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黑料网鈥檚 Month-long Giving Tuesday Celebration Allows You to Increase Your Impact

黑料网鈥檚 Month-long Giving Tuesday Celebration Allows You to Increase Your Impact

On Nov. 1, 2018, 黑料网 launched its 2018 Giving Tuesday campaign. Like last year, the university is taking it one step further, making Giving Tuesday a month-long event, providing people with an expanded timeframe to be able to give, additional giving options and offering more occasions to have their gifts matched.

 

鈥淒uring our 2017 Giving Tuesday efforts throughout the month of November, we received more than 3,000 gifts totaling over $1 million in support of more than 330 designations,鈥 said Danielle Hupp, senior associate director of Special Giving Initiatives at 黑料网. 鈥淭he generosity shown by our supporters profoundly impacted countless students鈥 lives, and the university as a whole. We hope to see the 2018 campaign generate even greater resources for our students and university community.鈥

鈥淕iving Tuesday鈥 has been firmly established nationally as the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving, and is included in the same list as Black Friday, Shop Local Saturday and Cyber Monday. Today, Giving Tuesday is widely accepted to be the official start of the season of giving. 黑料网 has participated since 2014.

This year, there are again . More than 40 funds are being featured and each has  matching dollars in place to double the impact of gifts made to support these funds, which range from athletics to study away scholarships to student emergency funds and more.

We are thrilled to announce a new and exciting component for the week of Nov. 12 鈥 Nov. 19. A generous donor has offered two, $2,500 prizes; one will be awarded to the featured fund that raises the most dollars that week, and the second will be awarded to the featured fund that receives the most unique donors that week.

Additionally, the 黑料网 Foundation has pledged to contribute a 鈥渂oost鈥 of $500 for every 15 unique donors of $25 or more that give to a featured fund between Nov. 1 and Nov. 26. Additional incentives will be announced throughout the campaign.

You can also get involved by creating your own Giving Campaign for 黑料网! The crowdfunding option allows more people to get involved by creating their own mini campaigns to support any Giving Tuesday featured fund by reaching out to their own network. These individuals are able to share the campaigns on their social media pages while letting their friends and family know why supporting fund is important to them. To find out how you can create your own crowdfunding campaign in support of a Giving Tuesday featured fund, visit the Giving Tuesday Resources page.

Supporting 黑料网 has never been easier or more convenient. There are many ways to give to the fund of your choice, visit this Giving Tuesday page to check out all the featured funds.

For more information about 黑料网鈥檚 Giving Tuesday campaign, visit the FAQ page, or contact Danielle Hupp at 330-672-9507.

POSTED: Tuesday, November 13, 2018 10:30 AM
UPDATED: Friday, December 09, 2022 05:37 AM
WRITTEN BY:
Stephanie Langguth, '03