Giving Day

1,757
Donors
70% of 2,500 Donor goal
$1,719,519
Donated
This campaign ended on October 23, 2024, but you can still make a gift to Lawrence University by clicking here!
About

Giving Day is a special one-day event that rallies the LU community to support their favorite areas of the college. It’s a fantastic chance to unite and celebrate all things Lawrence! Every gift, no matter the size, makes a HUGE difference.

For the 11th Annual Giving Day, every donation will be matched thanks to our Game Changers. Here’s the breakdown:

  • Gifts from the Classes of 2008-2028 will be matched with $500
  • All other gifts will be matched dollar-for-dollar

Thank you for providing more opportunities to current and future Lawrentians!

Updates

🥳 It’s time to celebrate! 🥳

Thanks to your generosity and participation, we raised over $1.7M for our students. Thanks to the 1,757 of you that made a gift, our students can shine bright!

We Give. We Share. They Shine. 

40 days ago by Taylor Lang

📣 Three cheers for our students! 📣

Today on campus our students helped us release $7,500 of Game Changer funds! Not only did they get the chance to participate in Giving Day, but they had fun doing it! Funds were released through on campus games and activities. A HUGE thanks to our students!

41 days ago by Taylor Lang

🎉 We did it! 🎉

We have officially raised over 1 million dollars for our students! This wouldn’t have been possible without all of you! We still have a few hours left to hit our donor goal 2,500 – keep spreading the Giving Day LUv to your Lawrence friends and family.

41 days ago by Taylor Lang

✨ Keep Shining, LU ✨

We’ve hit 50% of our donor goal! Woo Hoo!

We still have a long way to go, and we need your help. Continue to share with family, friends and your LU community that today is Giving Day! With your support today, we’ll be able to make sure our students shine bright! 

41 days ago by Taylor Lang

 🔥 We’re on Fire, LU! 🔥

Thanks to your generosity and participation, both on and off campus, we have unlocked completed our first social media challenge – releasing $5,000 in Game Changer matching funds! Even better – we are almost to 50% of our donor goal!

With 10 hours remaining, we need everyone to do their part. Continue to participate in our social media challenges and spread the word – Today is Giving Day!

41 days ago by Taylor Lang
Matches & Challenges
Gift

Donation Match

$500 per donor up to $300,000

Match Complete!

For Classes between 2008 & 2024

Offered by Game Changers

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Gift

Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $794,609

Match Complete!

Offered by Game Changers

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Gift

Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $48,500

Match Complete!

For Björklunden

Offered by Friends of Björklunden

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Donation Challenge

$1,000 if 1,000 donors give in the next about 1 month

Challenge Complete!

For Alumni donors who gave to Area of Greatest Need

Offered by Matt Murphy & Edward Graham

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Gift

Donation Match

$500 per donor up to $50,000

Match Complete!

For Students

Offered by Game Changers

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Donation Challenge

$100 if 5 donors give in the next about 1 month

Challenge Complete!

For Class of 2000

Offered by Bethany & T.J. Ow

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Gift

Donation Match

$25 per donor up to $75

Match Complete!

For Class of 2000

Offered by Bryn Olsen (Borgh)

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Gift

Donation Match

$20 per donor up to $200

Match Complete!

For Conservatory of Music

Offered by Stephen Rodriguez

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Gift

Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $5,000

Match Complete!

For Class of 1980

Offered by Simon Chu

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Class Leaderboard
ClassDonorsRaised ($)
19668$3,200
199312$4,693
199811$1,525
200327$5,685
201138$4,435
198117$5,760
20260$0
196414$87,050
198232$5,055
196517$5,450
197831$5,250
200116$2,575
201622$536
197414$7,000
199215$4,972
197716$8,100
201922$700
197335$11,853
200033$5,384
200821$1,885
196920$14,675
200218$6,383
199124$5,120
199017$3,605
200625$2,318
199918$4,801
198722$6,900
197115$5,900
199415$1,255
198920$53,490
198323$9,045
198420$2,150
202213$320
202018$365
201723$776
201522$300
196820$20,988
200524$3,705
201327$1,325
199718$1,475
198025$13,706
198811$4,775
200421$1,788
198522$4,760
197024$32,770
200716$1,200
19623$2,500
19635$1,850
19541$500
20250$0
19521$250
19551$0
20280$0
19510$0
19530$0
19582$0
19562$2,600
19570$0
19591$100
19500$0
20270$0
19603$1,700
19616$2,700
202112$370
197229$13,600
201034$2,855
197625$7,000
197526$10,300
200930$3,060
201435$2,155
19868$3,645
199512$3,475
202311$225
201817$350
199614$2,266
201227$1,285
196715$6,475
202414$210
197926$19,150
Donor Affiliations
Book icon6%Students
Gradhat icon65%Alumni
Parent icon11%Parents
Friends icon4%Friends
Suitcase icon7%Faculty/Staff
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Advocates

Game Changers photo
Game Changers
Heart icon matched a total of $794,609
Game Changers photo
Game Changers
Heart icon matched a total of $300,000
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Game Changers
Heart icon matched a total of $50,000
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Friends of Björklunden
Heart icon matched a total of $48,500
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Simon Chu
Heart icon matched a total of $5,000
Community Advocates photo
generated 125 clicks and 18 gifts, totaling $1,570
Mark Green photo
generated 1 gift, totaling $1,350
Matt Murphy photo
Gave $1,000 during a Challenge!
generated 34 clicks and 3 gifts, totaling $305
Brian Bartel photo
generated 43 clicks and 8 gifts, totaling $1,150
Ben Campbell photo
generated 12 clicks and 2 gifts, totaling $1,100