The University of California, Riverside, welcomed Matt Durkan as their new Senior Director of Gift Planning within the Office of Development Principal and Gift Planning team. Matt brings over 20 years of accomplished fundraising experience to UCR, including senior development roles at UCLA, California State University, San Bernardino, College of the Desert, and the Betty Ford Center.
Throughout his career, Matt has secured significant philanthropic support, including a multi-million dollar endowment for the UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity and a transformative $50 million naming gift for the UCLA Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health. At CSUSB, he worked to secure $79 million in state funding for the new Student Center Building at the Palm Desert Campus. Matt is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals of California and has been a resident of the Coachella Valley since 2014.
