Invest in the ideas, people and solutions shaping tomorrow.
As society faces the most complicated issues in recorded history, ASU’s Changing Futures campaign is shaping a world of opportunity, sustainability and transformation for people and communities everywhere.
Your support fuels access to education, groundbreaking research and innovations that challenge the status quo. The Charter Fund is your opportunity to power Changing Futures.
Together, we are standing up for the world we want and creating the society we want to live in.
This is our moment to change the future.
Changing the world for the better
When you support Changing Futures, you:
- Transform global education by expanding access, enriching learning and empowering students in Arizona and beyond.
- Reshape our relationship with the planet by driving bold solutions to sustain our world and improve well-being for all.
- Empower community resilience by fueling ideas, partnerships and resources to build stronger, healthier communities.
- Build the future of health by advancing technology, supporting practitioners and expanding equitable health access.
- Inspire tomorrow’s game changers by empowering bold leaders to solve challenges and shape the future.
- Advance technology for good by fueling innovation that makes the future more inclusive and equitable.
Wherever you are in the world, whatever passion drives your giving, and however you choose to make your mark, you will find a way to contribute meaningfully through Changing Futures.
Transform global education
Reshape our relationship with the planet
Empower community resilience
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Your gift energizes the boldest and most ambitious global education initiative in higher education history.
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When you give to the ASU Prep Digital Fund, you help prepare K-12 students for university success and encourage them to explore college majors and careers.
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Your generosity has great impact at ASU and beyond.
Build the future of health
Inspire tomorrow's game changers
Advance technology for good
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Because of you, students pursue their dreams of becoming nurses, health care leaders, educators, policymakers and scholars.
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From bench to bedside, your donation has a significant impact on the development of better diagnoses and treatments for cancer.
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Your gift supports students and faculty.
A bold new approach to impact
ASU is uniquely committed — and uniquely equipped — to make a difference. Repeatedly ranked No. 1 in innovation, sustainability and global impact, we have proven the transformative power of the New American University.
Right now, we cannot be bystanders. We can’t let the planet become unlivable, watch democracy fade or allow health to remain a privilege. We can’t miss the power of technology or the potential of the next generation.
We must go where we’re needed, connect people across the world and take bold action. Stand with us and help shape a better tomorrow.
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