The Contributions Committee is on a mission to cultivate a thriving community of givers.

Who we are

We represent nearly 15 cohorts who bring their voice into our work of sustaining and growing the Long Grey Line.

Why do we do it?

Tuition dollars alone can't create the life changing experience we have as students and alumni, so we raise awareness and money:

To ensure our student population is diverse. Giving those who can't afford this program an opportunity to learn from it, and others to learn from them. (through the Founders Scholarship)

To enhance our curriculum. Allowing for latest research and important topics impacting today's organizations to be brought to the foreground such as DEI efforts. (through the Directors Excellence Fund)

To expand our reach. Supporting our faculty, who have given so much to us, through their research which creates more exposure for our program and helps drive the change we want to see in organizations. (through the Faculty Research Fund)

Scholarship Recipient Stories

  • "Whatever we care about requires us to invest in it. Money is an expression of my commitment to the common good; my commitment to the world. We need to invest in the structures and the people making this possible for us. Money is a placeholder for commitment."

    Peter Block

  • "In 2017, I took a leap of faith and applied to the program, trusting that God would provide a way. As a native Honduran living in Costa Rica, I was ineligible for the limited scholarships and loans available in Costa Rica. Without our Founders Scholarship I would have been unable to obtain an MSOD education."

    Fabiola Fajardo

  • "MSOD is part of my journey. Going through my personal struggles and my learning about myself in the MSOD program has shifted how I show up at home and in the workplace. There’s a financial and emotional cost for the time to be in school that the Founders Scholarship helped alleviate for me and my family."

    Bridgette Nelson, Psi Prime

What we do

We strategize ways to support past, present and future MSOD students by reimagining what giving can look like. Join us in making a commitment to creating a better world with not only money, but by participating participating in community events, and sharing your personal gifts as a speaker or event organizer.

As a committee, we partner with leaders in the MSOD Alumni Council to:

  • Create and promote opportunities for knowledge sharing

  • Design and manage sponsorship programs

  • Promote contribution opportunities to three funds: Founder’s Scholarship, Director’s Excellence, Faculty Research

What we can achieve is only limited by our dreaming, so we always welcome new voices and perspectives to our committee to help shape the future.

FAQs

  • We’d love to have you! We meet the second Monday every month from 5-6 PM PT.

    Please contact Joey Nespoli (gnespoli2@gmail.com).

  • Absolutely! All gifts to UCLA Spark campaigns are tax-deductible. Please note, sometimes if you receive a cool perk (such as a super awesome T-shirt) that has a fair market price and, following UCLA policy guidelines, the cost of that shirt is deducted from your total tax deductible amount.

    For your records, UCLA’s federal taxpayer ID number for gifts to the UCLA Foundation is 95-2250801. Please visit the UCLA Foundation disclosures site for additional information.

    If you have questions, please reach out to our Donor Relations team and mention the Spark Campaign you gave to and they’ll be sure to help. You may direct questions via email to gifts@support.ucla.edu or call (310) 794-2447.

  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

  • You can check if your company matches your gift by checking here: Matching Gifts

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