That will be determined in the coming year, the second advance planning year that will provide guidance for a five-year campaign. The best three years, on an annual basis, have been the period since the 1997 close of the most recent campaign. This signals good potential for a significant campaign. Private gifts have made the U-M one of the nation's top public universities in fundraising. We always have done very well overall.
Large gifts continue to be of central importance.
The University began counting gifts as campaign-related July 1. Specific goal-setting will begin next summer and continue through July 2002.