{"id":56,"date":"2022-02-28T11:34:07","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T16:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/?page_id=56"},"modified":"2022-08-01T12:13:41","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T16:13:41","slug":"give","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/alumni\/give\/","title":{"rendered":"Support CFA"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>\u201cWith your help, we will position CFA as a recognized national leader in the fine and performing arts, center it on the BU campus as a hub of arts and research activity, and engage our alumni with lively regional networks. We can\u2019t wait to create this future.\u201d<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: right;\">&#8211; Harvey Young<br \/>\n<em>Dean, College of Fine Arts<\/em><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>CFA is a community of artist-scholars and scholar-artists who are passionate about the fine and performing arts, committed to diversity and inclusion, and determined to improve the lives of others through art. CFA is a beacon for the arts lighting the way to a creative future &#8211; one where everyone in our community knows the value of art for life.<\/p>\n<p>Your support of CFA drives important capital initiatives, scholarships, educational outreach, performances and exhibitions, <span>all of which benefit the talented young artists and renowned faculty of Boston University<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h2>Ways to Give<\/h2>\n<p>You can make a gift online to a school, program, or cause at CFA <a href=\"https:\/\/trusted.bu.edu\/s\/1759\/2-bu\/giving\/interior.aspx?sid=1759&amp;gid=2&amp;pgid=3853&amp;cid=7172&amp;appealcode=WEBCFA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/trusted.bu.edu\/s\/1759\/2-bu\/giving\/interior.aspx?sid=1759&amp;gid=2&amp;pgid=3853&amp;cid=7172&amp;appealcode=WEBCFA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Give Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Find more information <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/giving\/ways-to-give\/\">here<\/a> about where to mail a check, how to give stock or mutual funds, how to create an IRA charitable rollover, and more.<\/p>\n<h2>Why Give to CFA?<\/h2>\n<h4>Support a vibrant academic experience<\/h4>\n<p><span>We constantly seek to infuse our teaching and learning with new ideas, new resources, and new ways of experiencing the arts and the world. Help us continue to build the 21st century curriculum by updating the canon and developing new graduate and undergraduate degree programs, recruit and retain outstanding faculty, and reinvent the student experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"yellow\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Giving Opportunities<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create a new endowed professorship or endow an existing one<\/li>\n<li>Endow a career development professorship for junior faculty<\/li>\n<li>Support new degree programs<\/li>\n<li>Name a CFA lecture series<\/li>\n<li>Endow an award for outstanding teaching<\/li>\n<li>Sponsor a lecture series or an artist in residence<\/li>\n<li>Support technology upgrades\u2014recording equipment, cameras, and the like\u2014or instrument maintenance and replacement, particularly for pianos<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Support research that matters<\/h4>\n<p>CFA is BU\u2019s hub of arts research and innovation. Help us as we build and maintain meaningful partnerships with colleagues across the University, continue essential work within special research centers in CFA itself, invest in and commission new works, and expand the \u201clearning labs\u201d we already provide in youth arts education: Wheelock Family Theatre (WFT)<span>, BU Summer Theatre Institute (BUSTI), the Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI), and the Visual Arts Summer Institute (VASI).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"grey\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Giving Opportunities<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sponsor <a href=\"http:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/news\/research-scholarship-community-engagement\/artslab-at-med-campus\/\">Arts|Lab@Med Campus<\/a> or another collaborative research project<\/li>\n<li>Choose a research center to support<\/li>\n<li>Sponsor a research seminar or symposium<\/li>\n<li>Support the creation of new works<\/li>\n<li>Fund a faculty member\u2019s research project<\/li>\n<li>Support <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wheelockfamilytheatre.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wheelock Family Theatre<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/tanglewood\/\">BU Tanglewood Institute<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/busti\/\">BU Summer Theatre Institute<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/vasi\/\">Visual Arts Summer Institute<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion in the arts<\/h4>\n<p>We are deeply committed to making CFA a welcoming artistic home for all who enter. To achieve this goal, we know we have work to do to. Support us in building inclusive curricula for the 21st century, bringing more diverse artists and programming to CFA, creating many more endowed scholarships and graduate stipends for our students, establishing a DEI Access Fund to cover some of the many expenses that traditional financial aid does not meet, and creating more scholarships for our youth programs and increasing outreach and recruitment in underrepresented communities.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"blue\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Giving Opportunities<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Support an artist residency program<\/li>\n<li>Invest in new works and visiting productions by artists from underrepresented groups<\/li>\n<li>Endow an undergraduate scholarship; for funds of $100,000 or more, BU\u2019s Century Challenge program will match the income for 100 years<\/li>\n<li>Support a graduate stipend or a scholarship for BUTI or <a href=\"http:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wheelock-family-theatre\/\">Wheelock Family Theatre<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Establish a DEI Access Fund<\/li>\n<li>Fund recruitment efforts, including travel and school partnerships, for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wheelockfamilytheatre.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WFT<\/a> and BUTI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Community: big yet small<\/h4>\n<p>Help us build bridges across BU, Boston, and beyond as we create new opportunities to explore the arts for <em>all<\/em> BU students, strengthen our partnerships with prominent arts institutions in the Boston area, and continue to serve the greater community with our youth programs, BUTI and <a href=\"http:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/wheelock-family-theatre\/\">Wheelock Family Theatre<\/a> for which we will continue to build partnerships with local and regional schools.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"green\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Giving Opportunities<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Support <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wheelockfamilytheatre.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WFT<\/a> school tours and educational partnerships<\/li>\n<li>Fund arts opportunities for all BU students<\/li>\n<li>Name the CFA Student Lounge<\/li>\n<li>Support partnerships and programs with prominent local arts institutions, including CFA at Symphony Hall<\/li>\n<li>Invest in BUTI\u2019s regional partnerships and campus improvements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Global engagement<\/h4>\n<p>Help CFA and CFA students connect with the wider world by supporting study abroad programs, the establishment of a tradition of consistent CFA participation in several recurring international programs, and initiatives, like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gmf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BU Global Music Festival<\/a>, that bring the world to our students.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"pink\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h5 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Giving Opportunities<\/h5><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Support student travel and study abroad<\/li>\n<li>Underwrite student participation in recurring international arts programs<\/li>\n<li>Sponsor the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gmf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Global Music Festival at BU<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Help us strengthen the CFA alumni network in artistic communities from New York and Los Angeles to London, Seoul, and beyond<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Support CFA Annual Funds<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/trusted.bu.edu\/s\/1759\/2-bu\/giving\/interior.aspx?sid=1759&amp;gid=2&amp;pgid=3853&amp;cid=7172&amp;appealcode=WEBCFA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Give directly<\/a> to the area you care about most. <span>The College of Fine Arts Fund, Friends of Music Fund, Friends of Theatre Fund, or Friends of Visual Arts Fund<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/trusted.bu.edu\/s\/1759\/2-bu\/giving\/interior.aspx?sid=1759&amp;gid=2&amp;pgid=3853&amp;cid=7172&amp;appealcode=WEBCFA&amp;authkey=2tJZaPTmPbC7%2BPBVV741oUabufV0Pys42pkP%2BymwGqVDlUlVhF3AQw%3D%3D\"><\/a> support performances and exhibitions by CFA students and faculty, lectures and master classes by distinguished guest artists and scholars, cross-disciplinary programming that connects CFA with schools and colleges across the University, essential upgrades to our facilities and equipment, and community engagement programs. It also provides us the flexibility to meet the most immediate needs\u2014from student emergencies to curricular innovations\u2014as they arise<\/li>\n<li>Support intensive programming for the next generation of artists in the presence of some of the world\u2019s greatest music professionals and teachers through the <a href=\"https:\/\/trusted.bu.edu\/s\/1759\/2-bu\/giving\/interior.aspx?sid=1759&amp;gid=2&amp;pgid=3853&amp;cid=7172&amp;appealcode=WEBCFA\"><span>Tanglewood Institute Annual Fund<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/trusted.bu.edu\/s\/1759\/2-bu\/giving\/interior.aspx?sid=1759&amp;gid=2&amp;pgid=3853&amp;cid=7172&amp;appealcode=WEBCFA&amp;authkey=2tJZaPTmPbC7%2BPBVV741oUabufV0Pys42pkP%2BymwGqVDlUlVhF3AQw%3D%3D\"><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Contribute to the <a href=\"https:\/\/trusted.bu.edu\/s\/1759\/2-bu\/giving\/interior.aspx?sid=1759&amp;gid=2&amp;pgid=3853&amp;cid=7172&amp;appealcode=WEBCFA\"><span>Wheelock Family Theatre Fund<\/span><\/a> to continue a 40+ year legacy of bringing the transformative power of theatre to the Greater Boston area through an unwavering commitment to diversity, affordability, access, and inclusion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWith your help, we will position CFA as a recognized national leader in the fine and performing arts, center it on the BU campus as a hub of arts and research activity, and engage our alumni with lively regional networks. 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