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Reaching Higher

Archives for November, 2011

Tapping Into a Wellspring of Thanks

We’re in the business of saying “Please” and “Thank you.” Last year, the office of university advancement delivered the university’s gratitude to donors over 6,000 times. That’s how many gifts came in to support UMass Boston. If you are wondering, the thank you part of the job is a lot easier — and often more [...]

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Poster Boy Becomes Poster Girl

By now you’ve probably seen his familiar face.  He’s the one in the baseball cap. The one who envisions a bright future for UMass Boston and sees philanthropy as the way we can get there. He is Professor of Anthropology Tim Sieber.  Tim served as the public face for giving for the UMass Boston Fund’s [...]

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