Capital University Day of Giving

667
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148% of 450 Donor goal
$201,549
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This campaign ended on March 21, 2024, but you can still make a gift to Capital University by clicking here!
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At Capital University, you can โ€œBe the Sparkโ€ during Day of Giving! This exciting 24-hour online event invites alumni, friends, family, and the campus community to come together to be a part of a collective impact illuminating possibilities for the areas they care about most.

Every gift, no matter the size, is part of a greater collective impact in helping achieve our mission on this Day of Giving: to enhance the student experience of our students across campus, our athletic teams, downtown at the Law School, and our neighbors at Trinity Lutheran Seminary. 

Help us reach our goal of 450 donors and have some fun along the way unlocking challenge funds by showing your support! Be sure to follow along on our leaderboards when we go live to see which graduating class lands on top this year.


Matches & Challenges
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Donation Challenge

$50,000 if 45 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

Offered by Anonymous

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Donation Challenge

$10,000 if 20 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For Trinity Lutheran Seminary (Trinity Fund)

Offered by Anonymous

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Donation Challenge

$10,000 if 10 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For Trinity Lutheran Seminary (Trinity Fund)

Offered by Anonymous

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Donation Challenge

$7,500 if 5 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For Sports Information

Offered by Anonymous

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Donation Challenge

$1,150 if 20 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For Annual Funds

Offered by Tyler Schleich

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Donation Match

$500 per donor up to $10,000

Match Complete!

For Annual Funds

Offered by Anonymous

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Donation Challenge

$500 if 5 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For Annual Funds

Offered by Anonymous

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Donation Match

$250 per donor up to $2,500

Match Complete!

For Law School (Law School Excellence Fund)

Offered by Vince Parisi

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Donation Match

$200 per donor up to $10,000

Match Complete!

For Football

Offered by Roger Davis

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Donation Challenge

$100 if 5 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For Class of 1991

Offered by Steve Crawford

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Donation Challenge

$100 if 5 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For Class of 1989

Offered by Kimberly V Ebbrecht

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Donation Challenge

$100 if 5 donors give in the next 7 months

Challenge Complete!

For Sports Information

Offered by Anonymous

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Donation Match

$25 per donor up to $500

Match Complete!

Offered by Rick Hartmann

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Donation Match

$25 per donor up to $500

Match Complete!

Offered by Anonymous

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Donation Match

$25 per donor up to $250

Match Complete!

Offered by Tyler D. Schleich

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Donation Match

$5 per $1 donated up to $15,000

Match Complete!

For Trinity Lutheran Seminary (Trinity Fund)

Offered by Anonymous

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Donation Match

$5 per $1 donated up to $10,000

Match Complete!

For Football

Offered by Roger Davis

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Donation Match

$2 per $1 donated up to $500

Match Complete!

For Track and Cross Country

Offered by Kesssashun Arthur

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $500

Match Complete!

For Athletics General

Offered by Anonymous

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $250

Match Complete!

For Capital Fund

Offered by Marty McDonald

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $200

Match Complete!

For Men's Tennis

Offered by Anonymous

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Donation Match

$1 per $1 donated up to $25

Match Complete!

For Conservatory of Music

Offered by Anonymous

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Updates
THANK YOU!

We did it! 

In 24 hours, this community has demonstrated what it means to Be the Spark and illuminate possibilities for student success!

Thank you for supporting the student and student-athlete experience here at Capital, Trinity Lutheran Seminary, and the Law School. 

Thank you for sharing your light with us on this 2nd annual University-wide Day of Giving. 

We could not have done it without you! 

196 days ago by Elinor Fortescue
It's the Final Countdown!


It's an early bird final match and challenge! Just 4 hours left and we're fighting to the finish! 

The final matches and challenges are going on right now:

  • Roger Davis is matching $5 for every $1 given to Football up to $10,000!
  • Get your morning run in and make a gift to Track & Field and Cross Country to unlock $500 from one of our generous young alumni! 
  • The next 5 donors to the Capital Fund will unlock $500! 
  • A generous donor will give $10,000 to the Trinity Fund if 10 more donors give to Trinity by noon!


Let's finish strong, Cap Fam!

196 days ago by Elinor Fortescue
GOAL ACHIEVED!

Thank you so much for your support to Capital during Day of Giving! Your gift continues to propel the student and student athlete experience - we wouldn't be able to do it without you. 

Thanks for joining us and illuminating the possibilities for student success!

We are still going and have 15 hours left and more challenge and matching funds left on the board - let's see what we can continue to achieve, together!

197 days ago by Elinor Fortescue
Hey Night Owls!

It's time for some (almost) Midnight Mayhem and more dollars are on the board ready to be matched!

  • $500 will be matched to the Capital Fund for every donor to Capital Fund designations for the next 20 donors!
  • $50,000 up for grabs - make a gift to any fund on Day of Giving and unlock $50,000 for the Capital Fund (for the next 45 donors).
  • Every $1 to the Conservatory of Music will be matched $1 for $1 up to $25!
  • Do you enjoy streaming your favorite Cap Athletics games? We need 5 donors to make a gift to Sports Information and one of our generous donors will give $7,500! 

We're so close to hitting our goal! Share with your friends and Be the Spark for Capital student success.

197 days ago by Elinor Fortescue
Rush Hour(s)!

We are so impressed by the Capital community! Let's keep it going!

There are still additional funds to be unlocked for the areas you're supporting today with 2 hours on the clock we canโ€™t wait to see what you accomplish! From 4-7 pm, hereโ€™s what donors can make possible: 

  • The next 20 donors unlock $1,150 for gifts made to Capital Fund designations
  • ADV. YOU: every $1 to Men's Tennis will be matched $1 for $1 up to 200! 
  • $250 will be given for every donor to the Law Excellence Fund, up to $2,500!

Already made your gift? Share this with a friend to unlock these funds.  

Thank you to our generous donors who make this all possible!

197 days ago by Elinor Fortescue
It's time for Capital Unversity's Day of Giving!

Capital University's Day of Giving is live and we have a lineup of matches and challenges from our generous donors to make this day a slam dunk! 

  • Every dollar will be matched $1 for $1 up to $250 for the Capital Fund, thanks to one of our generous Board of Trustees members
  • CLASS OF 1991: Steve Crawford of our Alumni Advisory Board will give $100 if 5 donors from c/o 1991 make a gift to any designation!

TWO Opportunities for Trinity to have double the impact: 

  • For every $1 given to the Trinity Fund, $5 will be automatically matched up to $15,000! 
  • Trinity Fund will unlock $10,000!  

TWO opportunities for Athletics: 

  • Every donor to Football will automatically unlock $200 up to $10,000! 
  • Every dollar will be matched $1 for $1 up to $500 for gifts made to the General Athletics Booster Fund! 

Make a gift today and unlock even more funds for your favorite areas at Capital! 

197 days ago by Elinor Fortescue
Donor Map
Alumni Class Challenge Leaderboard
ClassDonorsRaised ($)
20193$50
19470$0
19490$0
19450$0
19590$0
19480$0
20214$70
19900$0
20081$10
19841$500
19570$0
19951$500
19791$500
19993$150
19771$200
19551$2,000
19531$500
20073$120
19400$0
19510$0
19580$0
19611$25
20142$70
19782$350
19982$525
20092$115
19861$500
20164$956
20105$400
19691$25
19894$500
19460$0
19732$700
201710$920
20205$380
19671$100
202315$592
20013$2,575
19520$0
20033$400
20153$255
19884$1,110
20113$1,400
20042$1,400
19921$25
20122$400
19440$0
20062$75
19622$400
19712$2,100
19822$450
19803$420
19962$600
19834$600
19913$200
19420$0
19932$640
19642$200
20055$325
19655$11,750
19701$500
20130$0
19636$1,450
20024$275
19811$100
19742$2,500
19560$0
20189$535
19602$150
20226$405
19412$25,000
20002$275
19750$0
19761$250
19940$0
19501$100
19721$25
19540$0
19871$100
19683$500
19853$425
19972$225
19662$400
19430$0
Designation Leaderboard
Leading DesignationsDonorsRaised ($)
Social Work0$0
Psychology1$100
Military Science0$0
Health and Sport Sciences0$0
Nursing3$400
Political Science and Economics1$20
Criminology and Sociology0$0
History2$150
Biological and Environmental Sciences1$100
Media0$0
English1$100
Faculty Support and Development1$5
Education6$1,325
Diversity and Inclusion3$600
Trinity Lutheran Seminary (Trinity Fund)32$41,270
Law School (Law School Excellence Fund)19$4,510
Capital Fund49$69,501
Communication2$275
Conservatory of Music4$225
Student Scholarship Fund7$335
Blackmore Library0$0
Languages and Cultures0$0
Student and Community Engagement2$35
University Chaplaincy2$550
Business3$2,200
Undergraduate Research3$605
Religion and Philosophy1$50
Chemistry and Biochemistry0$0
Donor Affiliations
Gradhat icon30%Alumni
Book icon10%Students
Parent icon18%Parents
Suitcase icon11%Faculty/Staff
Friends icon26%Friends
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