Philanthropy, Donations and Sponsorship
About
Charles Sturt University values the support of its communities, businesses, alumni and donors to help it to achieve its mission and to support students to realise their goals.
The Charles Sturt Foundation Limited is the University’s principal fund raising and management body. The not-for-profit company acts as trustee for the Charles Sturt University Foundation Trust and is a controlled entity of the University. The Trust was established to raise funds for the benefit of the University and to assist it to achieve its strategic objects.
In addition to donations, the Trustee manages sponsorships provided by individuals and organisations to support student scholarships, internships and other related activities.
The Foundation is governed by an independent professional board with responsibility for oversighting the generation of philanthropic contributions to the Trust, the growth of funds and the distribution of interest earned from those funds in accordance with the wishes of donors and the terms of the Trust.
To ensure effective alignment of activities, the Vice-Chancellor is chair of the board of directors. The Vice-Chancellor recommends to the Board an annual statement of priorities which are endorsed by the Board and referred to the Foundation Committees (see below) to develop local plans to support the achievement of the objectives.
Finance and Investment Committee
The Board of the Foundation has established a Finance and Investment Committee, including professionals with senior level experience in the investment and finance to manage and grow the Trust for the benefit of the University and its students. Over the last 5 years, the Foundation has achieved an average annual rate of return on investments of 12%, allowing the corpus to grow and the number of student scholarships to expand rapidly.
Foundation Committees
The Foundation is supported by discipline or campus based Foundation Committees that are responsible for developing and implementing annual fundraising plans to support the philanthropic goals approved by the Vice-Chancellor and Foundation Board.
Individual fundraising plans are focussed on addressing the needs of the relevant campus or discipline, and once approved by the Board and Vice-Chancellor, the Committees works through the relevant Head of Campus, Head of School, Dean or other authorised persons to undertake formal fundraising initiatives and activities (approaches, dinners, appeals etc).
Foundation Committees are formally established by the Board of the Charles Sturt Foundation and are authorised, subject to the University and Foundation policies, to undertake fundraising activities and approaches on its behalf.
The current Foundation Committees are:
Discipline
- Inland Health Foundation
- Pharmacy Foundation
- Veterinary Science Foundation
- Inland Education Foundation
Campus
- Albury-Wodonga Campus Foundation Committee
- Bathurst Campus Foundation Committee
- Dubbo Campus Foundation Committee
- Orange Campus Foundation Committee
- Wagga Wagga Campus Foundation Committee
The Dean of each faculty has overall responsibility for fundraising planning and activities within their Faculty. The Head of Campus has overall responsibility for fundraising planning and activities within their Campus. The Dean or Head of Campus may delegate responsibility to implement fundraising plans, including responsibility for organising dinners, events, appeals and approaches. Faculty and Schools are also responsible for ongoing management of the relationship with donors and prospects in their area.
Role of the Office of Corporate Affairs
The University Relations Unit in the Office of Corporate Affairs:
- provides strategic advice to the Vice-Chancellor and Board of the Charles Sturt Foundation Ltd on University-wide philanthropic goals and policy;
- provides strategic advice to Deans, Heads of Campus and Heads of School on fundraising plans and activities for their areas including guidance on making approaches, donor/prospect relations and events;
- coordinates with the Office of the Vice-Chancellor the involvement of the Chancellor, Deputy Chancellor or Vice-Chancellor in approaches and relationship management;
- facilitates strategic planning sessions for the Foundation Committees (where required) to support donor solicitation and prospect/donor relationship management;
- assists Faculty and other centres to establish Foundation Committees or other fundraising structures including policy assistance to get activities and committees operational and self-supporting;
- provides advice on the preparation of proposals and support material to underpin fundraising campaigns;
- registers and authorises local fundraising approaches to ensure effective coordination of activities across the University;
- supports the Vice-Chancellor in the management of University-wide fundraising activities;
- manages the University Bequest Program on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor and Foundation;
- administers the Charles Sturt University Foundation Trust and provides secretariat support to the Board and Finance and Investment Committee.
Resources
- Donations Policy*
- Donation Form
- Bequest Guidelines
- Staff Pledge Information
- Event Management Guidelines [.PDF]
- Charles Sturt Foundation
- Inland Health Foundation
- Pharmacy Foundation
- Veterinary Science Foundation
- Albury-Wodonga Campus Development Committee
- Bathurst Campus Development Committee
- Dubbo Campus Development Committee
- Orange Campus Development Committee
- Wagga Wagga Campus Development Committee
* coming soon.
Contact Details
Office of Corporate Affairs
Ms Jan Hudson
Manager, University Relations Unit
CEO, Charles Sturt Foundation Ltd
Charles Sturt University
C1-G Phillips Building, Panorama Avenue
BATHURST NSW 2795
Ph: (02) 6338 4200
Fx: (02) 6338 4833
Email: jhudson@csu.edu.au
Charles Sturt Foundation
C1-G Phillips Building, Panorama Avenue
BATHURST NSW 2795
Ph: (02) 6338 4200
Fx: (02) 6338 4833
Email: jhudson@csu.edu.au
Inland Health Foundation
Dr Rodney Pope
Director
Centre for Inland Health
Phone:(02) 6933 2877
Fax: (02) 6933 2912
Email: rpope@csu.edu.au
Pharmacy Foundation
Associate Professor Lyn Angel
Head of School, School ofBiomedical Sciences
Phone: (02) 6933 2836
Fax: (02) 6933 2587
Email: langel@csu.edu.au
Veterinary Science Foundation
Professor Kym Abbott
Head of School, School of Animal & Veterinary Sciences
Phone: (02) 6933 4353
Fax: (02) 6933 2991
Email: kabbott@csu.edu.au
Albury-Wodonga Campus Development Committee
Professor Professor Allan Curtis
Head of Campus, Albury/Wodonga Campus
Phone: (02) 6051 9806
Fax: (02) 6051 9900
Email: acurtis@csu.edu.au
Bathurst Campus Development Committee
Mr Colin Sharp
Director, Office of Planning and Audit
Phone: 02) 6338 4203
Fax: (02) 6338 4303
Email: csharp@csu.edu.au
Dubbo Campus Development Committee
Dr Beverley Moriarty
Head of Campus, Dubbo Campus
Phone: (02) 6885 73338
Fax: (02) 6885 7316
Email: bmoriarty@csu.edu.au
Orange Campus Development Committee
Professor Kevin Parton
Head of Campus, Orange Campus
Phone: (02) 6365 7500
Fax: (02) 6365 7885
Email: kparton@csu.edu.au
Wagga Wagga Campus Development Committee
Mr Adrian Lindner
Head of Campus, Wagga Wagga Campus
Phone: (02) 6933 2266
Fax:(02) 6933 2639
Email: alindner@csu.edu.au