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Matches, Challenges and Giveaways

Take part in our exciting matches and challenges when you make a gift to your favorite area of campus!

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Past Events

Leaderboard

Most Donors - College/Unit

Make a gift to help your college/unit rise to the top!

Rank	College/Unit	Donors
1	Norse Athletics	210
2	College of Arts and Sciences	117
3	Haile College of Business	71
4	College of Informatics	62
5	Scholarships	50
6	W. Frank Steely Library	48
7	Other	45
8	Student Support	40
9	Chase College of Law	35
10	College of Education	34
11	College of Health and Human Services	23
12	Honors College	21
13	NKU Fund for Excellence	6
14	Student Life	5
15	Mayerson Student Philanthropy Project	4

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Most Donors - Fund

Make a gift to see your favorite fund rise to the top!

Rank	Fund	Donors
1	Women's Volleyball	55
2	Steely Library Excellence Fund	47
3	Haile College of Business Dean's Excellence Fund	41
4	MPA Program	40
5	Men's Volleyball	29
6	College of Arts & Sciences Dean's Fund	25
7	School of Media and Communication	23
8	FUEL NKU	22
9	Baseball	21
10	Softball	20
11	UCAP Retention Scholarship	20
12	NKU Scholarships	19
13	Women's Basketball	18
14	Honors Excellence Fund	16
15	College of Education Scholarship Fund	16

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NKU Foundation Board Donor Challenge

Congratulations to our winners! 1st place: MPA Program, $1,250 2nd place: Steely Library, $900! Thank you to the NKU Foundation Board for sponsoring this challenge!

Rank	Prize	Fund	Donors
1	$1,250	MPA Program	23
2	$900	Steely Library Excellence Fund	22
3		Haile College of Business Dean's Excellence Fund	5
4		Men's Cross Country and Track & Field	5
5		Men's Volleyball	3
6		CAS Study Abroad & Study Away Scholarships	3
7		College of Informatics Scholarship Fund	3
8		School of the Arts (SOTA)	3
9		Women's Volleyball	2
10		Women's Golf	2
11		School of Computing and Analytics	2
12		Men's Swimming	2
13		Student Leadership Academy	1
14		Donnelly Family Endowed Scholarship	1
15		Men's Golf	1

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$3,978

Alumni Board and Councils Donor Challenge

Thanks to our graduates of the last decade and current student donors, an additional $3,978 has been unlocked to support student success! Thank you to the Alumni Board and Councils for supporting this challenge.

75 / 75 Donors

Completed

Match

Chase Courtroom Fund 1:1 Match

Thanks to our generous donors, an additional $15,000 is headed to the Chase Courtroom Fund! Thank you to the Honorable Priscilla O'Donnell (Chase '77) for sponsoring this match.

$3,893 MATCHED

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$1,000

College of Arts and Sciences Donor Challenge

Thanks to our generous donors, an additional $1,000 is headed to the College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Fund! Thank you to Anthony Gigliotti ('94) for sponsoring this challenge.

25 / 40 Donors

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$2,500

College of Education Donor Challenge

Thanks to our generous donors, an additional $2,500 is headed toward scholarships for future educators! Thank you to Justin Hartfiel ('09, '15) for sponsoring this challenge.

34 / 57 Donors

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Match

College of Informatics Scholarships 1:1 Match

Thanks to our generous donors, an additional $5,000 is headed to the College of Informatics Scholarship Fund! Thank you to Dr. Charles Frank for sponsoring this match.

$922 MATCHED

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Match

W. Frank Steely Library 1:1 Match

Thanks to our generous donors, an additional $5,000 is headed toward the Steely Library Excellence Fund! Thank you to Friends of Steely Library member Greg Edwards ('87, '98) for sponsoring this match.

$5,000 MATCHED

Completed

Match

FUEL NKU 1:1 Match

Thanks to our generous donors, an additional $1,500 is headed toward FUEL NKU! Thank you to retired NKU faculty member Dr. Greg Martin and his wife, Paula, for sponsoring this match.

$1,500 MATCHED

Completed

Match

UR-STEM 1:1 Match

Thanks to our generous donors, an additional $5,000 is headed to UR-STEM! Thank you to two anonymous donors for sponsoring this match.

$5,000 MATCHED

Completed

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MPA Gift Basket

Donors who make a gift of any size to the Master of Public Administration Program will be entered to win an MPA gift basket.

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Steely Library Custom Bookmark

All donors who make a gift of $75 or more to the Steely Library will receive a custom-designed laser-cut bookmark, created by a student in the Stego Studio Makerspace!

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Cincinnati Thrills Giveaway

Donate between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. on March 12 to win two tickets to King's Island and two eight-hour ticket vouchers to Perfect North!

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Happy Hour Social Media Giveaway

Share a throwback photo or story of your favorite memory at NKU between 4:00 and 5:00 p.m. on March 12 to win a $50 Barleycorn's Brewhouse Wilder gift certificate, use #NKUFOUNDERSDAY!

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Night Out at NKU Giveaway

Donate between 7:00 and 9:00 p.m. on March 12 to win a gift certificate to Greyhound Tavern and a SOTA box office voucher!

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Presidential Meal Giveaway

Donate between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on March 13 to win breakfast, lunch or dinner with NKU's president, Cady Short-Thompson, Ph.D.!

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Exercise and Eats Giveaway

Donate between 3:00 and 4:48 p.m. on March 13 to win a 3-month pass to the NKU Campus Rec Center and a $25 gift certificate to Dewey's Pizza!

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Take Flight with AAA!

Make a gift of any size, and you could have the chance to win two round-trip Delta Air Lines tickets to anywhere in the continental United States! Thank you to AAA for sponsoring this giveaway.

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Leaderboard

Most Dollars - College/Unit

Make a gift to see your college/unit rise to the top!

Rank	College/Unit	Raised
1	College of Arts and Sciences	$62,914.00
2	Norse Athletics	$39,863.64
3	Chase College of Law	$39,753.00
4	Other	$17,199.00
5	Haile College of Business	$11,644.00
6	College of Informatics	$8,903.00
7	Scholarships	$7,377.00
8	W. Frank Steely Library	$6,832.00
9	Student Support	$4,715.00
10	College of Education	$2,018.00
11	Honors College	$1,992.00
12	College of Health and Human Services	$1,681.00
13	NKU Fund for Excellence	$486.00
14	Student Life	$311.00
15	Mayerson Student Philanthropy Project	$188.00

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Leaderboard

Most Dollars - Fund

Make a gift to see your favorite fund rise to the top!

Rank	Fund	Raised
1	UR-STEM	$50,988.00
2	Men's Volleyball	$8,691.00
3	Baseball	$7,425.00
4	Chase Scholarship Fund	$7,011.00
5	Steely Library Excellence Fund	$6,762.00
6	Women's Volleyball	$6,462.00
7	Student Leadership Academy	$4,758.00
8	Chase Courtroom Fund	$3,893.00
9	College of Informatics Dean's Fund for Excellence	$3,780.00
10	Haile College of Business Dean's Excellence Fund	$3,751.00
11	College of Arts & Sciences Dean's Fund	$3,376.00
12	Women's Basketball	$3,344.00
13	School of Media and Communication	$2,559.00
14	Chase Development Fund	$2,549.00
15	Donnelly Family Endowed Scholarship	$2,545.00

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Leaderboard

NKU Foundation Board Donor Challenge

Congratulations to our winners! 1st place: MPA Program, $1,968 2nd place: Women's Volleyball, $950! Thank you to the NKU Foundation Board for sponsoring this challenge!

Rank	Prize	Fund	Donors
1	$1,968	MPA Program	26
2	$950	Women's Volleyball	19
3		Men's Volleyball	15
4		UCAP Retention Scholarship	3
5		School of Media and Communication	3
6		Men's Cross Country and Track & Field	2
7		Go Norse Fund	2
8		Dr. Justin Hartfiel Endowed Scholarship for Education	2
9		College of Informatics Scholarship Fund	1
10		Baseball	1
11		Women's Soccer	1
12		College of Arts & Sciences Dean's Fund	1
13		Men's Basketball	1
14		Softball	1
15		Honors College Scholarships	1

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Match

Chase Scholarship Fund 1:1 Match

Thanks to our generous donors, an additional $5,000 is headed to the Chase Scholarship Fund! Thank you to Christopher Tapia (Chase '08) and Jennifer Tapia for sponsoring this match.

$5,000 MATCHED

Completed

Match

College of Arts and Sciences Study Abroad & Study Away 1:1 Match

Thanks to our generous donors, an additional $1,000 is headed toward College of Arts and Sciences Study Abroad & Study Away Scholarships! Thank you to an anonymous donor for sponsoring this match.

$1,000 MATCHED

Completed

$2,000

Haile College of Business Donor Challenge

Thanks to our generous donors, an additional $2,000 is headed toward scholarships for Haile College of Business students! Thank you to Kevin Donnelly ('12, '15) for sponsoring this challenge.

71 / 90 Donors

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$5,500

College of Health and Human Services Donor Challenge

Thanks to our generous donors, $5,500 has been unlocked to support the College of Health and Human Services Dean's Excellence Fund! Thanks to the CHHS Advisory board for sponsoring this challenge.

23 / 50 Donors

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$10,000

College of Informatics Donor Challenge

Thanks to our generous donors, $10,000 has been unlocked to support College of Informatics students. Thanks to Mark and Marie Yeager for supporting this match!

62 / 80 Donors

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$25,000

NKU Athletics Donor Challenge

Thanks to our generous donors, an additional $25,000 will be supporting NKU student-athletes! Thank you to Tom Munninghoff for supporting this challenge.

100 / 100 Donors

Completed

Match

Mayerson Student Philanthropy 1:1 Match

Thanks to our generous donors, an additional $2,500 is headed to the Mayerson Student Philanthropy project! Thank you to the Horizon Community Funds for sponsoring this match.

$188 MATCHED

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Faculty/Staff Parking Pass Giveaway

Faculty and Staff who set up a new monthly recurring gift of $5 or more or increase an existing recurring gift by $5 or more will be entered to win a 2025-26 parking pass. Visit wegive.nku.edu to set up a recurring payroll deduction!

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Steely Library Custom Bookplate

All donors who make a gift of $30 or more to the Steely Library will have a bookplate listing in their name placed in a book in the Steely Library collections to acknowledge their generous support.

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Future Norse Giveaway

Donate between 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. on March 12 to win four tickets to the Cincinnati Zoo, $50 to Skyline Chili Highland Heights and a custom kid's NKU spirit backpack!

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Experience Greater Cincinnati Giveaway

Donate between 12:00 and 2:00 p.m. on March 12 to win two tickets to the American Sign Museum, eight passes to the Cincinnati Observatory, four Cincinnati Music Hall tour passes and a one-night stay at Weller Haus Bed, Breakfast and Event Center.

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Family Night in Crestview Hills Giveaway

Donate between 5:00 and 7:00 p.m. on March 12 to win a $100 gift certificate to Asiana and an experience at Color Me Mine in Crestview Hills!

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Northern Kentucky Beer Trail Giveaway

Donate between 9:00 and 11:00 p.m. on March 12 to win gift certificates to Skyline Tavern, Barleycorn's Brewhouse, Longnecks in northern Kentucky and a Stanley cooler!

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Victor Experience Social Media Giveaway

Share a photo of you or your NKU family between 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. on March 13 to win four tickets to a future NKU basketball game, photos with Victor and an NKU swag basket, use #NKUFOUNDERSDAY!

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Choose Your Favorite T-shirt Design!

Are you in your Victor Era or Norsing Up? Let us know when you make a gift of $68 or more - choose between two custom-designed T-shirt designs and show off your NKU spirit!

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