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THE BENEFACTORS’ FUND HAS ALSO RECENTLY CONTRIBUTED TO SOME MAJOR CAPITAL DEVELOPMENTS: The Small Animal Teaching Hospital was opened by His Grace the Duke of Westminster in April 2007, placing the University at the forefront of small animal veterinary care. SMALL ANIMAL TEACHING HOSPITAL (SATH) The referral-only hospital services the whole of the UK, as well as providing a facility to train 600 students on the University’s Veterinary Science degree programme. In addition to supplying an excellent teaching environment, the hospital aims to provide the very best in patient care. With this priority in mind, this year gifts to the Benefactors’ Fund, which have totalled more than £15,000 for the SATH, have helped the University to invest in state-of-the-art equipment for monitoring heart, blood pressure and carbon dioxide in anaesthetised dogs and cats. The University’s iconic ‘redbrick’ Victoria Building was designed by the distinguished Liverpool-born architect, Alfred Waterhouse, in 1887 and officially opened in December 1892. THE VICTORIA GALLERY & MUSEUM The Grade II listed building, with its distinctive redbrick exterior, inspired the term ‘redbrick university’ which became synonymous with civic universities established in the late 19th century. Originally built to provide administrative headquarters, a library, a large lecture theatre, staff accommodation for the Arts departments and common rooms for staff and students, it has now been transformed into the Victoria Gallery & Museum, and your gifts to this project have been used to help facilitate this transformation. Speaking of the Victoria Gallery & Museum, Culture Secretary Andy Burnham MP said: “The University, its alumni and others deserve huge credit in having the foresight to invest in this fantastic project.” A particularly generous gift of £200,000 from the estate of the late Marian Thomason, who graduated in 1931, was donated by her nephew, John Thomason. “Marian was very proud of her University,” said John. “She had particular memories of using the Victoria Building, which was very much the heart of the University when she graduated”. Among many other donors, the appeal also received a welcome boost of £100,000 from The Linbury Trust, which was established by Lord and Lady Sainsbury of Preston Candover KG. The Victoria Gallery & Museum is open from Tuesday to Saturday, 10am – 5pm and admission is free. For more information about the VG&M visit www.liv.ac.uk/vgm/. 6 SOCIETAS
Kate Robertson, Director of Development and Alumni Relations MATCHED FUNDING A new £200 million matched funding initiative launched by the UK government will boost the University’s fundraising activity The Voluntary Giving scheme is designed to encourage universities to increase their fundraising efforts and stimulate more interest from individuals and private investors. The current level of giving across the sector, as indicated by the Ross Group survey of philanthropy, is over £200 million a year, with more than 50 higher education institutions active in fundraising. The government injection of £200 million over three years is intended to stimulate additional private cash donations to the sector of £400 million, meaning a total of £600 million could be generated. The additional funding will mean that the University of Liverpool can maximise the benefits of philanthropic gifts made by individuals, charitable trusts and foundations as well as companies, in support of the institution’s strategic priorities. This will allow the University to become more financially independent, enabling greater control over the future direction of the institution. Kate Robertson, Director of Development and Alumni Relations, said: “The Voluntary Giving initiative will be of great benefit as we are keen to increase both the numbers of donors we have, as well as the amount of support they give. We are already moving in the right direction but we hope that this new scheme will motivate everyone to do that little bit more.” DONOR BOARD AND BOOK OF BENEFACTION When the newly restored Victoria Gallery & Museum was opened by HRH Princess Anne, the Donor Board for principal benefactors was also unveiled. The Board lists the names of donors who have given more than £100,000 to the University, as well as all major donors to the Victoria Gallery & Museum appeal. There is also a Book of Benefaction on display, which contains the names of donors who have given donations in excess of £5,000 to the University. SOCIETAS 7
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