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Building a Brighter World

November 30th, 2021

Together, we are educating scientists and scholars, citizens and leaders, activists and innovators. We are creating space for complex and complicated dialogue. We are nurturing community. The world remains unsettled. #TuftsGivingTuesday provides an opportunity for us to make a difference. Together, we are building a brighter world.

HOW TO HELP NOW

Make a difference in any (or all) of the following ways:

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Join in this tradition that supports today’s Jumbos. 

Together we can help build something that will last far beyond today.

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See what people are sharing about Building a Brighter World!
Rank State Gifts
1 MA 2698
2 NY 829
3 CA 735
$10,000
Building a Brighter World Challenge 1
We can't make this the brightest #TuftsGivingTuesday ever--without you! Hannah Targoff Saujet (J98) & Thomas Saujet (A96) are starting us off with our first challenge of the day. Join them and help secure $10K!
1,000 / 1,000 Gifts
Completed
$10,000
Building a Brighter World Challenge 2
One down, eleven more to go: Kenneth Rosh (A85, A19P, A21P) & Merideth Schlesinger Rosh (A19P, A21P) want us to keep the early momentum going. Your gift gets us closer to securing another $10,000 challenge gift!
1,000 / 1,000 Gifts
Completed
$10,000
Building a Brighter World Challenge 3
Meryl & Michael Chae (J91 & A89) value so many aspects of their Tufts education. Today you can give to what you value at Tufts. Together we can support today's students and help build a brighter world.
1,000 / 1,000 Gifts
Completed
$5,000
Building a Brighter World Challenge 4
3,000 gifts have been made to support students and programs across our campuses! George Mussalli (A95) is challenging us to get to 3,500. Your choice. Your gift. Your impact. We got this!
500 / 500 Gifts
Completed
$10,000
Building a Brighter World Challenge 5
Greg and Danae Webster (A22P, A25P) know that everyone can shine a light on #TuftsGivingTuesday. Join them and make a gift; help secure their Building a Brighter World challenge.
1,000 / 1,000 Gifts
Completed
$5,000
Building a Brighter World Challenge 6
500 more gifts will propel us to challenge seven. Won't you join our challenge donors, and Jumbo couple, Stephanie and Matt Leeds (A05) and help us build a brighter world today?
500 / 500 Gifts
Completed
$10,000
Building a Brighter World Challenge 7
Six challenges down, six to go. Catherine & Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff (A22P) are challenging us to keep the momentum going--you can make a difference in the lives of today's students. Join Catherine & Andrew and give right now!
1,000 / 1,000 Gifts
Completed
$10,000
Building a Brighter World Challenge 8
Ken Chow (A91) knows that each and every one of us can make a difference in the lives of today's students, in the research and learning that can occur on our campuses. That is why he is sponsoring this challenge. Your gift will help us secure his gift.
1,000 / 1,000 Gifts
Completed
$10,000
Building a Brighter World Challenge 9
We have completed 8 challenges already--thousands of dollars have been given in support of financial aid, student activities and athletics, diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, faculty research...the list goes on and on. You can help grow that list and secure class of 1985 alum Jack Chitayat's challenge by giving right now!
1,000 / 1,000 Gifts
Completed
$5,000
Building a Brighter World Challenge 10
We've reached double digits: this is our tenth university-wide challenge of the day! When we complete this challenge we will have secured 8,500 gifts--matching last year's numbers. Eric White (A91) is here to encourage us to join him in building a brighter world.
500 / 500 Gifts
Completed
$45,000
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Challenge
This year’s challenge will support our 7 identity-based resource centers, the BEST and BLAST programs and the Student Accessibility and Academic Resources (StAAR) Center. These centers provide students opportunities for events, discussion, and leadership on issues of identity, diversity, and social justice. Holly Kelly (J88) and her husband Andrew Lipsky understand the important role these centers play on campus. Your gift can help secure the challenge gift (which will be split equally).
300 / 300 Gifts
Completed
$10,000
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Bonus Challenge
The Tufts University Alumni Association is pushing us to do even more in support of Tufts' identity-based resource centers, the Center for STEM Diversity, and the BEST and BLAST programs. Your gift provides resources to these centers and programs so students have opportunities to engage in events, discussion, and leadership on issues of identity, diversity, and social justice. 50 more donors to unlock the TUAA bonus challenge gift, to be split equally among all 9 programs.
Completed
$10,000
Undergraduate Internship Challenge
Student internships can serve as a catalyst for exploration, growth, and even career choices. Many remain unpaid, presenting a barrier to entry. Jon Levy, E83, is looking to break those barriers by offering #TuftsGivingTuesday's first undergraduate internship challenge. Join him, make a gift, and support opportunities for today's students.
100 / 100 Gifts
Completed
2
Match
Tufts Fund Financial Aid Match
The increased demand for financial aid among our undergraduate student population remains. Mariann Youniss (J83) & Andrew Youniss along with Marjorie Devereaux (E72, EG75, E03P, A07P) & David Hall (A72, E03P, A07P) are offering this challenge to make your gift go further. Each dollar you give to financial aid will be matched: make your gift, double your impact! The goal? $200,000 for undergraduate financial aid in one day.
$200,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
COVID-19 Response Fund Bonus Match
Thanks to Mark Pollak (A75, A16P, A19P) and Janet Meyers (A16P, A19P) there is now a bonus match for $3,000! Students are back on campus and our pandemic precautions and protocol--including a robust testing plan, comprehensive contact tracing, in-depth cleaning and rigorous housing plans--remain. Over the past 18 months, we have demonstrated our commitment to respond and adjust as the situation demands. This requires innovation, imagination, resilience and resources. Your gift in support of the Covid-19 Response Fund has double the impact on #TuftsGivingTuesday.
$3,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Covid-19 Response Fund Match
Students are back on campus and our pandemic precautions and protocol--including a robust testing plan, comprehensive contact tracing, in-depth cleaning and rigorous housing plans--remain. Over the past 18 months, we have demonstrated our commitment to respond and adjust as the situation demands. This requires innovation, imagination, resilience and resources. Your gift in support of the Covid-19 Response Fund has double the impact on #TuftsGivingTuesday. Thanks to Mark Pollak (A75, A16P, A19P) and Janet Meyers (A16P, A19P) each gift will be matched, up to $15,000!
$15,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Unexpected Hardship Fund Match
Economic uncertainty can arise at any time. Not surprisingly, the pandemic has increased our students' need for unanticipated financial support. We strive to provide resources to meet those unanticipated expenses as well as to enable students to pursue academic and co-curricular opportunities that would otherwise be financially out of reach. Thanks to Lara Oboler, J91 & Lou Jaffe, your #TuftsGivingTuesday gift to the Unexpected Hardship Fund will be matched, up to $10,000
$10,000 MATCHED
Completed
$25,000
International Community Challenge
This really is a global tradition and the ongoing support from our international community proves it. This year, Rulan & Haresh Melwani (A23P, A25P) are challenging members of the Tufts community living outside the U.S. to join them by making a gift and helping build a brighter world.
600 / 600 Gifts
Completed
Leaderboard
VARSITY ATHLETICS: Jumbo Division
The team that raises the most gifts will receive an extra $1,000 to support their team.
Rank Prize Team Gifts
1 $1,000 Varsity Rowing (M/W) 346
2 Varsity Swimming & Diving (M/W) 310
3 Varsity Track & Field/Cross Country (M) 242
4 Varsity Lacrosse (M) 194
5 Varsity Track & Field/Cross Country (W) 183
6 Varsity Football 148
Ended
Leaderboard
VARSITY ATHLETICS: Brown Division
The team that raises the most gifts will receive an extra $1,000 to support their team.
Rank Prize Team Gifts
1 $1,000 Varsity Sailing (Co-ed) 343
2 Varsity Lacrosse (W) 333
3 Varsity Field Hockey 152
4 Varsity Baseball 136
5 Varsity Soccer (M) 114
6 Varsity Ice Hockey (M) 91
7 Varsity Basketball (M) 58
8 Varsity Squash (M/W) 39
Ended
Leaderboard
VARSITY ATHLETICS: Blue Division
The team that raises the most gifts will receive an extra $1,000 to support their team.
Rank Prize Team Gifts
1 $1,000 Varsity Softball 324
2 Varsity Basketball (W) 265
3 Varsity Volleyball (W) 108
4 Varsity Soccer (W) 86
5 Varsity Tennis (W) 80
6 Varsity Tennis (M) 65
7 Varsity Fencing (W) 38
8 Varsity Golf (M) 16
Ended
Leaderboard
CLUB SPORTS Leaderboard
The three teams that raise the most gifts will receive additional support for their team!
Rank Prize Team Gifts
1 $500 Club Tae Kwon Do 181
2 $300 Club Rock Climbing 167
3 $200 Club Skiing 61
4 Club Ultimate (M) 51
5 Club Cheerleading 42
6 Club Ultimate (W) 24
7 Club Baseball 9
8 Club Equestrian 7
9 Club Volleyball (M) 6
10 Club Rugby (M) 6
11 Club Basketball (W) 6
12 Club Water Polo (M) 5
13 Club Cycling 3
14 Club Rugby (W) 3
15 Club Tennis 2
16 Club Soccer (W) 1
17 Club Ice Hockey 1
18 Club Soccer (M) 1
19 Club Lacrosse (W) 1
20 Club Spikeball 1
21 Club Basketball (M) 1
22 Club Fencing (M) 1
23 Club Badminton 0
24 Club Cricket 0
25 Club Shotokan 0
26 Club Table Tennis 0
27 Club Volleyball (W) 0
28 Club Water Polo (W) 0
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