Fundraising

Give a gift for the future of scholarship on Science, Technology, and Society at Berkeley.

The Science, Technology, and Society Center offers a variety of giving opportunities. Gifts can be used to support the Center's public lectures, its research projects, or its working groups. Donations may also be earmarked to establish endowed chairs or a distinguished professorship for faculty, to develop an international visitor program, and to fund scholarships for undergraduate or graduate students.

All of these gifts help us build on scarce resources to advance understanding of scientific and technological practice and knowledge in their international setting, and to enable students to receive a quality education for both the present and future generations.

Ways to Donate

Giving to the Science, Technology, and Society Center can be accomplished through a variety of methods and types of gifts. If you have any questions about donating to the Center, please contact the Center directly or the International and Area Studies Development Office.

Outright Gifts

Outright gifts can be made in a variety of forms (as indicated below). Gifts should be made out to the "UC Regents" and indicate that the gift is for the Science, Technology, and Society Center. Please enclose a letter with your gift designating the purpose of your gift.

• Gifts of Cash
• Matching Gifts
• Credit Card Charges
• Electronic Funds Transfer
• Securities
• Gifts-in-Kind
• Wire Transfers

Through the "Giving to Cal" gateway, you can make a direct credit card gift to the Center.

Endowments

Endowed funds provide a permanent source of income to meet the needs of STSC programs. These funds may be named for the donor or someone whom the donor wishes to honor. Endowed funds are managed by the UC Berkeley Foundation or The Regents of the University of California. They may be unrestricted or restricted for a specific purpose and can be established through an outright gift of cash or securities or a planned gift or bequest.

Pledges

Donation pledges to the Center must be made in writing and include a commitment to a specific amount and payment schedule. Pledges may be paid over a period of five years in annual, semiannual, or quarterly installments, with payments to begin at the donor's convenience. Pledge payments may be in the form of cash, securities, or credit card charges. Donors should indicate if their pledge includes an anticipated corporate matching gift.

Planned Giving Donations

Planned Giving donations can take the form of charitable remainder trusts, pooled income funds, charitable gift annuities, retained life estates, charitable lead trusts, will bequests, revocable trusts, irrevocable trusts, paid-up life insurance policies, and outright gifts of real estate. Tax advantages and accounting of such gifts differ with each type of gift.

Thank you for supporting the Science, Technology, and Society Center. With your help, STSC will advance its mission of deepening our understanding of the development and consequences of science and technology. Your gift - no matter what size - is needed.

STSC Location and Contact Information

360 Stephens Hall #2300
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-2300
Telephone: 510-642-9656
Fax: 510-642-9466
Email: stsc@berkeley.edu
URL: http://stsc.berkeley.edu/