BGU | Fundraising Handbook

the evolving reality and prominence of digital media in students’ lives. Improvements like these will enhance faculty members’ pedagogical skills and ensure that our students benefit maximally from their educational experience. This, in turn, will help them fulfill their personal and professional potential. Investment in laboratories and equipment is critical to nurturing a university-wide culture of research excellence, significantly boosting BGU’s overall research capacity. It is also vital for individual researchers, and each new lab or piece of equipment contributes to their ability to pursue their research without technological obstacles or limitations, achieve their goals, advance professionally, and fulfill their potential. Enlisting Support for Laboratories and Equipment The wide range of funding opportunities associated with laboratories and equipment will appeal to potential donors interested in supporting research and teaching excellence at BGU. Each new recruit has unique needs in terms of a laboratory and equipment, and in many cases, their recruitment hinges on BGU’s ability to meet these needs. Each lab represents a naming opportunity; the size of the donation required depends on the scope and size of the lab and ranges from $1,000,000-$5,000,000. Large pieces of equipment whose purchase a donor enables can also be named. The need for funding is ongoing, as state-of-the-art research relies on keeping pace with equipment upgrades and new technologies. The cost of equipment varies, ranging from a few thousand dollars to millions of dollars.

BGU actively promotes innovation in teaching, with a wide range of initiatives including professional development opportunities, workshops, personalized pedagogical mentoring, training (enabling faculty members to adapt to changes in teaching methodologies, utilize digital tools for active learning, and adopt new instructional technologies), prizes and awards, programs that help students learn, and other activities. Donors can provide support for these initiatives for a single year or longer. Reporting Reporting will vary, depending on the project supported. For example, an annual report on activities and programs receiving donor support will be provided for the funding period. In the case of labs established or supported with donor funding, the donor will receive an annual report on their activities and accomplishments. Donors supporting the purchase of equipment will receive a one-time report on how the equipment is advancing research at BGU. Dedication Ceremony A gift to name a lab or significant piece of equipment will be recognized at a dedication ceremony held in the presence of the donor and senior administration.

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CAPITAL FUNDING PROJECTS

LABS, CLASSROOMS, AND EQUIPMENT