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Events

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Past Events

$1,883
Since 1883
THANK YOU - GIFT UNLOCKED! In honor of USF’s founding year of 1883, Marissa ’06 and Garrett Weinreis are challenging 40 donors to make a gift between 7-10pm to unlock their gift of $1,883 for Academic Scholarships!
40 / 40 Donors
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2
Match
Grow Your Gift
THANK YOU - MATCH COMPLETE! In honor of USF faculty, staff and administration, Paula Newport O'Neill-Weedon '64 and Ren Weedon will match each $250 donation to the USF Fund up to a total of $2,500.
$2,500 MATCHED
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$10,000
Amplify your Impact
THANK YOU - CHALLENGE COMPLETE! A friend of the University is challenging 200 donors to give $50 or more to unlock their gift of $10,000 to Academic Scholarships!
200 / 200 Donors
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$1,000
Every Donor Counts STRETCH GOAL
THANK YOU - CHALLENGE COMPLETE! President Brett Bradfield and First Lady Jane are challenging 20 more donors to make a gift to unlock $1,000 for the USF Fund. Help us reach our goal of 300 donors!
300 / 300 Donors
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$2,000
Faculty & Staff Donor Challenge
THANK YOU - GIFT UNLOCKED! If 35 members of USF’s faculty and staff community make a gift, beloved USF couple Lyle ’63 & Paula Terveen will give $2,000 to Academic Scholarships in honor of their combined lifetime service to USF of 35 years.
35 / 35 Donors
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$5,000
Help Unlock $5,000
THANK YOU - GIFT UNLOCKED! If 50 donors GIVE2COO, a member of our Board of Trustees will give $5,000 to General Academic Scholarships!
50 / 50 Donors
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$2,000
Make it Count
THANK YOU - GIFT UNLOCKED! Todd ’84 and Laurie Knutson ‘84 are challenging 30 donors to make a gift to unlock their $2,000 gift for Academic Scholarships for our bright young Cougars!
30 / 30 Donors
Completed
2
Match
Athletics Match
THANK YOU - MATCH COMPLETE! An anonymous Coo Couple from the class of 1966 will match all gifts to Cougar Athletics up to $5,000!
$5,000 MATCHED
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$5,000
Challenge to Empower Student-Athletes
THANK YOU - GIFT UNLOCKED! If 50 donors make a gift to USF Athletics, a gift of $5,000 will be unlocked from the Stewart Family in honor of Gordon Stewart!
50 / 50 Donors
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Future Cougar Challenge | Social Media Challenge
Show us the next generation of Cougars. Post a photo of your baby or child (nieces, nephews, and grandkids are welcome!) wearing USF COOgear. Use #GIVE2COO and call out the area you support to be entered to win a prize. Winner will be chosen by Cooper at 1pm on Thursday, 3/25.
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Success!
100 Hashtags for 100 Dollars | Social Media Challenge
If we reach 100 uses of #GIVE2COO on social media, Brittany ’13 and Brandon Hanson ’12 will make a gift of $100 to the USF Fund!
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Leaderboard
GIVE2COO: Top Donor Group
Check back throughout #GIVE2COO to see which donor group has the most donors!
What is your affiliation to the institution?
Rank Answer Donors
1 Alumni 191
2 Faculty/Staff 68
3 Parent/Former Parent 58
4 Friend 51
5 Trustee 23
6 Student 8
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$1,000
Unlock a Parody
THANK YOU - GIFT UNLOCKED! The tradition continues! If $1,000 is given overnight, Dennis T will sing you a special new parody first thing in the morning! Plus, a gift of $1,000 will be unlocked!
$1,000 / $1,000 Raised
Completed
2
Match
Twice the Good
THANK YOU - MATCH COMPLETE! An anonymous alum ’04 wants us to do twice the good for our students and has generously offered to match gifts for Academic Scholarships dollar for dollar up to $4,800!
$4,800 MATCHED
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$1,000
Every Donor Counts
THANK YOU - CHALLENGE COMPLETE! A generous donor has pledged to give $1,000 to the USF Fund for every 14 donors that make a gift. Help us get more donors than last year and maximize this challenge by reaching 280 donors to unlock the full $20,000.
280 / 280 Donors
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$750
Alumni Donor Challenge
THANK YOU - GIFT UNLOCKED! For every 25 alumni that make a gift, members of the Alumni Association Board will give $750 to Academic Scholarships up to $5250! That’s $30 added to every alumni’s gift for up to 175 alumni!
175 / 175 Donors
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50 States Challenge
#GIVE2COO is sweeping the nation! For every state from which we receive a gift, $1,000 will be unlocked until we reach all 50 states! Check out the heatmap to see what states we are missing! Unlocked money will be added periodically. 35/50 states were counted!
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2
Match
Double Your Impact
THANK YOU - MATCH COMPLETE! Gifts to the USF Fund are worth DOUBLE up to $4,000 thanks to Mick ’63 and Marilyn ’70 Woodden
$4,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Fine Arts Match
THANK YOU - MATCH COMPLETE! In honor of Music Professor Emeritus Lois Harchanko ‘55, all gifts to Fine Arts will be matched up to $5,000!
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
$5,000
Challenge to Empower Fine Arts Students
THANK YOU - GIFT UNLOCKED! If 50 donors make a gift to USF Fine Arts, a gift of $5,000 from an anonymous alum ’66 will be unlocked!
50 / 50 Donors
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Event
Parade Your Pets | Social Media Challenge
Post a photo of your pet with some USF purple celebrating USF’s giving days. Use #GIVE2COO and call out the area you support to be entered to win a pet prize pack! Winner will be chosen by Cooper at 1pm on Thursday, 3/25.
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Passion for Purple | Social Media Challenge
Take a picture wearing as much purple as possible and post it using #GIVE2COO to be entered to win a prize. Winner will be chosen by Cooper at 1pm on Thursday, 3/25.
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Leaderboard
Highest Number of Donors
Gifts of any size matter, and they all add up to make a difference at USF. See which area has the highest number of donors making an impact during GIVE2COO.
Rank Area Donors
1 USF Fund - Greatest Needs 161
2 Academic Scholarships 79
3 Athletics 66
4 Fine Arts 65
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Leaderboard
Duel of the Decades: Most Donors
Check back throughout #GIVE2COO to see which decade of alumni has the most donors!
In what decade did you graduate?
Rank Answer Donors
1 2010-2020 41
2 1960-1969 35
3 1990-1999 35
4 1980-1989 30
5 1970-1979 27
6 2000-2009 20
7 1950-1959 8
8 1940-1949 1
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