{"id":55294,"date":"2019-04-24T08:31:14","date_gmt":"2019-04-24T15:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=55294"},"modified":"2019-04-26T13:14:45","modified_gmt":"2019-04-26T20:14:45","slug":"nau-giving-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/nau-giving-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Join NAU in our inaugural Giving Day on May 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NAU is holding\nits inaugural Giving Day on May 1\u2014the anniversary of the day Arizona State\nCollege officially became Northern Arizona University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The campaign is\nan opportunity for Lumberjacks in Flagstaff and throughout the world to celebrate\ntheir university. Students, alumni and family are encouraged to wear their\nLumberjack gear, donate to their favorite NAU area and share their Lumberjack\nlove on social media with #NAUGivingDay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOn NAU\u2019s\ninaugural Giving Day, the Lumberjack family will come together in a 24-hour\ncelebration of the Lumberjack spirit of generosity,\u201d said <strong>Rickey McCurry<\/strong>, vice president of development and alumni engagement.\n\u201cIt takes every one of us to do our part and take action for our university. In\njust one day, we can make an impact for students that will last all year long.\nWe are stronger together!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Donors can\nchoose to donate to the programs most in need of support or pick the program that\nmatters most to them\u2014from scholarships to the Honors College, support for NAU employees\nreturning to school, to travel funds and emergency loans, Native American\nstudent development and more. Explore the available funds at <a href=\"https:\/\/oneday.nau.edu\/\">oneday.nau.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About half of\nall donations to NAU are less than $100, and every dollar helps further NAU\u2019s\nmission. Curious what impact donations from people like you have had at NAU?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Facility Services funds a <a href=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/facility-services-care-committee\/#.XLTFIJNKhsY\">committee<\/a> that plans team-building events, recognizes employees who excel and supports employees during difficult times. <\/li><li>A longtime professor and a supporter of wildlife preservation donated funds to help biology students have a <a href=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/zambia-research-abroad\/\">once-in-a-lifetime educational experience<\/a> on an African preserve. <\/li><li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/santas-sleigh-fund\/#.XLTG-ZNKhsY\">Santa\u2019s Sleigh Fund<\/a> offers a one-time monetary boost to employees in need.<\/li><li>Construction companies donate money and expertise to help construction managers <a href=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/construction-management-program\/#.XLTHr5NKhsY\">prepare for and attend regional competitions<\/a> every year.<\/li><li>Dozens of small-dollar donations help keep <a href=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/hungry-for-more-louies-cupboard\/#.XLTIP5NKhsY\">Louie\u2019s Cupboard stocked<\/a>, which helps feed students who struggle with food instability.<\/li><li>Two alumni donated money to the <a href=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/tipsi\/#.XLTIlpNKhsY\">astronomy department<\/a> to build an infrared camera that captures pictures of asteroids; it is 20-50 times less expensive than regular infrared cameras. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A number of\ndonors have committed to magnifying impact across the university. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/oneday.nau.edu\/\">oneday.nau.edu<\/a> for more information about how to double\nyour gift for your favorite causes at NAU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"search-results-excerpt-link\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/nau-giving-day\/\">NAU is holding its inaugural Giving Day on May 1\u2014the anniversary of the day Arizona State College officially became Northern Arizona University. The campaign is an opportunity for Lumberjacks in Flagstaff and throughout the world to celebrate their university. Students, alumni and family are encouraged to wear their Lumberjack gear, donate to their favorite NAU&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":53542,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-community"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55294"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55294\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}