When you give through Kent State, you start a ripple effect that empowers innovation, improves lives and fosters progress.
This Giving Tuesday season, you can start a ripple effect that drives change far beyond Kent State. This monthlong celebration of giving offers you the opportunity to invest in the future by giving through Kent State to the cause closest to your heart.
Starting Nov. 1 and continuing through Giving Tuesday (Dec. 3), Kent State’s most generous annual tradition offers nearly 60 options to give with a purpose to causes ranging from animals and the environment to basic needs support.
Your generosity will spark breakthroughs in curing diseases, advancing sustainable technologies and enriching our vibrant arts community. It will also invest in scholarships and resources that shape a diverse, skilled workforce ready to make a meaningful difference in the world.
Maximize Your Impact
Matching Gifts
From Nov. 1 through Dec. 3, each featured fund has a matching gift available, so you can double your gift’s impact (while matching funds last).
Participation Boosts
Throughout the month, 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. 12, 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. 19-26, 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
This all culminates in the international day of giving on Dec. 3. 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. 3, 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.
Kent State has gained national recognition for this innovative initiative and the ways in which the university community rallies together to support students when they need it the most. During Giving Tuesday, the Kent State community shows that what sets us apart is how we come together.
More information on all the Giving Tuesday featured funds can be found at www.kent.edu/givingtuesday.