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Power Hours, Matches, and Challenges

Don't miss the chance to multiply your impact, thanks to gift matching opportunities from some of our most generous donors.

Past Events

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Club Sports Challenge
The participating Club Sport RSOs (registered student organizations) with the most donors at the end of #UMassGives will receive bonus money! First place will receive $1,000 and second and third places will receive $500 each! Make a gift to your favorite RSO to help them win! (NOTE: Multiple gifts made by the same person to the same RSO will only count as one gift.)
Rank Prize Club Sports Donors
1 $1,000 Men's Club Rowing 349
2 $500 Men's Club Rugby 253
3 $500 Men's Ultimate Frisbee 176
4 Women's Rugby 170
5 Club Water Polo 159
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2
Match
Bachelor's Degree with Individual Concentration (BDIC) $1,000 Match
Scott Davidson, Associate Provost for Interdisciplinary Programs, has offered to match the first $1,000 in gifts to BDIC
$1,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Center for Women and Community $2,000 Power Hour Match
We have received a generous $2,000 from an anonymous donor, which will match all gifts during our power hour from 2-3p.m. on April 30.
$2,000 MATCHED
Completed
$1,200
CNS Department of Polymer Science & Engineering $1,200 Challenge
When the Department of Polymer Science & Engineering receives 18 gifts of any size, it will unlock a $1,200 challenge gift from the Center for UMass – Industry Research on Polymers (CUMIRP).
18 / 18 Gifts
Completed
$5,000
CNS Interdepartmental Graduate Programs
When IDGP receives 10 gifts of any size, it will unlock a $5,000 challenge gift from a generous anonymous donor.
10 / 10 Gifts
Completed
$5,000
College of Education $5,000 Challenge
Richard Allan '73 will make a $5,000 gift if we can reach 100 donors.
100 / 100 Donors
Completed
$10,000
College of Social & Behavioral Sciences $10,000 Senior Completion Fund Challenge
SBS Senior Completion Fund, which provides small but tremendously impactful grants, enabling students to achieve their final UMass credits, cross the finish line, and graduate. Without this assistance, many students would face delays or even put their education on hold. The first 20 gifts of any size supporting the SBS Senior Completion Fund will unlock a $10,000 challenge gift from alumnus John Hubbe ‘84.
20 / 20 Gifts
Completed
$75,000
College of Social & Behavioral Sciences $75,000 Challenge
The first 10 gifts of any size supporting SBS scholarships will unlock a $75,000 challenge gift from alumni Carol & Alan LeBovidge ’64.
10 / 10 Gifts
Completed
2
Match
Commonwealth Honors College $5,000 Match
Gifts to CHC Community Scholarships will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $5,000, thanks to alumnus and CHC Advisory Board member, Eva Thomson '78, '80.
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
$5,000
Department of Biology $5,000 Challenge
When the Department of Biology receives 10 gifts of any size, it will unlock a $5,000 challenge gift from a generous anonymous donor.
10 / 10 Gifts
Completed
$4,000
Department of Food Science $4,000 Challenge
When the Department of Food Science receives 30 gifts of any size, it will unlock a $4,000 challenge gift from Larry Mei, '98 PhD.
30 / 30 Gifts
Completed
$5,000
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences $5,000 challenge
When the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences receives 50 gifts of any size, a $5,000 challenge gift will be unlocked from a generous alumnus.
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed
$50
Department of Veterinary & Animal Sciences $1,000 Challenge
Steven Anderson will give $50 per donor for the first 20 donors to Veterinary & Animal Sciences during UMassGives.
20 / 20 Donors
Completed
$1,000
HFA Department of Art $1,000 Challenge
An anonymous donor has offered to donate $1,000 to the Department of Art when we reach 15 donors during UMassGives.
15 / 15 Gifts
Completed
$2,500
Hillel $2,500 Challenge
Help unlock a $2,500 challenge gift from Heidi Berenson ’79 when we reach 60 gifts!
60 / 60 Gifts
Completed
Success!
Isenberg School of Management $10,000 Student Giving Challenge
Carol Chusid Lapidus ’83 is challenging students to set new giving records! For every 25 student gifts, Carol will generously contribute $10,000 in scholarship support—up to a total of $50,000!
Completed
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Isenberg School of Management $25,000 Young Alumni Challenge
Jenny Dell ’08 is challenging young alumni to get involved and #SupportWhatYouLove. For every 25 gifts to Isenberg from young alumni, Jenny will generously contribute $5,000 in scholarship support, up to a total of $25,000!
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$5,000
ISOM Accounting Department $25,000 Challenge
Thanks to the generous support from Paul Lewenberg '09, '10 MSA, for every 20 gifts made to the Accounting Department, $5,000 in scholarship support will be unlocked — up to $25,000!
100 / 100 Gifts
Completed
$10,000
ISOM Hospitality & Tourism Management (HTM) $50,000 Challenge
Denise and Nicholas are challenging the HTM community to get involved and #SupportWhatYouLove! For every 10 gifts, they will contribute $10,000 to support international travel for HTM students—up to $50,000 in total!
Completed
$1,000
ISOM Operations & Information Management Department $5,000 Challenge
OIM Advisory Board Chair David Sands ’92 and his wife Lisa ’95 are challenging the OIM community to get involved and support OIM students. For every $750 raised in support of the OIM Department, the Sands will generously contribute $1,000, up to a total of $5,000!
$3,750 / $3,750 Raised
Completed
2
Match
Libraries $1,500 Match
UMass Alumni and longtime Libraries supporters and champions Paul Murphy, Marda Buchholz, and Vanessa Cieslak have generously offered to match the first $1,500 in gifts to the Libraries during UMassGives. Make your gift now to double your impact!
$1,500 MATCHED
Completed
$25,000
Marieb College of Nursing $25,000 Challenge
Janet Secatore ’69 has graciously offered to donate $25,000 to provide the college with critical resources to support emerging priorities and student needs, if 100 or more people donate to nursing during UMassGives.
100 / 100 Donors
Completed
2
Match
Partnership for Worker Education $5,000 Match
Chancellor Javier Reyes has generously offered to match the first $5,000 donated to support PWE during UMassGives.
Completed
$500
PROPEL Program $500 Challenge
Once the PROPEL program receives five gifts of any size, it will unlock a $500 challenge gift from an anonymous donor who benefited from an undergraduate research experience.
5 / 5 Gifts
Completed
$2,250
Stonewall Center $2,250 Power Hour Challenge
When the Stonewall Center receives 150 gifts during the 11 am-Noon EDT Power Hour on April 30, Kelly Wahl MFA ’93 will donate $2,250 to the Stonewall Center.
150 / 150 Gifts
Completed
2
Match
Student Care & Emergency Response Fund (SCERF) $2,000 Match (#2!)
Current UMass parents Junlei & Karen Li have generously offered to match the next $2,000 donated to SCERF. "As parents and long-time college faculty, we know how vital these discretionary funds are for students. While the money itself offers practical relief for urgent needs, the fund and its many contributors offer a genuine expression of care on UMass campus. It’s the ultimate “welcome to all” sign for our beloved public university."
$2,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
University Without Walls (UWW) $1,000 Match
A generous match from our new Associate Provost Scott Davidson for the first $1,000 donated!
$1,000 MATCHED
Completed
$10,000
Women's Soccer $10,000 Challenge
Jeremy & Cristina Rosenberg have generously set up a $10,000 challenge gift for Women's Soccer! Help us hit our goal of 100 donors to unlock this gift!
100 / 100 Donors
Completed
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Isenberg Cash Leaderboard
See which areas within Isenberg are receiving the most support.
Rank Department/Group Raised
1 Isenberg Dean's Fund for Excellence $662,464.28
2 Hospitality & Tourism Management Department $53,931.18
3 Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management $16,389.00
4 Accounting Department $11,950.00
5 Isenberg Class of 2025 Senior Gift Fund $7,432.00
Ended
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Power Hour #1
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 10-11 a.m. EDT on April 29 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank Prize Department/Group/RSO/Fund Donors
1 $2,000 Student Alumni Association 120
2 $500 Department of Food Science 110
3 $500 UMass Women into Leadership (UWiL) 96
4 Professional Writing and Technical Communication 30
5 Women's Rowing 17
Ended
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Power Hour #3
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 3-4 p.m. EDT on April 29 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank Prize Department/Group/RSO/Fund Donors
1 $2,000 Men's Club Rugby 203
2 $500 WMUA 105
3 $500 Dynamics Acapella 94
4 Club Running 68
5 Student Care & Emergency Response Fund (SCERF) 65
Ended
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Power Hour #5
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 11 a.m. - noon EDT on April 30 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank Prize Department/Group/RSO/Fund Donors
1 $2,000 Stonewall Center 200
2 $500 Polymer Science & Engineering 99
3 $500 Earthfoods Cafe 39
4 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Student Support Fund 31
5 Filipino Student Association 17
Ended
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Power Hour #7
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 2-3 p.m. EDT on April 30 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank Prize Department/Group/RSO/Fund Donors
1 $2,000 Men's Club Rowing 290
2 $500 Women's Rugby 135
3 $500 Korean Students Association 112
4 Center for Women and Community 100
5 Minuteman Marching Band 96
Ended
2
Match
$10,000 university-wide match!
Beginning at 4 p.m. we will be matching the first $100 of every gift made until we have matched $10,000 in gifts. Hurry and make your gift now before the matching funds run out!
$10,000 MATCHED
Completed
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Student Organization Challenge
The participating student organizations with the most donors at the end of #UMassGives will receive bonus money! First place will receive $1,000 and second and third places will receive $500 each! Make a gift to your favorite RSO to help them win! (NOTE: Multiple gifts made by the same person to the same RSO will only count as one gift.)
Rank Prize Student Organization Donors
1 $1,000 Duly Noted 272
2 $500 Daily Collegian 208
3 $500 Korean Students Association 184
4 Sharp Attitude 164
5 Student Alumni Association 137
Ended
$50,000
Basketball $50,000 Challenge
A Friend of UMass Basketball has generously committed to a $50,000 challenge gift supporting UMass Men's Basketball and the Script U Scholarship Society! Help us unlock this tremendous gift by reaching our total donor goal of 100.
Completed
Success!
CNS Advisory Board Challenge
Dan Mayer is challenging all members of the CNS Deans Advisory Board to donate a minimum of $200 (in addition to any challenge gifts). He will match all DAB gifts 1:1.
Completed
$4,000
CNS Department of Polymer Science & Engineering $4,000 Challenge
When the Department of Polymer Science & Engineering receives 10 gifts of any size, it will unlock a $4,000 challenge gift from Chuck Sherwood, '72 MS, 77 PhD.
10 / 10 Gifts
Completed
2
Match
College of Education $10,000 Match
Peggy Jablonski '81 '84 will match the first $10,000 raised for the College of Education.
$10,000 MATCHED
Completed
$1,000
College of Natural Sciences $1,000 Challenge
When the College of Natural Sciences receives 400 gifts of any size, it will unlock a $1,000 challenge gift from Dean Michael Fox.
400 / 400 Gifts
Completed
$264,000
College of Social & Behavioral Sciences $264,000 Challenge
Faculty Excellence fund to further support our world-class educators and researchers. Every dollar allocated to faculty excellence enhances their ability to deliver top-notch teaching, service, and research. When the Faculty Excellence fund receives a total of 15 gifts of any size, it will unlock a $264,000 challenge gift from Peggy & Bob Cole ‘59.
15 / 15 Gifts
Completed
$1,000
Commonwealth Honors College $1,000 Challenge
When CHC receives 50 gifts during UMassGives, a $1,000 gift from Lily and Chuck Schultz '69, will be unlocked for CHC Community Scholarships.
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed
$3,000
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Student Support Fund $3,000 Challenge
When the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Student Support Fund receives 50 gifts of any size, it will unlock a $3,000 challenge gift from a generous alumnus.
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed
Success!
Department of Food Science $2,000 Challenge
When 10 first-time donors contribute to the Department of Food Science, a $2,000 challenge gift will be unlocked from a generous alumnus.
Completed
$600
Department of Polymer Science & Engineering $600 Challenge
When the Department of Polymer Science & Engineering receives 6 gifts of any size, it will unlock a $600 challenge gift from a generous alumnus.
6 / 6 Gifts
Completed
$1,000
Department of Sociology $1,000 Challenge
When Sociology's Andersen Graduate Enrichment Fund reaches 15 donors, $1,000 challenge gift from Maggie Andersen '73 '76 will be unlocked.
15 / 15 Gifts
Completed
2
Match
Field Hockey $50,000 Match
A friend of the program has generously committed a $50,000 gift to support our Field Hockey program and the Script U Scholarship Society! Each gift made to Field Hockey during #UMassGives will be matched 2 to 1 up to $50,000!
Completed
$1,000
HFA Department of Music and Dance $1,000 Challenge
This year's gifts to the Choral Gift Fund will help in the creation of the All-Campus Choir, a non-auditioned choral ensemble in the Department of Music and Dance. The first 20 gifts will also unlock an additional $1,000 contribution to the Choral Conducting Fund from Wayne Abercrombie, professor emeritus of music and former director of choral activities.
20 / 20 Gifts
Completed
$5,000
iCons $5,000 Challenge
When iCons receives 25 gifts of any size, it will unlock a $5,000 challenge gift from Peg Crowley-Nowick, '86.
25 / 25 Gifts
Completed
2
Match
Isenberg School of Management $100,000 Dean's Fund Match
Make 4 times the impact! Matthew Zieper '90 and Debra Wein will match every gift to the Dean’s Fund for Excellence 3-to-1—quadrupling your contribution—until $100,000 in matching funds is used up!
Completed
$25,000
Isenberg School of Management $500,000 Challenge!
Thanks to the incredible generosity of John Kennedy '76 MSBA, every 50 gifts to the school will unlock $25,000 in scholarship support—up to a total of $500,000!
Completed
$7,500
ISOM Finance $75,000 Challenge
An anonymous donor is challenging the finance community to #SupportWhatYouLove: for every 10 gifts, they will contribute $7,500 to help retain and recruit the best finance faculty, up to $75,000!
Completed
$2,500
ISOM Marketing Department $125,000 Challenge
Marketing alum Edmund Ward ’77 is challenging you to #SupportWhatYouLove. For every 1 gift received, he’ll unlock $2,500 for the Professor Marc Weinberger Endowed Faculty Fellowship—up to $125,000!
Completed
$500
ISOM Sport Management Department $5,000 Challenge
Neal '92 MS and Becca Huntington are challenging the Sport Management community to step up! For every 25 gifts made to the department, they'll contribute an additional $500 — up to a total of $5,000!
Completed
$10,000
Manning CICS $10,000 Challenge
When CICS receives 200 gifts of any size during UMassGives, a $10,000 gift from a dedicated supporter will be unlocked for the Dean’s Opportunity Fund.
200 / 200 Gifts
Completed
$1,000
Molecular & Cellular Biology Graduate Program $1,000 Challenge
When the Molecular & Cellular Biology Graduate Program receives 5 gifts of any size, it will unlock a $1,000 challenge gift from friends of the Hebert family.
5 / 5 Gifts
Completed
2
Match
PIT @ UMass $500 Match
Thanks to a generous anonymous donor, the first $500 in gifts made to PIT @ UMass will be matched!
Completed
$1,000
Stockbridge School of Agriculture $1,000 Challenge
When the Stockbridge School of Agriculture receives 40 gifts of any size, a $1,000 challenge gift will be unlocked by Dan Mayer, '93 AS, '95 BS.
40 / 40 Gifts
Completed
2
Match
Student Care & Emergency Response Fund (SCERF) $2,500 Match
Cayley Torgeson & Allison Kroeger have generously offered to match the first $2,500 in gifts made to SCERF
$2,500 MATCHED
Completed
Event
UMass Amherst Alumni Associations SAA Match
Thank you, members of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Student Alumni Association for participating in the W.I.C.K.E.D. Student Philanthropy Workshop. In honor of your participation, each attendee's philanthropic contribution to the UMassGives campaign will be matched dollar for dollar.
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$10,500
University Without Walls (UWW) $10,500 Challenge
If we reach 100 unique gifts during UMassGives, it will unlock two generous challenge gifts: $10,000 from Alice Szigethy '24 and another $500 from Stephen Sleigh '86, both to support UWW Interdisciplinary Studies scholarships!
100 / 100 Gifts
Completed
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Athletics Team Participation Goals
Help each of our sports teams reach their participation goal.
Rank Team % +/- Goal
1 Women's Soccer +45.00% 145
goal: 100
2 Hockey +18.00% 236
goal: 200
3 Men's Lacrosse +12.00% 168
goal: 150
4 Softball +1.33% 76
goal: 75
5 Women's Cross Country/Track & Field -6.67% 70
goal: 75
Ended
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Isenberg Gift Leaderboard
See which areas within Isenberg are receiving the most support.
Rank Department/Group Gifts
1 Isenberg Class of 2025 Senior Gift Fund 273
2 Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management 117
3 Accounting Department 109
4 Isenberg Dean's Fund for Excellence 95
5 Operations & Information Management Department 38
Ended
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Power Hour #2
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 12-1 p.m. EDT on April 29 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank Prize Department/Group/RSO/Fund Donors
1 $2,000 Women's Club Ice Hockey 120
2 $500 Boxing Club 76
3 $500 UWW Faculty Student Scholarship Endowment Fund 71
4 Women for UMass Amherst 55
5 UMass Hillel 37
Ended
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Power Hour #4
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 6-7 p.m. EDT on April 29 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank Prize Department/Group/RSO/Fund Donors
1 $2,000 Men's Ultimate Frisbee 141
2 $500 Club Water Polo 120
3 $500 Sharp Attitude 100
4 UMass Dance Company 86
5 UMass Club Swim 59
Ended
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Power Hour #6
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 1-2 p.m. EDT on April 30 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank Prize Department/Group/RSO/Fund Donors
1 $2,000 Daily Collegian 166
2 $500 UMass Emergency Medical Services 104
3 $500 The Boltwood Project 86
4 Baseball 73
5 CLACLS 45
Ended
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Power Hour #8
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the power hour from 8-9 p.m. EDT on April 30 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank Prize Department/Group/RSO/Fund Donors
1 $2,000 Duly Noted 237
2 $500 Laxbackers 91
3 $500 Girl Up UMass Amherst 91
4 Women's Ultimate Frisbee 81
5 UMass Cybersecurity Club 43
Ended
Participating Groups
Athletics BDIC Campus-wide Programs Club Sports College of Education College of Engineering College of Humanities & Fine Arts College of Natural Sciences College of Social & Behavioral Sciences Commonwealth Honors College Fine Arts Center Graduate School Isenberg School of Management Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences Marieb College of Nursing School of Public Health and Health Sciences Student Groups (RSOs/GSOs/etc.) University Libraries University Without Walls (UWW)

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