{"id":23867,"date":"2022-02-03T16:46:35","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T22:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/?p=23867"},"modified":"2022-02-03T16:46:35","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T22:46:35","slug":"und-rallies-for-giving-hearts-day-on-feb-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/2022\/02\/und-rallies-for-giving-hearts-day-on-feb-10\/","title":{"rendered":"UND rallies for Giving Hearts Day on Feb. 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gift options expanded to benefit students beyond scholarships in region\u2019s premier 24-hour giving event<\/strong><\/p>\n

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After nearly 400 alumni and friends gave a record of more than $160,000 for student scholarships on last year\u2019s annual Giving Hearts Day, the UND Alumni Association & Foundation is doubling down its efforts by extending its reach and expanding the number of giving opportunities.<\/p>\n

Laura Dulitz, director of annual giving for the UND Alumni Association & Foundation, says the organization will partner with the Dakota Medical Foundation for the 24-hour giving event Feb. 10. She said organizers aim to put the region on the map as the most philanthropic in the nation. Donors already have generated more than $112 million for charities and nonprofits across North Dakota and northwest Minnesota since the event began in 2008.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiving Hearts Day is all about people coming together to show their support, so our goal this year is to really ramp up participation,\u201d Dulitz said. \u201cWe know our alumni and donor base is national, even global, so we\u2019re trying to encourage more people to donate this year \u2014 and to donate to whatever their true passion and interest is. We\u2019re opening it up to supporting students, period.\u201d<\/p>\n

That means donors can give not only to the general student scholarship fund but also to any other initiative or college-based program that directly benefits students. And again this year, she said, the Dakota Medical Foundation will match up to $50,000 in student scholarships.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s so much happening on campus, and we\u2019re asking our alumni and friends of UND to directly help our students who work hard every day to make our campus great,\u201d Dulitz said. \u201cThis beloved University is defined by the ambition of our students and alumni, and that\u2019s really what our giving day is about \u2014 ensuring our students\u2019 needs are recognized and highlighted by all of the opportunities to support them. This is our day to focus on supporting the whole student experience at UND.\u201d<\/p>\n