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Participation Boosts

As an incentive, the �Ը������� University Foundation pledges to contribute a “boost” of $500 for every 25 unique donors that give $25 or more to a featured fund, thereby encouraging participation. (Up to $5,000 per fund)

Triple Your Gift Tuesday

On Nov. 3, all gifts to Giving Tuesday Featured Funds are matched by individual donors and then again by volunteer boards. Matches are made up to a $500 gift per donor, and $25,000 total matching funds will be available for ALL donors until the money runs out.

Donor/Dollar Challenge Week

During the week of Nov. 17-24, two featured funds could receive an additional $2,500 toward their goal! The fund with the most unique donors and the fund that raises the most money during the challenge week will each receive a bonus gift – or one fund could win it all.

Giving Tuesday Day Of 

During the 24-hour period from 12:00 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. EST on Dec. 1, 2026 gifts will be matched 1:1 up to $1,000 per individual donor and no more than $100,000 in total for the day.

Endowment Incentive

Any new endowments of $25K or greater that close between Nov. 1 - Dec. 1 @ 11:59 p.m. are eligible for a $1,000 match into the connected spendable fund.

Planned Giving Incentive

Any planned gifts of $25K or greater that close between Nov. 1 - Dec. 1 @ 11:59 p.m. are eligible for a $1,000 match into an existing fund of the donor’s choice.

• We are focusing on cause-based giving and offering you the opportunity to support the causes that matter most to you. When you give through �Ը�������, you’re not just supporting an institution; you’re empowering innovation, enhancing lives, and fostering progress.
• Featured funds fall under one or more of 10 cause categories: Animals & Environment, Arts & Culture, Athletics, Basic Needs, Community, Education, Global Experience, Health & Wellness, Innovation and Workforce.

• The �Ը������� University Foundation will give a $500 “boost” – or monetary reward – to each featured fund for every 25 unique donors. Boosts are awesome, right?

• You are a unique donor for each fund to which you give. Each individual can only count once for each fund. This means that you can give a gift to multiple funds and count as a unique donor in each. Isn’t that great?

• For each fund, we will count the number of unique donors who have given $25 or more.

• Because the accountants told us so...

• For every 25 unique donors who give $25 or more to a fund, the �Ը������� University Foundation will make a $500 contribution to that fund. We will be checking the number of unique donors every day and updating the fund's pages with the boosts as quickly as possible.

• You can likely find it on our . If you’re interested in crowdfunding for the fund you wish to support, we’d love to hear about your philanthropic passion at �Ը������� and get you all the details on how to participate during next year's Giving Tuesday! Email us: annualgiving@kent.edu.

• We just discontinued our carrier pigeon service, but you can still mail gifts to us. We highly recommend only online giving during Giving Tuesday. That way, we can ensure that your gifts are counted for the boosts and other promotions during the month… You know what they say about snail mail, but here is our address if you do need to send a check. *Reminder, our online giving forms are safe and secure.
  
  �Ը������� University Foundation
  350 S. Lincoln Street
  P.O. Box 5190
  Kent, Ohio 44242-0001

• Awesome! Visit our , and search for the fund you wish to support. Your gift will be added to the featured fund's campaign page and included in the Giving Tuesday initiative total. Thank you for support!

• Pledges are great! Thank you for supporting �Ը�������, but we can only count new outright gifts for this initiative.

• Oh no! No worries, we understand. Just contact us, and we can issue a refund! Email gifts@kent.edu or call 330-672-4438.

• You’re the best! We can’t thank you enough for choosing to get involved in Giving Tuesday. Try emailing your friends and family and telling them why you care about �Ը������� and the impact gifts will make. Also, social media is an awesome tool to spread the word. Maybe some people will give you an early holiday gift toward your favorite cause? For questions, contact us at annualgiving@kent.edu.

• We know you love �Ը�������. By you get to show that love to everyone you know. You are the best advocate for our university and your fund, and we are all about equipping you with the tools to share your �Ը������� story with your network.

• That’s OK, we know you did your best! The funds you have raised will go to the area you choose to support. We can’t thank you enough for the work you did on behalf of �Ը�������.

• Thank you for making a page! You can find it by navigating to the campaign you picked and searching for yourself under fundraisers. Or check your email. We sent you an intro email with all the details. It may have gone to your spam folder.

• The world returns to normal (well, our new normal) … but your impact lasts forever.