The University of Colorado Foundation has promoted Matthew Wasserman to lead fundraising efforts for the University of Colorado Denver’s Downtown campus, effective January 4. As a senior director of development for the Foundation, Wasserman will lead a fundraising effort that raised $4.8 million in 2008-09 for the campus’s eight schools and colleges serving a student population of 11,000.
Wasserman (who received a Masters in Business Administration in 2004 from UC Denver) has for the last two years led the fundraising effort for the UC Denver Business School, with $3 million in gifts raised for the School, nearly triple its average annual amount. He has played an integral role in the campaign to create a new home for the School at 1475 Lawrence Court. He has initiated a campaign fundraising model—which mobilizes effective volunteer networks—now being implemented for other schools on the downtown campus.
“Thanks to Matt’s diligence and ingenuity, our campaign is ideally positioned for continued growth and success, as we prepare the School to take a substantial step forward,” says Sueann Ambron, dean of the Business School. “We look forward to continuing to work with him in his new, broader role.”
Before arriving at the CU Foundation in December 2007, Wasserman worked in numerous fundraising and management capacities in nonprofit and political arenas, including as co-owner and president for the Denver Development Group (raising money for clients such as the Children’s Museum of Denver), the Denver Art Museum, and Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper’s re-election campaign as a client.
Founded in 1967, the nonprofit CU Foundation partners with the University of Colorado to raise, manage, and invest private support for the university’s benefit. Visit www.cufund.org for more information.