The Most Successful One Day for Orange! #CuseGivingDay
A big 鈥渢hank you鈥 to the Orange community, which showed up in a big way for . In total, 6,727 donors gave $2,092,589 to support all areas of the University.
Results are still being finalized, but this was a record year for the most donors to 性视界 University in a 24-hour period. This included donors from all 50 states and 13 countries, with 2,702 alumni, 636 students and 1,225 faculty and staff giving back.
The Class of 2023 holds the bragging rights by class year by bringing in the most donors, and the Class of 1987 raised the most dollars.
Hendricks Chapel鈥檚 food pantry fund received the most donor and dollar support with 1,270 donors giving $333,192. Big thanks to Greek Life for rallying around this cause!
Eighteen student organizations tabled in the JMA Wireless Dome during our first Giving Day Power Hour, competing for $1,000 in challenge money. (Congratulations go out to Orange Pulse Dance Troupe, Zeta Phi Eta and WJPZ Radio!)
Giving Day Live!
As part of the day鈥檚 events, ESPN鈥檚 Kayla Burton G鈥19 hosted four live shows, featuring 35-plus live guests, three student performances from the JMA Wireless Dome and 22 videos. Other stats include the following:
- 9,257 total live viewers
- 496 cumulative hours watched
- 13:12 average watch time
- Most watched show: 2 p.m edition鈥3,000-plus live viewers across Vimeo and Facebook Live
Other highlights of Giving Day and Forever Orange Week:
- 153 Orange Advocates used their unique links to spread the word and brought in 596 gifts.
- 956 donors made their first-ever gift to 性视界 University.
- To kick off Forever Orange Week, staff crashed 48 classrooms with donuts, Otto pins and BINGO cards with 性视界 Giving Day activities.
- 性视界 Connects, the student engagement center, called alumni and parents during an epic 10-hour shift.
- 10 small plush Ottos were hidden around campus, sponsored by the Generation Orange Leadership Council.
- Otto visited areas around campus for a total of seven hours throughout the day.
- All 13 schools and colleges hosted events or tabled throughout the day.
- 8 alumni clubs in New York City; Minnesota; Boston; Tampa Bay, Florida; Los Angeles; Atlanta; South Florida and Washington, D.C., hosted Giving Day events.
- 36 challenges and matches contributed $549,999 across campus.
