3) Gift Solicitation
          • Development Policy and the Role of the Vice President
          • Solicitation Activities
               • The UAlbany Fund
               • Major Gifts
                     - Prospect Assignment and Coordination
                     - The Role of the Prospect Manager
               • Planned Gifts
                     - Gift Annuities, Charitable Remainder Trusts, and Charitable Lead Trusts
                     - Bequests and Bequest Intentions
               • Corporate and Foundation Gifts
          • Ethical Development Conduct Required

4) Gift Policies
          • Handling Contributions
          • Administrative Fees
          • Types of Gifts
               • Matching Gifts
               • Gifts in Kind
               • Gifts of Art
               • Gifts of Real Property
               • Gifts of Securities
          • Stewardship of Gifts
               • Receipts
               • Acknowledgement Letters
          • Mixed Gift/Revenue Transactions
               • Fund Raising Events and “Quid Pro Quo” Transactions

5)  Gift Crediting and Reporting
          • How we report philanthropy
          • Gift acceptance
          • Crediting and Valuation
               • Gifts
               • Pledges
               • Pledge Fulfillment
               • Planned Gifts
          • Gift and Pledge Recording
               • Gifts
               • Pledges
          • Memoranda of Understanding (MOU)
          • Special Circumstances

6) Expendable Fund Information and Fund Managers
          • Program Fund Establishment
          • Responsibility of Fund Managers

7) Endowments
          • Endowment Policy
               • Single Donor Cash/Pledge Commitments
               • Multi-Donor Cash/Pledge Commitments
               • Single Donor Irrevocable Planned Gift
          • Distributions for Spending
          • Reclassification of Endowments
          • Endowments and Other Types of Gifts
               • Supplemental Gift Agreements
          • Stewardship and Endowment Reporting
          • Endowment Gift Requirements (chart)
               • Special Exceptions
               • Procedures for Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs)
          • Procedures for Fund Raising Materials
          • Endowment investment performance calculation

8) Endowed Chairs and Professorships
          • Selection Criteria
          • Use of the Endowment Income
          • Named Endowed Chair
          • Named Endowed Professorship
          • Named Excelsior Professorship

9) Student Financial Aid and Prizes
          • Types of Student Financial Aid
               • Undergraduate Scholarships
               • Graduate Scholarships
               • Research Scholarships
               • Graduate Fellowships
          • The Office of Financial Aid
          • Financial Aid Disbursements
          • Prize Funds

10) Recognition Opportunities
          • Facilities
          • Colleges/Schools/Departments
          • Faculty Endowments
          • Student Endowments
          • Temporary, Named Funds
          • Faculty Fellow
          • Approval Process for Recognition Opportunities
          • Recognition Policies

11) Internal Controls
          • Security
          • Social Security Numbers and Personally-identifiable Information
          • Credit Cards
          • Check Handling
          • Bank Reconciliation

12) Procedures for Depositing Funds
          • Who To Make The Check Payable To
          • Completion of Deposit Transmittal Forms
          • Required Documentation for Deposit Transmittals
          • Other Receipts
          • The Account Establishment Committee
          • Credit Cards

13) Policies and Procedures for Disbursements
           • General Information
           • Expenditures
               • Policies and Guidelines
               • Expenditures Requiring Advance Approval
               • Expenditures not allowed
           • Completion of Request for Disbursements
               • Meals and Receptions
               • Travel
               • Miscellaneous Reimbursements
          • Required Documentation for Requests for Disbursements
               • Vendor Payments
               • Commodities and Services
               • Reimbursements
               • Other
                         - Food
                         - Conferences
                         - Travel
                         - Scholarships and Awards
                         - Honoraria & Stipends
                         - Split Payments
                         - Transfers
               • Payroll
          • Other forms and When to Use Them
               • Request for Advance
               • Advance Repayment
               • Tax Treatment of Advances

14) IRS Information
          • Tax Exempt Status
               • Federal tax exempt ID number
                • NYS sales tax exempt number
          • Excess Benefit Transactions
          • Taxation of Student Financial Aid
          • Taxation of Employee Awards

15) Policies and Procedures for Equipment
          • Equipment and Furniture

APPENDIX I: The University at Albany Foundation Governance
          • Board of Directors (as of February 2007)
          • Board Committees and Descriptions
          • Board Committee Member list
          • Bylaws
          • Articles of Incorporation
          • Mission
          • Accreditation
          • IRS Determination Letter

APPENDIX II: CASE Statement of Ethics
  
APPENDIX III:  Forms and Directions