UAB's growth is powered by people with the passion and the will to make big changes. At UAB Advancement, we seek out those people whose mission and values align with our university spirit, and we show them how their generosity can make the biggest impact. As we work with units across UAB, we are helping to turn ambitions into accomplishments, ideas into discoveries, and inspiration into action.
Office of the
Vice President
The Office of Advancement, led by Vice President Tom Brannan, stays connected with donors and more than 118,000 graduates to promote and expand gift support.
Development
Our staff form and grow relationships with donors. We identify those who share UAB’s mission and passion, and we show them how we can help each other.
Advancement Services
We gather, organize, manage, and disseminate information to UAB units and their donors. We also facilitate the gift process from start to finish.
Alumni Affairs
The National Alumni Society serves as the hub for thousands of Blazers across the globe. We help connect them to each other and to UAB.
Annual Giving
From direct mail services to crowdfunding, we support UAB units by connecting them with their donors and constituents.
Planned Giving
Through our flexible approaches to estate and charitable planning, we help donors meet their personal and philanthropic goals.
Advancement Careers
Our team is committed to providing a comprehensive and coordinated strategy to recruit, develop and retain exceptional advancement professionals. No matter your place on the Advancement team, we are here to support you.
University Events
We supervise and direct the planning and coordination of special UAB events that engage our support base of donors, alumni, community partners, friends, and students.
Advancement
Communications
Our team crafts stories related to alumni and donors and prepares proposals and impact reports for potential and actual donors. Writing everything from annual campaigns to stewardship reports, we share the impact of all donors.
