Name: March to the Top
Start: 2021-03-01T00:00:00-0500
End: 2021-03-31T23:59:00-0400
Location: March to the Top

March to the Top

As we March to the Top this month, you can magnify the impact of your gift by supporting any (or all!) of four key funding priorities:

COVID-19 Response Fund
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Efforts
Financial Aid
Unexpected Hardship Fund

If there is a different area at Tufts you want to support, that is naturally welcomed as well.

Graduated in the last 15 years? Current undergraduate student? You can even further your impact: your gift will support the area you choose and help secure our Young Alumni March to the Top Challenge or Student Challenge!

$10,000

Young Alumni March to the Top Challenge

Calling all alums from the classes of 2006-2020: March is your month! Every 200 Jumbos who make a gift will secure an additional $10,000 to financial aid up to $50,000 (with thanks to two Tufts parents for offering this incentive). Support any of the March giving priorities or choose your favorite cause at Tufts.

200 Donor Goal

$5,000

Student Challenge

March Madness has a whole new meaning for students this year! Every 100 undergraduate students who make a gift will secure an additional $5,000 to financial aid up to $25,000 (with thanks to two Tufts parents for offering this incentive). You can support any of this year's March giving priorities or choose your favorite cause at Tufts. And, Class of 2021: your gift this month counts toward the Senior Class Gift, too!

100 Donor Goal

$2,500

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Challenge

Tufts continues to prioritize its commitment to becoming a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive institution. Holly Kelly (J88) and Andrew Lipsky believe in the necessity of these efforts and in ensuring Tufts has the resources to do the work and succeed. By supporting the DEI challenge in March you can help secure their gift.

50 Donor Goal

Match

Financial Aid Match

Financial aid has long been a key funding priority at Tufts and has become even more so as we respond to the profound effects the pandemic has had on our students' financial situation. With thanks to two Tufts parents, each dollar you give to financial aid will be matched 1:1, up to $25,000!

Match

Unexpected Hardship Fund Challenge

The pandemic and its resulting economic uncertainty affect our students, as they continue to face unanticipated financial needs. Kathy Kwan and Alan Eustace (A22P) recognize that providing students help immediately when they are hit with an unanticipated expense is critical to their well-being. Help secure their challenge gift: each dollar is matched, up to $25,000.

Questions? See our FAQ.

Or you can contact us at givingdays@tufts.edu.

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