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The Development Fund was established in 1969 and ran through 1974 with a goal of raising 5 million dollars. The campaign was supposed to culminate in 1969 but at that time had only raised about 2 million dollars.

The For Tomorrow Campaign was launched in 1989 with a target of raising $15,000,000 and was to run to 1991.

The Trent University Founding Fund was established in 1962 and ran 1963 to help take care of the monies it would take to build Trent University. Ernest C. Braund, a Peterborough businessman, became the chairman for the committee. Before 1969 the monies raised had started to run out. The target goal was placed at $1.52 million. (Taken from: Cole, A.O.C. "Trent: The Making of a University, 1957-1987." Peterborough: Trent University Communications Department, 1992.) The campaign was staffed by G.A. Brakeley & Co.

The Future Fund (soon to be known as the “Fund for Excellence”) was launched in 1982 and was to run for 5 years with a goal of raising 5 million dollars.

The second decade fund merged with the Development Fund in 1974 and ended in 1980. The aim of the campaign was to raise 3.5 million dollars and the campaign actually raised 4 million.

This is an artificially created fonds relating to successive fundraising campaigns. Fundraising campaigns have existed at Trent as an on-going process. The earliest campaigns, Founding and Development, were succeeded by the Second Decade Fund, the Continuing Advancement Fund, the Fund for Excellence, the For Tomorrow Campaign and the Beyond Our Walls campaign. Also included is the Annual Fund. See file listing for more information.