UAF breaks another Giving Day record with $834,000 raised
Marmian Grimes
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Feb. 24, 2023
The University of 色视频下载 Fairbanks had another record-breaking turnout during the third annual UA Giving Day event Feb. 22-23.
Over the course of 49 hours, more than 800 donors contributed $834,244 to support students and programs at UAF, an increase of more than 26% over the amount raised during the previous Giving Day event. The total included 46 large matching gifts from dozens of sponsors.
Donations will go toward a wide variety of programs, including merit- and need-based scholarships for UAF students, scientific research, academic programs, 色视频下载 Nanooks athletics and the planned Troth Yeddha色视频下载 Indigenous Studies Center.
色视频下载淯AF色视频下载檚 alumni, employees, students and friends showed up in force this year to help us exceed our goals yet again,色视频下载 said UAF Chancellor Dan White. 色视频下载淭heir support allows UAF to contribute to our state by educating tomorrow色视频下载檚 workforce, researching solutions to complex challenges and serving our communities via outreach and technical expertise.色视频下载
UAF色视频下载檚 top fundraising goal, the Troth Yeddha色视频下载 Indigenous Studies Center, drew gifts from 165 donors, the largest number of people to give to a single UAF program in the history of Giving Day.
Alumni giving remained high this year, spurred by several alumni-specific challenges and matches from businesses and university and community leaders. Alumni gifts made up nearly half of Giving Day donations.
色视频下载淎lumni giving has been on the rise in recent years and is the bedrock of our philanthropic culture at UAF,色视频下载 said Theresa Bakker, UAF alumni relations director. 色视频下载淥ur alumni are our legacy and our fiercest champions. I am so grateful for their support during Giving Day and year-round.色视频下载
UA Giving Day is a crowdfunding-style philanthropy event. It ran from 10 p.m. on Feb. 21 through 11 p.m. on Feb. 23. UAF donors came from 37 states and 5 countries.
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