Contribute to the Department

Marketing Department Funding Initiatives

Gifts from our alumni and friends are used to support ongoing marketing programs, support student educational activities, and recruit and retain outstanding faculty. Our current funding initiatives include:

The FSU Sales Institute

The FSU Sales Institute encourages excellence in education, research, and public service related to professional selling in the local, regional, and national economies. The Institute serves as a means of collaboration and coordination among a variety of programs at FSU, and acts as a conduit among students, business executives, government officials, industry analysts, and academic researchers. A gift of $5 million (or $200,000 in annual operating expenses) is needed to permanently fund the operations of the Institute. The donor will be recognized through the naming of the Institute and the use of the donor's name on all materials and promotion related to the Institute and its programs.

The Corporate Affairs Institute

Despite the vital importance of the relationships among business, government, and society at large, our students and future business leaders need a stronger appreciation of business in the larger context; including how business, government, and society work together to advance our economy, our standard of living, and our way of life. The Corporate Affairs Institute cultivates the important relationships between business and a variety of external stakeholders, including elected officials, customers, media, shareholders, law, economic policy, and society at large. A gift of $5 million (or $200,000 in annual operating expenses) is needed to permanently fund the operations of the Institute. The donor will be recognized through the naming of the Institute and the use of the donor's name on all materials and promotion related to the Institute and its programs.

Marketing Department General Fund

The department encourages alumni and friends to donate to the department general fund. These funds are used to support teaching and research, community-based programs, and unexpected student and faculty needs. Donors who pledge $10,000 (giving at least $1,000 a year for example) qualify for membership in the FSU President's Club. Many of our own faculty members are President's Club members who support the Marketing Department and its programs. You may contribute to the Marketing Department by designating your online gift to Marketing in the drop-down menu. You may also contact Dr. Michael Brady, Chair of the Marketing Department.

For more information about these and other giving opportunities, please contact any of these individuals:

Caryn Beck-Dudley, Dean
College of Business
(850) 644-3090

Andrew Watkins, Assistant Dean for Development
College of Business
(850) 294.3350

Mike Brady, Chair
Department of Marketing
College of Business
(850) 644-4091