Concordia University, Nebraska recently announced that the university raised $42.3 million in gifts, pledges and deferred commitments during its Blessed to be a Blessing campaign, the second-largest campaign in the university’s history. The campaign concluded on Dec. 31, 2014.
The campaign, which had an overall goal of $38 million, sought to raise $6 million for capital projects, $17 million for operations and $15 million for endowment. It surpassed its goals in each of those areas, raising $6.4 million for capital, $19.8 million for operations and $16.1 million for endowment. Operational gifts provide scholarships, enhance campus life, strengthen academic programs and address strategic initiatives. Endowment gifts enable Concordia to provide competitive financial aid to students, recruit and retain talented faculty and staff, and provide additional resources for university programs.
Launched on July 1, 2009, Blessed to be a Blessing followed On a Mission, the most successful campaign in university history. Supporters of Concordia have provided more than $105 million in gifts to the university since July 1, 2002, during the two campaigns. Concordia is a private, Lutheran, Christian university with its main campus in Seward, Nebraska, its graduate college in Lincoln, Nebraska, and educational opportunities online. For more information about Concordia University, Nebraska, visit cune.edu.