The University of Colorado hosts text message campaigns designed for fundraising, event invitations and stewardship. All campaigns comply with legal, contractual and institutional guidelines. Here is more information:

• Text campaigns are managed in partnership with the System Team.
• Messages include the university’s name and opt-out instructions.
• Recipients will not receive more than one campaign message per month or one general text per quarter.
• Texts are only sent between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. in the recipient's local time zone.
• All opt-out and data update requests must be honored and recorded with the appropriate university department.
• Active students are not contacted without approval, per FERPA guidelines.
• Only U.S. residents are contacted, following state and federal regulations.
• Campaigns respect do-not-call and do-not-solicit preferences.
• Text message data, including opt-outs and responses, are logged for compliance and reporting.

CU’s campus leadership determine which proposed initiatives and projects become fundraising priorities in consultation with the university president and the Board of Regents. Strategies are then developed to seek funding for the priorities.

The CU Foundation does not charge fees on current gifts or pledge commitments; those gifts entirely support the program designated by the donor. As is common practice among university endowments, the CU Foundation collects an assessment of 1.5% on all endowments to support the University of Colorado’s Advancement operations.

For any gift-related inquiries, call 303-541-1290 or email gifts@cufund.org. For other inquiries, please visit our Contact Us page.

Do we have incorrect or out-of-date information for you? Please let us know! You can update your record by using our online form, or by calling us at 303-541-1290.