Every gift tells a story. Now is your chance to tell yours.
At Kent State, your generosity fuels the causes closest to your heart. From scholarships that open doors for first-generation students, to the arts that enrich our communities, to health initiatives and sustainability efforts that shape our future, your giving makes a real difference. This Giving Tuesday season,your gift goes even further with special giving incentives throughout the month.
Starting Nov. 1 and continuing through Giving Tuesday (Dec. 2), Kent State’s most generous annual tradition offers more than 50 options to give to the cause that speaks to you - from basic needs to innovation and everything in between.
Maximize Your Impact
- Matching Gifts - From Nov. 1 through Dec. 2, each featured fund has a matching gift available, so you can double your gift’s impact (while matching funds last).
- Participation Boosts - From Nov. 1 through Dec. 1, for every 25 unique donors who give $25 or more to a Giving Tuesday featured fund, that fund will earn a $500 participation boost. There is a total of $5,000 in matching funds available for each featured fund until the money runs out.
- Triple Your Gift Tuesday - Starting at 12:01 a.m. EST on Nov. 4, all gifts to featured funds are matched by the fund’s individual matching donor and then again by the Kent State University volunteer boards. Matches are made – dollar-for-dollar – up to a $500 gift per donor. On this day, $25,000 in volunteer board funds will be available in total (until the money runs out). Members of Kent State’s Board of Trustees, Foundation Board, Alumni Board and President’s Cabinet have generously pledged their private support for this incentive.
- Donor/Dollar Challenge Week - From Nov. 18-25, your favorite featured fund could receive an extra $2,500 if it has the most unique donors or the most dollars raised during this week. You are considered a unique donor for this incentive by making a gift during the challenge week, even if you have previously made a gift to the featured fund before the week starts.
- Day of Giving Tuesday - The monthlong campaign culminates in the international day of giving, which falls on Dec. 2 this year. On this special day, the Kent State University Foundation sets aside $100,000 to match donors – dollar-for-dollar – on gifts up to $1,000 made to any Kent State University Foundation fund (while matching funds last). This starts at 12:01 a.m. EST on Dec. 2, so don’t forget to set your alarm!
Throughout the campaign, alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends are encouraged to create your own individual peer-to-peer fundraising page for the fund of your choice. Crowdfunding is an important part of this proud tradition.
This Giving Tuesday season, give because our communities grow stronger when Flashes give back.
More information on all the Giving Tuesday featured funds can be found at www.kent.edu/givingtuesday.