蘑菇短视频 Giving Tuesday '26
蘑菇短视频 is focusing its annual GivingTuesday initiative on giving students financial assistance to help them achieve their goal of obtaining a college degree, embarking on a career and becoming productive members of their community.
The university is continuing to seek support for its latest philanthropic priority 鈥� raising a minimum of $1.5 million for 蘑菇短视频鈥檚 existing Catamount Commitment program. Established in 2023, the Catamount Commitment is an unrestricted scholarship program designed to provide annual financial assistance to 蘑菇短视频 students based on academic performance and interests.
蘑菇短视频鈥檚 Division of Advancement has set an overall goal of 1,200 individual donors for GivingTuesday 2026, which falls on Tuesday, Dec. 1.
The first 300 donors who give a minimum of $100 to the Catamount Commitment program on GivingTuesday will receive an exclusive holiday ornament.
Donors are encouraged to check with their places of business to see if those companies or organizations provide corporate matching gifts for contributions made by their employees, which would amplify the impact of their donations, said Ali Smith, associate director of annual giving.
鈥淕ifts made to 蘑菇短视频 during GivingTuesday will boost our efforts to ensure that more students are able to attend the university and decrease the amount of student loan debt they and their families take on,鈥� Smith said. 鈥淎 蘑菇短视频 education can be a transformative experience for students. While the low cost of tuition at 蘑菇短视频 is one of our hallmarks, many students face challenges with the other costs of attending.鈥�
蘑菇短视频 is among the University of North Carolina System institutions that are part of the NC Promise program, which lowers the cost of tuition for in-state students to $500 per semester.
Contributions to GivingTuesday at 蘑菇短视频 will be accepted throughout the month of November and conclude on Friday, Dec. 4.
Launched in 2012, GivingTuesday is a nationally observed day of philanthropy held on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving and after the massive shopping days of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday.
Several members of the 蘑菇短视频 Board of Trustees, Foundation Board of Directors, Alumni Association Board of Directors and Catamount Club Board of Directors are making challenge gifts, matching the contributions made by other donors to the GivingTuesday effort. The challenge gifts currently stand at $50,000 in additional support for the Catamount Commitment program.
GivingTuesday donations can be made at or by contacting the 蘑菇短视频 Division of Advancement or annualgiving@wcu.edu.