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Fundraising - Inventory of Policy and Delegation, March 2005

The following Inventory of Policy and Delegation is provided as a reference for development officers and administrators. It is offered to provide up-to-date information while the Development Policy and Administration Manual is being revised and translated into a web-friendly format. The compilation is a work-in-progress; it will be updated as necessary. The date on this page reflects the most recent revision.

The Inventory provides under a single heading the controlling documents with regard to fundraising authority and the related subjects of endowments, allocations and reallocations, namings, support groups, campus foundations, and alumni associations.

The Miscellaneous section contains other items of interest, including information on letters and deeds of gift, sample language to establish an endowed fund, a paper titled Principles of Endowment Administration, Financial Aid Guidelines for Compliance with Proposition 209, reports dealing with Private Support, gift authority at-a-glance, campus endowment minima, and Office of the President contacts.

For additional information or suggested additions to the inventory, please contact June Smith [June.Smith@ucop.edu], Director of Development Policy and Administration, 510/987-9180.

1. California State Constitution

Article IX, Section 9


2. Fundraising

Bylaws and Standing Orders of The Regents
- Bylaw 21.3f(3). 21.4t
- Standing Order 100.4 (k), (n), (s), (t), (u), (v), (dd-1&9), (ff), (gg), (hh)

Delegation of Authority-To Solicit and Accept Gifts

UC’s Tax-Exempt Status:
California Franchise Tax Board, April 3, 1984
Franchise Tax Board letter, June 26, 2002
Internal Revenue Service, Sep. 14, 1939
Internal Revenue Service, Nov. 23, 1973
Internal Revenue Service, Sep. 8, 1982

Acceptance of Gifts by a Campus Foundation
See Administrative Guidelines for Campus Foundations, Section II.J.1,2,3

Regental Policy on Fundraising Campaigns

Delegation of Authority-To Approve and Conduct Fundraising Campaigns

Delegation of Authority - Authority to Return Gifts

Regental Policy on Payroll Deductions for Charitable Contributions and Development Programs

Guidelines for Payroll Deductions for Employee Contributions for Charitable Drives and Campus Fundraising Campaigns

Access to Student and Parent Data

January 11, 2000 Letters to Chancellors to Clarify Policy Related to the Release of Parent and Student Information to Alumni and Development Offices on the Campuses: UCB, UCD, UCI, UCLA, UCM, UCR, UCSB, UCSC, UCSD, and UCSF


3. Allocation and Reallocation

Delegation of Authority and Administrative Guidelines for Allocation and Reallocation of Gifts and Bequests to The Regents and the Campus Foundations

4. Naming and Endowed Chairs

Policy on Naming University Properties, Programs and Facilities

Delegation of Authority-Naming University Properties, Programs and Facilities

Policy on Endowed Chairs and Professorships, APM 191

Administrative Guidelines and Procedures: Endowed Chairs and
Professorships, APM 191

Policy on the Use of Non-19900 Fund Sources To Support Ladder-Rank Faculty, APM 190, Appendix F

Procedures for Presidential Approval of Endowed Chairs and Namings

Policy on Naming Facilities to include Full Name of Individual


5. Support Groups, Campus Foundations, and Alumni Associations and Foreign Affiliates

Policy on Support Groups, Campus Foundations, and Alumni Associations

Notice of Guideline Update - February 2004

Administrative Guidelines for Support Groups

Administrative Guidelines for Campus Foundations

Administrative Guidelines for Alumni Associations and Constituency Groups

Administrative Guidelines for the Establishment and Operation of Foreign Affiliate Organizations

Indemnification of Campus Foundation Trustees


6. Financial Aid

Financial Aid Guidelines for Compliance with Proposition 209

Guidelines for Administering Private Outside Agency Student Support Funds Restricted by Race, Ethnicity, Gender or National Origin

Guidelines on Applying for Federal Student Support Funds Post-Proposition 209

7. Planned Giving

Disclosure packet for donors of planned gifts

8. Miscellaneous - (the following documents are in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format)

Sample Language to Establish an Endowed Fund with The Regents or Campus Foundation

Sample Bequest Language

Principles of Endowment Administration

Annual Report on Private Support (coming in September)

Matrix on Gift-Related Authority

Survey of Endowment Minima

Office of the President Contacts

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