Law School Fund
Our campaign seeks to raise the level of annual support for the Law School Fund in terms of both increased dollars and higher alumni participation rates.
The Fund – the oldest annual fund at the University of Michigan – is the primary source of unrestricted giving to Michigan Law. In recent years the Law School Fund helped to provide need-based financial aid, to expand the size and breadth of the faculty, to support the nationally-recognized legal writing program, and to develop a new program on the study of the legal profession, among many other uses.
A robust Law School Fund enables the Law School to better support student and faculty initiatives, to strengthen existing programs and develop new ones, to respond quickly to opportunities, and to allocate resources where they are most needed. All gifts made to the Law School Fund through Dec. 31, 2008, will count toward the Law School’s current campaign goals.
Top donors to the Law School Fund are recognized in the Cavaedium Society.
Among the initiatives that strengthen the Law School Fund are reunion giving, the class agent program, the firm participation program, and the Nannes Third-Year Challenge.
To learn more about any of the following initiatives, please contact Janice Glander, Director of Annual Giving, at 734.615.4521 or email jglander@umich.edu.
Cavaedium Society
Each year, annual donors of $2,500 or more are recognized at the Cavaedium Society level in appreciation for their generous giving. “Cavaedium” means “inner quadrangle” – a fitting description of these important donors, who demonstrate the significance of leadership giving and inspire others to follow their example.
Younger alumni - those who have graduated within the past ten years - are recognized at the Cavaedium Society level through an annual gift of $1,200 to the Law School Fund.
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Reunion Giving
Here’s a great opportunity for a class action. Every five years Michigan Law classes are welcomed back to reunions on campus, where they reconnect with classmates, faculty, and the Law School. In celebration of the reunion, each class member is asked to make a gift or pledge that represents a significant increase above his or her usual giving level. Some alumni choose to make challenge grants to inspire giving by their classmates.
Reunion giving is important: It constitutes up to 50% of the Law School’s unrestricted financial support. That means your reunion gift has a direct impact on the School’s ability to award financial aid, recruit and retain faculty, and strengthen the international program, among the many other uses of the Law School Fund.
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Class Agent Program
Class agents serve as liaisons between their classes and the Law School. They update the School on their classmates’ professional and personal contact information, let classmates know about Law School events and alumni activities, and solicit classmates for annual gifts.
If you would like to be a class agent or learn more about the Class Agent Program, please contact Janice Glander, Director of Annual Giving, at 734.615.4521 or email jglander@umich.edu
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Firm Participation Program
The Firm Participation Program was established to encourage Michigan Law alumni at firms of five or more alums to participate in the Law School’s annual giving program. Each participating firm has a volunteer firm captain who solicits gifts for the Law School Fund from Michigan Law graduates at their firms.
If you would like to have your firm become involved in the Firm Participation Program, or if you want further information, please call Janice Glander, Director of Annual Giving, at 734.615.4521 or email jglander@umich.edu.
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Nannes Third-Year Challenge
The Third-Year Challenge is a fundraising initiative that teaches graduating students the importance of alumni giving while they are still in school. Participating 3Ls pledge to contribute to the Law School Fund during each of their first three years after graduation. In return, participants designate a portion of an alumni challenge grant to the student organization(s) of their choice. In recent years the donor of the challenge grant has been John Nannes ’73. A student committee is responsible for soliciting pledges.
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