Name: I Heart UD Giving Day - May 14
Start: 2025-05-08T12:00:00-0400
End: 2025-05-16T16:59:00-0400
Location: I Heart UD Giving Day

Challenges & Matches

Generous donors help magnify the impact of gifts made on I Heart UD Giving Day. Challenges are set up to reward donor participation. Matches are set up to double the impact of dollars contributed.

Challenge & Match Policies

Only gifts made to projects featured on this platform unlock challenges and matches.
Gifts made to other UD allocations through other channels (online giving form, phone, check, IRA, DAF, stock, etc.) will count towards overall fundraising totals but are not eligible for challenges or matches.
Making gifts on behalf of other donors or creating multiple/fake identities to inflate donor participation during hourly challenges will result in the project's suspension from hourly challenges during I Heart UD Giving Day.

Upcoming Events

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7:00 AM Donor Challenge (May 14)

Who will kick off I Heart UD Giving Day and win our first hourly challenge? The fundraising project with the most donors between 7:00 AM and 8:00 AM (EDT) on May 14 will be awarded $500; second place $250.

Department (208)

$1,000

8:00 AM POWER HOUR Bonus (May 14)

The first 10 donors who give $100 or more to any project will unlock a $100 bonus for that project.

10 Donor Goal

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10:00 AM Donor Challenge (May 14)

The fundraising project with the most donors between 10:00 AM and 11:00 AM (EDT) on May 14 will be awarded $1,000; second place $250.

Department (208)

$1,000

11:00 AM POWER HOUR Bonus (May 14)

The first 10 donors who give $100 or more to any project will unlock a $100 bonus for that project.

10 Donor Goal

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1:00 PM Donor Challenge (May 14)

The fundraising project with the most donors between 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM (EDT) on May 14 will be awarded $1,000; second place $250.

Department (208)

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3:00 PM Donor Challenge (May 14)

The fundraising project with the most donors between 3:00 PM and 4:00 PM (EDT) on May 14 will be awarded $500; second place $250.

Department (208)

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5:00 PM Donor Challenge (May 14)

The fundraising project with the most donors between 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM (EDT) on May 14 will be awarded $500; second place $250.

Department (208)

$1,000

6:00 PM POWER HOUR Bonus (May 14)

The first 10 donors who give $100 or more to any project will unlock a $100 bonus for that project.

10 Donor Goal

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8:00 PM POWER HOUR Donor Challenge (May 14)

It's the final power hour! The fundraising project with the most donors between 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM (EDT) on May 14 will be awarded $3,000; second place $750.

Department (208)

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9:00 PM Donor Challenge (May 14)

The fundraising project with the most donors between 9:00 PM and 10:00 PM (EDT) on May 14 will be awarded $1,000; second place $250.

Department (208)

$1,000

All Together Fund Donor Challenge

Thanks to a generous Student Life employee, 20 donors to the All Together Fund will unlock a $1,000 bonus.

20 Donor Goal

$2,000

Communication Sciences & Disorders Donor Challenge

Thanks to the Delaware Stuttering Project, every 15 donors to the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders project will unlock a $2,000 bonus (total $4,000 awarded).

15 Donor Goal

Match

Dr. Roland Roth Ecology Woods Fund Match #2

Thanks to the generosity of Gary Curl, ANR74, and Carol Jones-Curl, the second $5,000 in donor contributions to the Dr. Roland Roth Ecology Woods Fund will be matched 1:1.

$100

Hispanic Latino Graduate Student Association Donor Challenge

Thanks to the generosity of Graduate College Dean Lou Rossi, every 10 donors to the Hispanic Latino Graduate Student Association project will unlock a $100 bonus (total $400 awarded).

10 Donor Goal

Match

National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) Match

Thanks to the generosity of Charles, ANR70, and Patricia Genuardi, every gift to the National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) project will be matched 1:1, up to $5,000.

$500

OLLI Kent/Sussex Donor Challenge

Thanks to several generous OLLI Kent/Sussex volunteers and OLLI leadership, every 20 donors to the OLLI Kent/Sussex project will unlock a $500 bonus (total $2,500 awarded). NEW: An extra $250 will be unlocked with an additional 10 donors.

20 Donor Goal

$2,500

Parents Fund Donor Challenge

Thanks to a generous Blue Hen Family, every 10 donors to the Parents Fund unlocks a $2,500 bonus (total $10,000 awarded).

10 Donor Goal

Match

RISE Match

Thanks to the RISE Advisory Council, gifts to the RISE project will be matched 1:1, up to $3,250.

Match

Scott Stevens ELI Student Support Fund Match

Thanks to the generosity of Donna Fontana, BE85, every gift to the Scott Stevens ELI Student Support Fund will be matched 1:1, up to $10,000.

$2,000

UD Chorale Donor Challenge

Thanks to the generosity of Rich and Claudia Fischer, when 50 donors give $100 or more to the UD Chorale project, a $2,000 bonus will be unlocked.

50 Donor Goal

$500

Athletic Director's Donor Challenge

Thanks to the generosity of Jordan Skolnick, interim director of Delaware Athletics, Community & Campus Recreation, the first 750 donors to the Athletics & Club Sports projects will unlock $500 to the Blue & Gold Fund; an additional $500 will be unlocked when a total of 1,500 donors is reached.

750 Donor Goal

$1,000

Delaware Baseball Donor Challenge

Thanks to Titus Human Performance, 35 donors to the Delaware Baseball project will unlock a $1,000 bonus.

35 Donor Goal

$5,000

Delaware Football Donor Challenge

Thanks to a generous Blue Hen family, every 50 donors to the Delaware Football project will unlock a $5,000 bonus to the Football Excellence Fund (total $10,000 awarded).

50 Donor Goal

$1,000

Delaware Rowing Donor Challenge

Thanks to Pennoni, 45 donors to the Delaware Rowing project will unlock a $1,000 bonus.

45 Donor Goal

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UD Faculty & Staff Participation Challenge

The top three fundraising projects with the greatest number of UD faculty and staff donors will be awarded additional funds. 1st Place: $300; 2nd Place: $200; 3rd Place: $100

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8:00 AM POWER HOUR Donor Challenge (May 14)

Our first power hour of the day! The fundraising project with the most donors between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM (EDT) on May 14 will be awarded $3,000; second place $750.

Department (208)

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9:00 AM Donor Challenge (May 14)

The fundraising project with the most donors between 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM (EDT) on May 14 will be awarded $1,000; second place $250.

Department (208)

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11:00 AM POWER HOUR Donor Challenge (May 14)

Our second power hour of the day! The fundraising project with the most donors between 11:00 AM and 12:00 PM (EDT) on May 14 will be awarded $3,000; second place $1,000.

Department (208)

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12:00 PM Donor Challenge (May 14)

The fundraising project with the most donors between Noon and 1:00 PM (EDT) on May 14 will be awarded $1,000; second place $250.

Department (208)

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2:00 PM Donor Challenge (May 14)

The fundraising project with the most donors between 2:00 PM and 3:00 PM (EDT) on May 14 will be awarded $1,500; second place $500.

Department (208)

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4:00 PM Donor Challenge (May 14)

The fundraising project with the most donors between 4:00 PM and 5:00 PM (EDT) on May 14 will be awarded $1,000; second place $250.

Department (208)

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6:00 PM POWER HOUR Donor Challenge (May 14)

Our third power hour of the day! The fundraising project with the most donors between 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM (EDT) on May 14 will be awarded $3,000; second place $750.

Department (208)

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7:00 PM Donor Challenge (May 14)

The fundraising project with the most donors between 7:00 PM and 8:00 PM (EDT) on May 14 will be awarded $1,000; second place $250.

Department (208)

$1,000

8:00 PM POWER HOUR Bonus (May 14)

The first 10 donors who give $100 or more to any project will unlock a $100 bonus for that project.

10 Donor Goal

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10:00 PM Donor Challenge (May 14)

This is the final hourly challenge of the day! The fundraising project with the most donors between 10:00 PM and 11:00 PM (EDT) on May 14 will be awarded $500; second place $250.

Department (208)

$100

Black Graduate Student Association Donor Challenge

Thanks to the generosity of Graduate College Dean Lou Rossi, every 10 donors to the Black Graduate Student Association project will unlock a $100 bonus (total $400 awarded).

10 Donor Goal

Match

Dr. Roland Roth Ecology Woods Fund Match #1

Thanks to the generosity of the Roth Family, the first $5,000 in donor contributions to the Dr. Roland Roth Ecology Woods Fund will be matched 1:1.

$1,000

Engineers Without Borders (EWB-UD) Donor Challenge

Thanks to the generosity of Anna Ogunnaike, AS15, 30 donors to the Engineers Without Borders (EWB-UD) project will unlock a $1,000 bonus.

30 Donor Goal

$100

Materials Research Society Donor Challenge

Thanks to the generosity of Graduate College Dean Lou Rossi, every 10 donors to the Materials Research Society project will unlock a $100 bonus (total $400 awarded).

10 Donor Goal

$100

NOBCChE Donor Challenge

Thanks to the generosity of Graduate College Dean Lou Rossi, every 10 donors to the NOBCChE at UD project will unlock a $100 bonus (total $400 awarded).

10 Donor Goal

Match

OLLI Wilmington Match

Thanks to several generous OLLI Wilmington volunteers and OLLI leadership, every gift of $100 or more to the OLLI Wilmington project will be matched 1:1, up to $15,000.

$2,500

Refugee & Displaced Student Fund Donor Challenge

Thanks to the generosity of Steve and Carmella Asnis, every 15 donors to the Refugee & Displaced Student Fund will unlock a $2,500 bonus (total $10,000 awarded).

15 Donor Goal

$100

Robotics Graduate Student Organization Donor Challenge

Thanks to the generosity of Graduate College Dean Lou Rossi, every 10 donors to the Robotics Graduate Student Organization project will unlock a $100 bonus (total $400 awarded).

10 Donor Goal

Match

UDAA Blue Hen Statue Match

Thanks to the generosity of several UDAA presidents, every gift to the Blue Hen Statue project will be matched 1:1, up to $13,000.

$1,000

Women in Electrical & Computer Engineering (WECE) Donor Challenge

Thanks to the generosity of Karen Bloch, AS85, 30 donors to the Women in Electrical & Computer Engineering project will unlock a $1,000 bonus.

30 Donor Goal

Event

Athletics Coaches’ Donor Challenges

Various UD Athletics coaches will provide a bonus gift when their team's project reaches a specific donor goal.

$500