Transforming the way management education is taught, and attracting and retaining the talent to lead this change and attract the best students, will require a substantial new level of financial support from alumni and friends. While it is true that a $100 gift to a homeless shelter may seem to have more of an immediate impact on the day-to-day operations of that organization, a gift to the GSB is of a different nature. A gift to the Business School has an exponential impact, reaching far beyond the school itself. The GSB develops and nurtures leaders who positively impact their organizations, sectors, and communities. GSB components such as the Center for Social Innovation, the Public Management Program, and the Alumni Consulting Team promote innovative, effective, and efficient solutions to social problems in the United States and around the world.Investing in the GSB is a vote of confidence in future leaders who will run the organizations that benefit society.

While the GSB's endowment is significant compared to most nonprofit organizations, this advantage has earned the School a reputation for delivering an exemplary academic program and developing world-class leaders.The GSB's endowment provides a large measure of stability which we rely on to fund ongoing programs and to innovate. Together with alumni giving, the endowment provides 37 percent of the school's annual operating budget. Both endowed and expendable gifts to the GSB have a tremendous impact on the School's ability to conduct its daily work and to embark on new visionary directions.

Each year the GSB raises a key stream of sustained core support for existing programs and new initiatives. An unrestricted gift provides the School with the freedom and flexibility to seize opportunities and meet unexpected needs for curriculum innovation, path-breaking research, and enhancements to student life. Annual, unrestricted gifts through the Business School Fund constitute nearly 15 percent of the school's annual operating revenues. The fiscal year begins September 1 and ends August 31.

For information on various ways and methods of making gifts to the GSB, please visit the Business School Fund website.
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