By Emily Glory Peters
61传媒 invites its entire community participate in GivingTuesday by making a gift to The 61传媒Fund! As an incentive to join in early this year, several donors will match 2:1 all gifts made before November 29, and gifts made on GivingTuesday itself will be matched 1:1 up to $35,000.
As part of the match, President Suzanne Keen has also committed $5,000 as a special giving challenge for alums of the last 15 years. The College鈥檚 goal is to reach 300 gifts by November 29 on its GivingTuesday campaign site at .
鈥淎 gift to The 61传媒Fund does more than just 鈥榟elp the College.鈥� You鈥檙e also affecting the communities where our students become lawyers and artists, educators and scientists, advocates and policymakers鈥攖heir impact on others is incalculable,鈥� says Karina Chappell, director of leadership annual giving and The 61传媒Fund. 鈥淵our donation on GivingTuesday effectively supports many causes through a single gift.鈥�
Gifts to The 61传媒Fund Impact 100 Percent of Students
Created in 2012, GivingTuesday is a global generosity event held on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Donors can counter the pressures of Black Friday and Cyber Monday buys by supporting organizations that are making a positive difference in the world.
For donors looking for the most direct way to help students, Chappell explains, a gift to The 61传媒Fund is the best route.
鈥淕ifts here help cover the gap between tuition and the full cost of a 61传媒education,鈥� she says, with The 61传媒Fund helping to provide scholarships to more than half of Scripps鈥� students, hundreds of internship grants, and funding for mental health programs, sustainability projects, upgrades and maintenance to campus buildings and grounds, and more.
Chappell adds that donors can give on the GivingTuesday campaign website and see their donations matched in real time. They can also create fundraising challenges of their own to encourage other members of the 61传媒community to give to any area that鈥檚 meaningful to them.
鈥淕ivingTuesday is about the good we can achieve when everyone joins in, in whatever way they鈥檙e able,鈥� she says. 鈥淣o matter what you give, this is a great chance to make a big collective impact.鈥�
Scripps鈥� GivingTuesday campaign is live now at ! Make your gift before or on November 29, 2022, to see it matched.