What is Giving Blueday?
Giving Blueday is the University of Michigan’s annual day of giving and the day on which your support of your favorite U-M departments and programs will make the greatest impact. On Giving Blueday (Wednesday, March 10th), the University of Michigan invites everyone who is passionate about Michigan to support what they love about the University by making a donation between 12:00 a.m. and 11:59 p.m.
Why the Department of Statistics?
This year, the Department of Statistics is asking you to help us to provide our students with the best resources possible. Donations to the Department of Statistics on Giving Blueday will help the department to sponsor visiting professorships which allow students and faculty alike to expand their collaborative network of contacts and benefit from the intellectual wealth of other institutions. Giving Blueday donations will also allow the department to fund student awards and give better recognition to students for their hard work and excellence in academia.
For more information on how donations will help the Department of Statistics, visit our campaign page.
Giving Blueday Challenges
In order to make the greatest impact, the University is sponsoring many challenges throughout the day to encourage giving. Those challenges include donor matching.
FIRST-TIME DONOR MATCH
First time U-M donors who give $50 or more will receive a match of $50. Excludes students. First come first served. A maximum of $60,000 will be counted towards this challenge.
STUDENT DONOR MATCH
Student donors who give $25 or more will receive a match of $25. Excludes alumni. First come first served. A maximum of $50,000 will be counted towards this challenge.
RACE TO THE DONOR TOTAL CHALLENGE
Starting at 8am through midnight on Giving Blueday, the first story on the Giving Blueday website to reach the following donor milestone during each hour will receive $1,000.
Note: Funds can win a maximum of 3 of these challenges. If a fund wins more than three, the runner up will win the proceeding challenges.
8 - 9am: 24 donors (2.4 million patient visits in 2018)
9 - 10am: 50 donors (number of states where Michigan students come from)
10 - 11am: 65 donors (Free tuition for families with incomes $65,000 & under)
11am - noon: 102 donors (Grad programs in the top 10)
Noon - 1pm: 19 donors (schools and colleges)
1 - 2pm: 39 donors (3.9 average high school GPA)
2 -3pm: 111 donors (#1 U.S. public university)
3 - 4pm: 29 (NCAA Division I teams)
4 - 5pm: 15 donors (world reputation rankings)
5 - 6pm: 56 (Team National Championships)
6 - 7pm: 21 (#21 World Rankings by Reputation)
7 - 8pm: 22 (new business startups)
8 - 9pm: 15 donors (student to faculty ratio)
9 -10pm: 3 (# of campuses)
10-11pm: 97 (Freshman retention rate)
11pm - midnight: 25 donors (1 out of 4 in-state undergraduates pay no tuition due to financial aid)
#IGAVEBLUEDIDYOU CHALLENGE
Us the #IGaveBlueDidYou and share what cause you supported. Ten winners will be randomly selected, and each will receive an additional $100 toward the fund they supported.
FACULTY AND STAFF CHALLENGE
The fund that receives the most gifts from current U-M faculty and staff on Giving Blueday will receive an additional $4,000. Excludes student organizations.
1st - $4,000
2nd - $2,500
3rd - $1,500
4th - $1,000
5th - $1,000
HOURLY CHALLENGES
For more information on hourly challenges, visit: https://givingblueday.org/o/university-of-michigan/i/giving-blueday/p/matches-challenges
