Don't miss the chance to multiply your impact, thanks to gift matching opportunities from some of our most generous donors.
Past Events
2
Match
$7,500 Match for Psychology Student Research and Travel provided by Foundry10
Thank you for supporting our psychology students! With your help, we've raised $15,000 more for them to engage in travel and research!
Completed
2
Match
Early Bird Challenge!
Thank you! Your generosity has unlocked an additional $5,000 match before most people even got up for the day!
Completed
2
Match
New Grad Match Opportunity!
Thank you new Vikings! You've raised an additional $3,000 in support for current WWU students and programs!
Completed
$750
3,000th Donor Challenge!
Thank you, Viking supporters! More than 3,000 of you have made gifts for Give Day, which is the most participation we've ever had in a Give Day!
Completed
$750
2,000th Donor Challenge!
Thank you! The 2,000th donor has unlocked an additional $750 for men's rowing!
Completed
Success!
50-state Challenge!
Thank you, Vikings near and far, for helping unlock an additional $5,000 of support for WWU students!
Completed
Leaderboard
Lunchtime Crunchtime
Thanks, Vikings! You've unlocked an additional $5,000 in support for students on your lunch break.
Rank
Prize
Lunchtime Crunchtime Challenge!
Donors
1
$2,500
Cross Country & Track and Field
95
2
$2,500
Men's Rowing
36
3
Women's Ultimate
13
4
Computer Science
9
5
Marketing Program
9
6
Men's Ultimate Team
9
7
Ice Hockey
8
8
Economics
7
9
Accounting Department
7
10
WWU Viking Volleyball 2023
7
11
Men's Soccer
6
12
Wrestling
6
13
Psychology
5
14
Linguistics
5
15
WISE Scholarship
4
Ended
Event
Western Parents and Families Match
Thank you! You've completed the Western Parents and Families match, earning an additional $11,000 to support our students!
Ended
Event
Give Day Ambassador Challenge
The Top 5 WWU Give Day Ambassadors this year will receive $1,000 each to allocate to their Give Day area of choice after Give Day concludes! Sign up and share for your shot at making a $1,000 impact today!
Ended
2
Match
Double your impact for the Merle Prim Scholarship for Diversity and Inclusion!
Fantastic! You helped raise an additional $10,000 for the Merle Prim Scholarship for Diversity and Inclusion! Thank you so much!
Completed
2
Match
The Number One Vikings Match!
Thank you, Vikings! You who made the first $1,000 in gifts earned an ADDITIONAL $1,000 through a generous match!
$1,000 MATCHED
Completed
$3,000
WWU Retirement Association Scholarship Challenge
Thank you, Vikings! You've met this challenge and helped unlock $3,000 in scholarship money for current Western students!
$3,000 / $3,000 Raised
Completed
$2,000
Night Owl Challenge
Thank you! Your gifts helped raise an additional $2,000 for Kaiser Borsari Hall!
Completed
$5,000
Last Call!
Thank you! You've unlocked an additional $5,000 as a matching gift!
Completed
Leaderboard
College of Humanities and Social Sciences Donor Challenge!
The department, project or program in CHSS that receives the highest number of unique donors will receive an extra $1,000! Final results available after we process all Give Day gifts. Inflating donor count using fake donor names may disqualify a project, department, or program.
Rank
Prize
CHSS Donor Challenge!
Donors
1
$1,000
Linguistics
52
2
Psychology
44
3
Behavioral Neuroscience
24
4
Sociology
20
5
History Department
20
6
Anthropology
20
7
Modern and Classical Languages
18
8
English Department
16
9
Journalism
14
10
Health and Human Development
14
11
Political Science
10
12
Communication Sciences and Disorders
9
13
Communication Studies
8
14
Department of Philosophy
4
15
Global Humanities and Religions
2
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Event
Want to create your own match or challenge?
Want to make your own match or challenge? Email giving@wwu.edu and we'll set it up for you!
Statistically, matches generate an 18-28% increase in dollars and donors, so your gift could have 18-28% more impact!
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Event
Heritage Bank Sponsorship
Many thanks to our friends at Heritage Bank for providing a generous sponsorship in support of Give Day!
Ended
Event
The Final Four Match
Thank you! The final four gifts given on Give Day each received an additional $500 match.