Giving Day 2017 Big Success for BSOS

Thank you for supporting the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences on Giving Day, March 8! This annual 24-hour fundraising challenge features friendly competition between campus units for hourly prizes and challenge funds, and BSOS was the biggest winner of the day.

Together, we raised $83,602, the most funds of any academic unit on campus. We were #1 in total number of gifts, with 611.

We won four hourly challenges: Most School College Gifts (10-11 a.m.), Most Alumni Gifts (2-3 p.m.), Most Faculty and Staff Gifts #2 (4-5 p.m.) and Most Alumni Gifts (7-8 p.m.).

We were #4 in the Beat Our Best challenge, with a 234% increase in gifts made from the previous Giving Day.

When we received the 150th gift, BSOS donors unlocked $10,000 in challenge funds that were generously provided by Robert Satterfield, ECON ‘95.

The generosity of our donors and supporters allows us to support students, faculty and programs in ways that wouldn’t otherwise be possible: paying for an undergraduate’s registration to a national conference; funding state-of-the-art laboratory equipment; helping our departments and centers to bring internationally renowned speakers to campus; off-setting travel expenses for students and faculty doing fieldwork around the world; and much more.

Thank you for your support! We look forward to Giving Day 2018.

Published on Tue, Mar 28, 2017 - 2:34PM