Elchanan Grabarsky has leveraged expertise in finance and engineering to grow a number of companies in various industries. To prepare for his career, Elchanan Grabarsky earned two degrees in electronics engineering from The George Washington University (GW).
GW recently announced that its fundraising campaign, titled Making History: The Campaign for GW, yielded record-breaking funds in fiscal year 2015 totaling $232.2 million, which is 21 percent more than the previous year. Since enjoying the strongest fundraising year in the school’s 194-year history, The Campaign for GW has now raised $771.9 million for academic enhancement, student support services, and cutting-edge research.
The university explains that the record-breaking fundraising in FY 2015 was largely due to increases in undergraduate alumni donations, leadership giving in amounts above $100,000, and annual giving. In 2015, gifts to endowments saw a substantial increase, growing by more than 40 percent from $30.4 million in FY 2014 to $43 million. According to a university official, the campaign has also allowed the school to concentrate on meeting unaddressed needs and ensuring that campaign goals are achieved across the university.
GW recently announced that its fundraising campaign, titled Making History: The Campaign for GW, yielded record-breaking funds in fiscal year 2015 totaling $232.2 million, which is 21 percent more than the previous year. Since enjoying the strongest fundraising year in the school’s 194-year history, The Campaign for GW has now raised $771.9 million for academic enhancement, student support services, and cutting-edge research.
The university explains that the record-breaking fundraising in FY 2015 was largely due to increases in undergraduate alumni donations, leadership giving in amounts above $100,000, and annual giving. In 2015, gifts to endowments saw a substantial increase, growing by more than 40 percent from $30.4 million in FY 2014 to $43 million. According to a university official, the campaign has also allowed the school to concentrate on meeting unaddressed needs and ensuring that campaign goals are achieved across the university.