Development Priorities
It is the goal of the Foundation to identify support for a variety of projects, scholarships and purposes for the benefit of 猫咪社区APP. With so many outstanding opportunities available each year, we work closely with the leadership at 猫咪社区APP to help the Foundation prioritize our fundraising objectives and goals.
Every two years 猫咪社区APP outlies a list of Development Priorities for the 猫咪社区APP Foundation.
With each set of priorities, we may see the goals carryover from year to year, or
have goals removed and new priorities added. Included below is a list of our current
development priorities for January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025.
Priority #1:
Raise $3 million in support of Recreation & Athletics Complex (RAC) Renovation/Expansion
The fundraising priority for the RAC is a carry-over from our 2022 Development Priorities
to allow additional time to achieve this goal. Through the generous support of local
community members and business partners, the 猫咪社区APP Foundation completed this fundraising
goal in 2023 raising a total of $3,145,156 to support the renovation and expansion
of the Blue Federal Credit Union Recreation & Athletics Complex at 猫咪社区APP. We look forward
to welcoming the college and community to the new facility in the fall of 2024.
Priority #2:
Strengthen 猫咪社区APP Athletics Through Private Giving
Another goal that has been carried over from the previous set of development priorities,
the 猫咪社区APP Foundation
continues to work diligently to raise funds to support our athletic programs at 猫咪社区APP. Through the generous support of many community partners, we have seen our Golden Eagle Athletic Scholarship grow from $360,000 in 2019 to more than $802,000 by the end of 2023. In addition to the support we have received for the Golden Eagle Athletic Scholarship we have seen our Flight Crew memberships and corporate partners increase substantially in the past couple years, due largely to the support of our Golden Eagle Club Board. The funds raised through the Flight Crew help to support scholarships and operating expenses.
continues to work diligently to raise funds to support our athletic programs at 猫咪社区APP. Through the generous support of many community partners, we have seen our Golden Eagle Athletic Scholarship grow from $360,000 in 2019 to more than $802,000 by the end of 2023. In addition to the support we have received for the Golden Eagle Athletic Scholarship we have seen our Flight Crew memberships and corporate partners increase substantially in the past couple years, due largely to the support of our Golden Eagle Club Board. The funds raised through the Flight Crew help to support scholarships and operating expenses.
Priority #3:
猫咪社区APP Pathway Endowments
When the College adopted the Pathways model nearly five years ago, we learned that
a general fund of support for each Pathway would be beneficial allowing each Pathway
to determine how the funds could be used to best support all the programs and opportunities
within a Pathway. Since 2021, we have worked to establish and grow 8 Pathway Endowments.
Our goal is to have a $1 million endowment for each Pathway that can be used to support
scholarships, programmatic expenses (i.e. equipment replacement and purchases), match
grants, provide experiential learning opportunities for students and more. Today all
8 Pathways have established endowments at various funding levels ranging from $10,000
to more than $500,000.
Priority #4:
Supporting Early Childhood Education Through the CDC
At 猫咪社区APP we are excited to have learning opportunities at all ages, including our youngest
students in our Children鈥檚 Discovery Center (CDC). With a growing need to have affordable
quality early childhood education/preschool in our community 猫咪社区APP is looking for opportunities
to help advance the work we do in the CDC. We are working to provide more resources
through private giving that will grow the Paula and Dale Strickland and Family Endowment,
providing additional unrestricted operating funds along with establishing a scholarship
fund focused on aiding with tuition costs for 猫咪社区APP students or working families identified
as low-income.
Priority #5:
Scholarships or Support for Students Living in the 猫咪社区APP Residence Halls
猫咪社区APP is fortunate to have a diverse series of residence halls on our Cheyenne campus.
Yet we recognize that for some students the costs associated with living on campus
are considerable. The 猫咪社区APP Foundation is focused on developing a fund(s) that would
help offset the cost of living on campus (room and board) for second year students
who had previously lived on campus supporting students from our service area and working
with first-generation and low-income students. In 2023, we were able to establish
this endowment and will
continue to work to grow the principal of this fund to reduce the barriers of living on campus.
continue to work to grow the principal of this fund to reduce the barriers of living on campus.