DAR Policies

All university employees, including faculty and staff, engaged in activities related to development and alumni relations are responsible for knowing these policies and familiarizing themselves with their contents and provisions. For general information about DAR policies, contact Melanie Irvin Seiler (B.S.'96/MC), senior director of development and alumni communications at (804) 828-3975.

Gifts & Records Management

• Policy on bequests
• Policy on gifts of charitable gift annuities, remainder unitrusts, remainder annuity trusts and lead trusts
• Policy on gift processing
• Policy on gifts of tangible personal property/gifts-in-kind
• Policy on gift receipting
• Policy on remainder interest in a personal residence or farm
• Policy on matching gifts
• Policy on pledge management
• Policy on professorships, distinguished professorships, chairs and chair elevations
• Policy on restricting the use of gifts

IT and Support Services

• Archival storage policy
• Policy change management
• Policy on Desktop support
• Policy on use of university data and outside applications

Online Services

• Policy on Advancement Services' request for services
• Policy on correspondence and solicitation codes
• Policy on data access and privacy

Annual Giving

• Policy Annual Giving Solicitation‌
• Policy on the phone-a-thon program

Central DAR

• Policy on agreements with external consultants and firms
• Policy on campaign reinvestment fee
• Policy on Development and Alumni Relations code of ethics
• Policy on the relationship between VCU and its affiliated foundations and associ
• Disciplinary policy

Communications

• Policy on DAR-related e-communications
• Policy on external DAR-related communications

Corporate and Foundation Relations

• Policy on private fund-seeking - corporate and foundations
• Policy on seeking external support for university-affiliated non-profits

Donor Relations

• Policy on Donor Recognition Societies
• Policy on scholarships and fellowships
• Policy on professorships and chairs
• Policy on presidential acknowledgements

Forms

• Campaign reinvestment fee expenditure form
• Confidentiality statement 2017-18
• Volunteer confidentiality statement 2017-18
• DAR Strategic Objectives and Core Competencies-2017-07-26

For a complete list of policies approved in May 2009 by the Board of Visitors, visit these links:

• University Advancement Policies and Procedures [PDF]
  • Information Security Addendum
• Administrative Policy Governing the Identification and Engagement of All University Leadership Prospects  [PDF]
• Policy on Employee Ethics, Conduct, and Practices Related to University Advancement and Development [PDF]