BGU&U | SPRING 2026

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organizations will be supported with strategic guidance and practical advice to help build strong, sustainable boards with realistic expectations, and in some cases, dedicated resources to fuel their growth. Leaders emphasized the importance of cultivating boards, strengthening institutional partnerships, and expanding planned giving. A shared vision also emerged around establishing a unified global standard and brand for leadership giving, ensuring greater symmetry across nations

and reinforcing the idea that every donor is part of one bold, global campaign and one world-class university. Donors everywhere should feel connected to something larger than themselves: a global movement advancing the future of BGU and the Negev. The Paris meeting also highlighted the next generation of engagement, with alumni of the Halutz Initiative for Global Leadership participating alongside veteran volunteers, evidence that the future of BGU’s global support network is already taking shape.

As the campaign enters its second half, the focus is both steady and forward-looking: refine the vision, deepen partnerships, expand participation, and return to the University’s foundational goals while responding to urgent needs in the Negev. The midpoint is not a pause — it is momentum. The impact is visible. The vision is clear. Together, BGU's global community is ensuring that the next five years will be even more ambitious, more unified, and more transformative than the first five.