Columbia School of Social Work
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The School of Social Work is the United States’ oldest school of its kind—and one of its most innovative. Here faculty and students draw on a long history of pursuing interdisciplinary perspectives, unprecedented research, and community engagement—all needed now more than ever. Help fund dynamic programs with local, national, and global reach; significantly grow financial aid to attract the brightest and most diverse students; and enhance resources to retain the best scholars, educators, and researchers.
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First in the 21st CUSSW Annual Fund
Support new student initiatives, ongoing faculty projects, alumni programs, and other areas of immediate need.
Annual gifts from CUSSW alumni and friends provide critical unrestricted funds. These gifts have a direct impact on the quality of the educational experience.
For more information, contact:
Gretchen Dematera Knudsen
Associate Director of Development
CUSSW
1255 Amsterdam Avenue, Room 627
New York, NY 10027
212-851-2368
Any Amount
CUSSW Alumni Association Commemorative Scholarship
Help six to eight first- and second-year students attend the School each year.
Established in 1964 by CUSSW alumni, this critical endowment fund allows the School flexibility in responding to students' needs.
For more information, contact:
Gretchen Dematera Knudsen
Associate Director of Development
CUSSW
1255 Amsterdam Avenue, Room 627
New York, NY 10027
212-851-2368
Provide operating support for the new Social Work facility, where a conference room will be named to honor CUSSW alumni. Opened in 2004, this building, with its advanced technology, is the first to be designed exclusively for the School, its students, and faculty.
For more information, contact:
Elaine Yaniv
Director of Development
CUSSW
1255 Amsterdam Avenue, Room 626
New York, NY 10027
212-851-2370
$25,000
Annual Master's Scholarship
Help CUSSW recruit and support the most promising individuals in its master's program.
Paid by the donor over two years, this named scholarship covers the two years of tuition required for one master's student to complete studies at the School.
For more information, contact:
Elaine Yaniv
Director of Development
CUSSW
1255 Amsterdam Avenue, Room 626
New York, NY 10027
212-851-2370
$50,000
Endowed Scholarship
Establish an annual scholarship providing partial support for a deserving student.
Endowed financial aid enables CUSSW to remain competitive in recruiting the most qualified students locally, nationally, and internationally.
For more information, contact:
Elaine Yaniv
Director of Development
CUSSW
1255 Amsterdam Avenue, Room 626
New York, NY 10027
212-851-2370
$75,000
Student Spaces
Help create space for student interaction: a classroom, role-play room, or breakout room.
This naming opportunity forever recognizes the donor's relationship with the School and connects the donor with the everyday student experience.
For more information, contact:
Elaine Yaniv
Director of Development
CUSSW
1255 Amsterdam Avenue, Room 626
New York, NY 10027
212-851-2370
$75,000
HIV/AIDS Prevention Pilot
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
$250,000
Doctoral Fellowship
Help the School attract and retain the best students, our future social policymakers, practitioners, analysts, scholars, educators, and administrators.
This endowed gift provides approximately $12,500 in annual support to help cover the cost of a student's enrollment in the doctoral program.
For more information, contact:
Elaine Yaniv
Director of Development
CUSSW
1255 Amsterdam Avenue, Room 626
New York, NY 10027
212-851-2370
$500,000
CUSSW Seminar Rooms
Help maintain the latest technological resources in multi-tiered seminar rooms.
A wide range of media enhances the educational process. Named seminar rooms will recognize the special relationship of the donor to the School on one of the most utilized floors within the new building.
For more information, contact:
Elaine Yaniv
Director of Development
CUSSW
1255 Amsterdam Avenue, Room 626
New York, NY 10027
212-851-2370
$1,000,000
Full Masters' or Doctoral Scholarship
Help an outstanding student begin his or her social service career without a burden of debt.
This endowed gift provides a scholarship of $50,000, covering the full cost of attending CUSSW, including tuition, fees, and related expenses for one student each year.
For more information, contact:
Elaine Yaniv
Director of Development
CUSSW
1255 Amsterdam Avenue, Room 626
New York, NY 10027
212-851-2370
$1,000,000
Endowed Visiting Professorship
Endow a visiting professorship to attract one to two top scholars to CUSSW for a semester each.
Each year, visiting professors contribute their knowledge and expertise, adding to the intellectual life of the School.
For more information, contact:
Elaine Yaniv
Director of Development
CUSSW
1255 Amsterdam Avenue, Room 626
New York, NY 10027
212-851-2370
$1,000,000
Junior Faculty Research
Help junior faculty members conduct pilot research required for external grant applications.
This gift establishes an endowment that provides bridge funding to support at least five junior faculty members in their preliminary work each year.
For more information, contact:
Elaine Yaniv
Director of Development
CUSSW
1255 Amsterdam Avenue, Room 626
New York, NY 10027
212-851-2370
$1,000,000
Distinguished Visiting Scholar Series
Endow an annual lecture series with scholars and leaders renowned for their achievements in contemporary social issues.
This gift covers all expenses for five to six lectures each academic year.
For more information, contact:
Elaine Yaniv
Director of Development
CUSSW
1255 Amsterdam Avenue, Room 626
New York, NY 10027
212-851-2370
This endowment gift partially funds a program that helps alumni enhance and develop their knowledge and skills, assuring leadership in practice, research, and policy-making.
For more information, contact:
Elaine Yaniv
Director of Development
CUSSW
1255 Amsterdam Avenue, Room 626
New York, NY 10027
212-851-2370
$1,500,000
CUSSW Building Lobby/Reception Area
Name the dramatic entrance to the new Social Work building, featuring a two-story window facing Amsterdam Avenue and floor-to-ceiling glass doors.
Supporting interdisciplinary and international education initiatives, this high-visibility gift helps complete the building fund.
For more information, contact:
Elaine Yaniv
Director of Development
CUSSW
1255 Amsterdam Avenue, Room 626
New York, NY 10027
212-851-2370
$2,000,000
Endowed Professorship
Endow a Chair for a current CUSSW faculty member who is a leader in the profession.
Named by the Dean, endowed Chairs recognize exemplary work and assist the School in retaining and supporting outstanding faculty.
For more information, contact:
Elaine Yaniv
Director of Development
CUSSW
1255 Amsterdam Avenue, Room 626
New York, NY 10027
212-851-2370
$5,000,000
First in the 21st Innovation Fund
Support innovative local, national, and international programs related to family and child wellbeing, substance abuse, interpersonal violence, immigrant concerns, aging, and other issues.
This endowment gift would enable the critical planning, design, and implementation of groundbreaking initiatives by leading thinkers and scholars.
For more information, contact:
Elaine Yaniv
Director of Development
CUSSW
1255 Amsterdam Avenue, Room 626
New York, NY 10027
212-851-2370
$15,000,000
CUSSW New Building
Name Columbia's newest building, designed especially for the unique needs of social work students.
The state-of-the-art Social Work building supports a community of dedicated scholars and professionals. Create a fund to maintain advanced technology in classrooms, the library, computer lab, seminar rooms, student lounge, and offices.
For more information, contact:
Elaine Yaniv
Director of Development
CUSSW
1255 Amsterdam Avenue, Room 626
New York, NY 10027
212-851-2370
