Leadership giving has been a part of
Duke University since the Duke family's
unprecedented gifts founded the institution in 1924.

Please join the generous alumni, parents and friends of Duke who have supported the University with unrestricted leadership gifts for more than 50 years.

We extend our deepest thanks to the 8,915 alumni, parents and friends who made leadership gifts to the Annual Fund last year.  These leadership donors provided the Annual Fund more than $22.5 million, which was 88% of the total amount raised in 2007.

For questions or information on joining any of our leadership gift clubs, please contact Pam Jones at 919-681-0414 or pam.a.jones@dev.duke.edu.

• Invitations to special events on and off campus
  
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• A Duke desktop calendar

Membership is renewable on an annual basis. A variety of gift levels are available including a special incentive offer for Young Alumni*. Corporate matching gifts count toward gift club membership. Duke couples qualify through their total combined giving.

Gift Club for Annual Funds

Nasher Museum of Art

• Friends of the Nasher
• Student - $20+
• Duke Faculty/Staff - $40+
• Individual - $50+
• Dual / Family - $60+
• Sponsor - $100+
• Patron - $250+
• Sustainer - $500+
• Brummer Society Bronze - $1000+
• Brummer Society Silver - $2500+
• Brummer Society Gold - $5000+

The Fuqua School of Business

• The Isle Maligne Society
• Shareholders:  $1,000-$2,499
• Fellows:  $2,500-$4,999
• Managers:  $5,000-$9,999
• Directors:  $10,000-$24,999
• Executives:  $25,000+

Duke Chapel

• No separate gift clubs

Divinity School

• The Century Club:  $100-$249
• The 1926 Club:  $250-$499
• The Dean’s Club:  $500-$999
• York Society:  $1,000-$2,499
• Divinity Fellow:  $2,500-$4,999
• Divinity Sponsor:  $5,000-$9,999
• Divinity Patron:  $10,000-$24,999
• Divinity Benefactor:  $25,000+

Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences/Duke Marine Lab

• The Nicholas Societies:  $500-$999 (These societies honor the founders of the three divisions within the Nicholas School -- Clarence F. Korstian Society for Forestry / Environmental Sciences and Policy, A. S. Pearse Society for Marine Lab / Coastal Systems Science and Policy, and Willard “Doc” Berry Society for Geology / Earth and Ocean Sciences)
• Environmental Explorers: $1,000 - $4,999 Doc Berry Societies
• Dean’s Advocates $5,000+

Sarah P. Duke Gardens

• Friends of Duke Gardens
• Groundbreakers Society:  $50-$249 (Student Groundbreakers: $15)
• Terraces Society:  $250-$999
• Pergola Society:  $1,000-$2,499
• Directors Society:  $2,500-$4,999
• Mary Duke Biddle Society:  $5,000 +

Law School
Mordecai Fellows (Annual Fund and non-Annual Fund gifts)
($1,000 minimum gift with the exception of graduates of five years or less who are members at $500)

• Barrister Donor Society (Annual Fund and non-Annual Fund gifts)
• Member:  $2,500-$4,999*
• Sustaining Member:  $5,000-$9,999
• Barrister Colleague:  $10,000-$24,999
• The Shimm Circle: $25,000-$49,999
• The Everett Circle: $50,000-$99,999
• The Latty Circle: $100,000+

(*$2,500 minimum gift with the exception of graduates of five years or less, judges, educators, and those who work for the government or for a nonprofit organization who are members for $1,000)

University Libraries

• No separate gift clubs

School of Medicine

• Davison Club
• Recent Graduate Member (out 10 years or less):  $500-$1,499
• Normal Member: $1,000-$1,499
• Family Membership: $1,500-$2,499
• Davison Fellow: $2,500-$4,999
• Dean's Circle: $5,000-$9,999
• Chancellor's Circle: $10,000-$24,999
• President's Executive Council: $25,000+