(03-14-2017 03:45 PM)Top Dawg Wrote:  Interesting that there is a separate option for the CoB learning complex but not one for the new convo replacement. Wonder why they don't have the convo as an option.

They select a few funds to feature each year, there was a wider selection this year than last. Would have been good to have a Convo one though! Also I know there's been some confusion over the two CoB Funds (the fund and the building) and College of Arts & Letters Fund/Legacy Fund....might need to straighten that out next year, but hey, people are giving and that's a good thing!

I think it's safe to say we will crush last year's $ amount total. I'm cautiously optimistic that we'll find 4,000 individual donations.

(03-14-2017 04:00 PM)Potomac Wrote:  I think it's safe to say we will crush last year's $ amount total. I'm cautiously optimistic that we'll find 4,000 individual donations.

Considering we jumped as much as we have during the day, I would assume we'll raise those numbers in the evening for those who can't access during the day

Only about $20k shy of last year!

I am a townie and happily made a small donation. Is the giving % still hovering at 7% for alums?

Done... use it wisely college of behavioral science !

Done. Go Dukes (and ISAT-IA!)

Over $430K. Awesome.

Inching up toward a cool half-mil...$489k! I think last year's total was something like $338k...amazing

Last year was $338,964 raised and 2,840 gifts.

Growth of any kind in fundraising is great. Today was a huge success even if the school falls short of the stated goal of 4K gifts. It proves they've got a good thing going and last year's success wasn't a flash in the pan and couldn't be attributed to a new/unique idea.

Big day for the Dukes! Keep growing every year!

Over 4000 gave. $547,000.00. Awesome.

610k and 4348 total gifts as of midnight.

(03-14-2017 03:56 PM)JMUTrippster Wrote:  

(03-14-2017 03:45 PM)Top Dawg Wrote:  Interesting that there is a separate option for the CoB learning complex but not one for the new convo replacement. Wonder why they don't have the convo as an option.

They select a few funds to feature each year, there was a wider selection this year than last. Would have been good to have a Convo one though! Also I know there's been some confusion over the two CoB Funds (the fund and the building) and College of Arts & Letters Fund/Legacy Fund....might need to straighten that out next year, but hey, people are giving and that's a good thing!

I was wondering that same thing myself. Might've proved useful since 36% of the donations this year were earmarked for Duke Club.

2016:
$338,964
2,840 gifts

2017:
$610,879
4,349 gifts

Year to Year:
+$271,915 (+80.2%)
+1,509 gifts (+53.1%)

Avg/gift
2016: $119.35
2017: $140.46 (+17.7%)

Nothing short of amazing increases from one year to the next across the board. Way to show up JMU Nation.

That is unbelievable. It goes to show what the JMU community will do when we all work towards a goal.
Next year let's shoot for $1M!

Awesome job JMU nation and thanks to those of you on here that supported Giving Day! Can only hope we can keep building on it!

In 24 hours, we just covered the 22 additional scholarships for an FBS move. Easy Peazy Japanezy.

(03-15-2017 09:10 AM)olddawg Wrote:  In 24 hours, we just covered the 22 additional scholarships for an FBS move. Easy Peazy Japanezy.

The DC received $224k. Nowhere close to equaling 22 football scholarships and an additional 22 women's scholarships to remain title ix complaint (while that series of regulations still exist of course).

Don't you two go derailing and ruining a nice thing

great stuff - and we have to give Alger and his team a lot of credit for this