{"id":71988,"date":"2024-04-10T09:48:11","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T16:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=71988"},"modified":"2024-04-10T14:28:41","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T21:28:41","slug":"giving-day-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/giving-day-roundup\/","title":{"rendered":"NAU Giving Day sets a record, raising $791k"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Another year, another fundraising record broken on NAU Giving Day!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The sixth annual event, held virtually and in person Wednesday, April 3, raised a whopping $791,688\u2014a 28% increase over last year\u2019s Giving Day, itself a record-breaking event. The extended Lumberjack community of alumni, families, faculty, staff, students and community supporters banded together to support hundreds of individual funds, fueling scholarships for students in need, high-impact research projects, emergency funds, student groups and more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Of the money raised during the joyful, one-day giving event, $521,211 came from challenges set by various departments, initiatives and clubs across NAU\u2019s campuses.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Donors weren\u2019t the only ones who rose to the challenge. Students, too, found creative ways to get in the spirit of Giving Day. NAU Esports organized a 24-hour livestream on April 3, entertaining the university community from morning until night and inspiring a slew of donations to the club. And a record 200-plus Jacks turned out for Student Organization Service Day, an annual campus clean-up event held concurrently with Giving Day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NAU Giving Day 2024 - THANK YOU!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q-dHJIGhfcM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Giving Day by the numbers<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Total raised: $791,688.58<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Total Axe of Kindness: 2,027<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Challenges unlocked: 26 (100%)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Statewide Giving Day events: 20 <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Giving Day volunteers: 400<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Impact funds by the numbers<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Essential Needs Impact Fund: 112 gifts; $10,118\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Student Health and Wellness Impact Fund: 44 gifts; $3,619 raised\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Access to Education Impact Fund: 39 gifts; $3,369 raised<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sustainability Impact Fund: 19 gifts; $1,560 raised<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lumberjack Student Experience Impact Fund: 15 gifts; $4,195 raised<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vibrant Communities Impact Fund: 11 gifts; $845 raised<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you missed Giving Day, it\u2019s not too late to donate! Visit the\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foundationnau.org\/s\/1898\/custom19\/home.aspx?sid=1898&amp;gid=2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">NAU Foundation<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fpage and explore the available funds. Plus, you can soak up the day\u2019s joyful, celebratory vibes by checking out <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/naualumni\/albums\/72177720315978575\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">photos from the event<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and browsing Giving Day\u202fposts on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/naugivingday\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NAUGivingDay?src=hashtag_click\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">X<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C5T0M6_PGm-\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C5T0M6_PGm-\/ noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-71996 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wordpresst\/uploads\/sites\/153\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-10-4-1024x503.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-10-4-1024x503.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-10-4-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-10-4-768x377.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-10-4-1536x754.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-10-4.jpg 1898w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C5UisCVJeej\/?img_index=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-71997 aligncenter\" 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src=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wordpresst\/uploads\/sites\/153\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-10-3-1024x663.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-10-3-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-10-3-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-10-3-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-10-3-1536x994.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-10-3.jpg 1904w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C5T7ts9SOUC\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-71998 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wordpresst\/uploads\/sites\/153\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-10-1024x498.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-10-1024x498.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-10-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-10-768x374.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-10-1536x748.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-10.jpg 1894w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C5Tms9axY35\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-71994 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wordpresst\/uploads\/sites\/153\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-10-2-1024x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-10-2-1024x500.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-10-2-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-10-2-768x375.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-10-2-1536x750.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-10-2.jpg 1904w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-56007\" src=\"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wordpresst\/uploads\/sites\/153\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/NAU_primary-281_3514.png\" alt=\"Northern Arizona University Logo\" width=\"134\" height=\"95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2019\/06\/NAU_primary-281_3514.png 905w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2019\/06\/NAU_primary-281_3514-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2019\/06\/NAU_primary-281_3514-768x546.png 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/402\/2019\/06\/NAU_primary-281_3514-600x426.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 134px) 100vw, 134px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br \/>\nJill Kimball | NAU Communications<br \/>\n(928) 523-2282 | <a href=\"mailto:jill.kimball@nau.edu\">jill.kimball@nau.edu<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"search-results-excerpt-link\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/giving-day-roundup\/\">Another year, another fundraising record broken on NAU Giving Day! The sixth annual event, held virtually and in person Wednesday, April 3, raised a whopping $791,688\u2014a 28% increase over last year\u2019s Giving Day, itself a record-breaking event. The extended Lumberjack community of alumni, families, faculty, staff, students and community supporters banded together to support hundreds&hellip;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":95,"featured_media":72006,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71988","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\/71988","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\/95"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71988"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71988\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}