPA's Office of Development
1508 International Affairs Building
420 West 118th Street, MC 3328
New York, NY 10027
212-854-0782
$10,000
International Travel for Graduate Students and Faculty
The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science
Help broaden perspectives by providing students and faculty with travel stipends for an international exchange program.
The School now offers exchanges with schools in countries including Brazil, Italy, Germany, France, England, Scotland, Switzerland, The Netherlands, South Korea, Thailand, China, India, Japan, Hong Kong, Egypt, and Israel.
For more information, contact:
Alessandra Garber
Development Officer
The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science
475 Riverside Drive, Suite 964
New York, New York 10115
212-870-3241
$15,000
International Study Tours
Columbia Business School
Support study tours that take MBA students throughout the world.
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
International Fellowships
Columbia University School of Nursing
Help Columbia Nursing students participate in World Health Organization exchange partnerships.
Columbia's School of Nursing is designated as a World Health Organization Collaborating Center for International Development in Advanced Practice Nursing.
For more information, contact:
Jennifer Smith
Senior Associate Dean
Columbia University School of Nursing
630 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
212-305-3742
$25,000
Pro Bono International Development Consulting Projects
Columbia Business School
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
$75,000
HIV/AIDS Prevention Pilot
Columbia University School of Social Work
Provide seed funding for HIV/AIDS prevention in developing countries and help the School sustain expert cross-national collaborations.
For more than twenty years, the School of Social Work has been involved in reducing the incidence of HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases.
For more information, contact:
Elaine Yaniv
Director of Development
CUSSW
1255 Amsterdam Avenue, Room 626
New York, NY 10027
212-851-2370
$100,000
Endowed Human Rights Internship
Columbia Law School
Fund an annual summer internship for a Law School student working in human rights, documenting abuses in Africa, assisting developing democracies in Eastern Europe, or representing asylum seekers in Manhattan, for example.
Each year, some 75 students work at organizations in 50 countries, including the U.S.
For more information, contact:
The Office of Development and Alumni Relations
Columbia Law School
Jerome Greene Hall
435 West 116th Street, Box A-2
New York, NY 10027
212-854-2680
$100,000
Endowed Arts Travel Fellowship
School of the Arts
Enable one arts student each year to gain a more global perspective by endowing a travel fellowship.
Upon their return, all students make formal presentations sharing their learning with other students and faculty.
For more information, contact:
Moss Cooper
Director of Development for the Arts
305 Dodge Hall
2960 Broadway, MC1803
New York, NY 10115
(212) 854-2293
$500,000
Endowed Global Public Policy Network Faculty Exchanges
School of International and Public Affairs
Fund annual faculty exchanges between SIPA and schools in London, Paris, or Singapore for a semester.
The London School of Economics, Sciences Po in Paris, and the Lee Kuan Yew School in Singapore are Global Public Policy Network partner schools.
For more information, contact:
SIPA's Office of Development
1508 International Affairs Building
420 West 118th Street, MC 3328
New York, NY 10027
212-854-0782
$1,000,000
Visiting Professorship in International Health Care
Columbia University School of Nursing
Endow an international visiting professorship in the World Health Organization Collaborating Center for International Nursing Development in Advanced Practice.
Rotating appointments last for one month to one year for scholars visiting the School of Nursing. Ensure a cross-cultural exchange of perspectives, approaches, knowledge, and skills.
For more information, contact:
Reva Feinstein
Director of Principal Gifts
Columbia University School of Nursing
630 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
212-242-3030
$1,250,000
Next Generation Global Leaders Endowed Fellowship
School of International and Public Affairs
Fund one full fellowship each year for an exceptional student from the United States or a developing country abroad.
Eligible students are committed to careers in public service but are unable to afford a SIPA education.
For more information, contact:
SIPA's Office of Development
1508 International Affairs Building
420 West 118th Street, MC 3328
New York, NY 10027
212-854-0782
$1,500,000
The Lenfest Challenge: Endowed Professorship
Arts and Sciences Departments
Keep Columbia strong in the areas of the Arts and Sciences that best prepare students for a more connected world by endowing a professorship.
Gerry Lenfest LAW'58 has pledged matching funds to inspire 25 other donors to endow and name professorships for $1.5 million, instead of the usual $3 million cost.
For more information, contact:
Andrea Rounds
Director of Development, Arts and Sciences
475 Riverside Drive
New York, NY 10115
(212) 870-2395
$1,500,000
Endowed Educational Programs
Earth Institute
Help students from developing countries to study with the leading thinkers in sustainable development.
The 26 academic programs affiliated with the Earth Institute represent one of the largest consortiums of environmental education programs in the world.
For more information, contact:
Louise Rosen
Director, Earth Institute
420 West 118th Street
New York, NY 10027
212-854-0643
$10,000,000
Regional Institutes
School of International and Public Affairs
Keep SIPA's interdisciplinary research and education strong in arenas of global significance and longstanding University commitment.
Endow a distinguished regional institute—Middle East Institute, Institute for Latin American Studies, Southern Asian Institute, Institute for African Studies, or Institute for the Study of Europe—to finance annual faculty research appointments, three partial student fellowships, and curricular programs in perpetuity.
For more information, contact:
SIPA's Office of Development
1508 International Affairs Building
420 West 118th Street, MC 3328
New York, NY 10027
212-854-0782
