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Elevate Your Impact

Join us in boosting your True Blue spirit by taking part in NAU Giving Day challenges! Your generosity can make an even bigger difference for the areas of NAU that mean the most to you. Explore the challenges on this page to multiply the impact of your gift.  

Past Events

$60,000
#AxeofKindness Legacy Challenge
Swing your #AxeofKindness on NAU Giving Day! Thanks to the generous support of six alumni families, your contribution can unlock $60,000 to assist students with essential needs through Louie Vouchers, Lumberjack Emergency Assistance Fund (LEAF), Louie’s Cupboard, and Blavin Scholars Programmatic Fund and First Scholars. Donating ensures that NAU students receive vital support during challenging times, covering areas such as food insecurity, financial assistance, and wellness resources, carrying on the Lumberjack legacy. Your generosity directly impacts programs providing a safe space and access to essential services. Join the Axe of Kindness Challenge today and make a difference in the lives of NAU students! WE Are Lumberjacks!
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Axe of Kindness Live - Student Event
Join us for a NAU Giving Day celebration of community, music, and fun at Axe of Kindness Live! This student-led event brings together NAU students, staff, and faculty members for an evening filled with music, games, food, and skating! Enjoy music by KJACK Radio, bring your skateboard if you have one, and engage with NAU various student groups and organizations at interactive tabling sessions to learn more about their impactful initiatives on and off-campus. We will have food, drinks, games, prizes and giveaways throughout the event, all in the spirit of spreading kindness and generosity. Whether you're a seasoned skater, a music enthusiast, or simply looking to make a difference, there's something for everyone at the "Axe of Kindness Live” event. Location: Union Fieldhouse
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Celebrate #NAUGivingDay at Mother Road Brewing Company
Join fellow Jacks to recognize what makes the NAU family extraordinary—you! Wednesday, April 3, 2023 5 – 7 p.m. Mother Road Brewing Company Register at nau.edu/CelebrateGivingDay
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NAU Bus Bucks
NAU Shuttle & Parking Services are coming together to celebrate NAU Giving Day with Trivia Questions and Prizes on a secret shuttle bus. Students lucky enough to catch the right shuttle on April 3 can earn prizes based on their answers.
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$1,001
Route 66 Challenge Sponsored by Mother Road Brewing Co.
Join the Route 66 Challenge Sponsored by Mother Road Brewing Co.! Between 5-7pm MST, we aim to receive 66 gifts. Once we reach this milestone, Mother Road Brewing Co will generously donate $1001 to the NAU Society of Automotive Engineers student club. Your contribution during this timeframe can make a significant impact on our students' experiences and opportunities. Let's rev up our support and drive towards success together!
66 / 66 Gifts
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Socks for the first 1,000 gifts!
The first 1,000 people to donate $75 or more on NAU Giving Day will receive a pair of limited-edition custom NAU socks. Don't get cold feet, make your gift now!
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Support what you love - top supported funds
Lumberjack country is supporting their favorite funds. Tracking here are the top supported funds by gift.
Rank Areas of Support Gifts
1 Essential Needs Impact Fund 112
2 Early Childhood Education Center 66
3 Women's Swim & Dive 60
4 Wellness Impact Fund 44
5 Education Opportunities Impact Fund 39
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$29,100
The Bob Crozier NAU Foundation Board Challenge
We did it, Lumberjack Country! Thanks to your collective generosity, the NAU Foundation Board has committed support to the following areas: Charles R. and Teresa Bartels Scholarship, Lisa Bagwell Engineering Scholarship, Electrical Engineering Experiential Learning Award, Skyjacks, Student groups and Organizations General Fund, Theodore Johnson Lecture Series, Admiral Braun Leadership Endowment, Lumberjack Emergency Assistance Fund, The Fimea Family Endowment for Excellence in Communication, and The Lillian Jane Baker Teacher Education Fund, and Tony Tewelis.
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$603
The Staff Advisory Council's Lumberjack Community of Care Challenge
Join The SAC (Staff Advisory Council) Challenge by making a gift to any fund on Giving Day and SAC leadership will donate $603 to the Employee Lumberjack Fund (ELF). For over 25 years, ELF has provided over $50,000 in aid to NAU employees during times of hardship. Your donation, no matter the amount, directly supports NAU staff facing emergencies, demonstrating our Lumberjack community's commitment to care and unity. Let's stand together and make a difference in the lives of our fellow Lumberjacks.
750 / 750 Gifts
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$8,875
True Blue Alumni Challenge sponsored by the NAU Alumni Association Board
Help us start off the day with our first milestone and show the Lumberjack community we are True Blue! When we reach 403 alumni gifts on #NAUGivingDay the following current and former members of the board will release a collective $8,875 in gifts: Blaise Caudill ’13; Kedren Dillard, ’00; Trina George, ’09; Carmelle Malkovich, ’03; Jana Harper, ’90; Melvin Hunter, ’10; Jim Jayne, ’91; Joe Mead, ’83; Maggie Thom, ’12; , Wayne Watson, ’84; Rick Koch, ’72; Janet Sweigart, ’83; Mary O'Driscoll, ’82; Marquitta Rippy, ’15; Eduardo Moreno, '21; Brandon Rivera, '14; Alex Gutierrez, '85 '90; Eduardo "Eddie" Moreno, '21; Nancy Serenbetz, '75; Kari" Kent, '91; and Veronica Hipolito, '97, '02 . WE Are Lumberjacks!
403 / 403 Gifts
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#RiseandShine - Early Ambassador Challenge
Rise early, fill your exclusive NAU mug, and snap a photo for social. Post using #NAUGivingDay and #RiseAndShine, and challenge your friends and family to join NAU's culture of kindness.
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BOCCE with Dean Haro
Get ready to roll with the Dean at our "Bocce with the Dean" event from 9-11am. Enjoy friendly competition, fostering community and raising funds for academic initiatives. Location: Forestry Building
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Coffee & Hot Cocoa with Dean Gustafson
Thank you for joining Dean Gustafson and your fellow Jacks to celebrate NAU Giving Day!
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$6,750
NAU Leadership Challenge
Join our NAU campus leaders: Karen Pugliesi, John Georgas, Josh Mackey, Anika Olsen, Ann Marie deWees, Harlan Teller, and Rensu Yang on #NAUGivingDay 2024! Help us reach 1,000 gifts overall and unlock impactful support. Once we hit our goal, these university leaders will release their gifts totaling $5,250. Let's unite as Jacks and make a difference together! WE Are Lumberjacks
1,000 / 1,000 Gifts
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SAVE THE CATS w/ ¡MIRA!
Quantum computers will revolutionize the world like classical computers did… On giving day, stop by our SparCQS table from 9am-3pm to ‘save the cats’, win prizes, and see first-hand what ‘saving cats’ has to do with quantum computers… Be ready for the quantum future! Location: Forestry
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Student Organization Service Day
Join us for the 4th Student Organization Service Day and give back to Flagstaff. Registration is required at the link below and includes a free volunteer shirt! Encourage your friends and club members to join us as we work together to clean up areas of campus/surrounding community. After the clean up we will celebrate NAU Giving Day! https://in.nau.edu/dean-of-students/involvement/
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Tea and Candy from Around the World
You are cordially invited to join us at the International Pavilion (IP) for tea and candy from around the world. Look for globe-themed balloons, music, and study abroad information tables outside of the IP if the weather permits (inside IP otherwise). Most importantly, come to learn about a wide range of study abroad and global learning opportunities! Answer world-knowledge trivia to win NAU swag. Please stop by between 9am to 3pm on NAU Giving Day April 3rd.
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$30,500
The College of Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences (CEFNS) Challenge
Elevate your impact on the College of Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences (CEFNS) and unlock an additional $30,500 in funding. By donating to any fund within CEFNS, you contribute to our goal of reaching 75 gifts. Once this goal is achieved, the following generous donors: Roy St. Laurent, Terry Damron, Michael Wagner, Bruce Hungate, Dean Roger Haro, The Grand Canyon Trust, and an anonymous donor, will collectively donate $30,500 to various funds including the Math Scholarship Fund, Dr. James Rominger Scholarship (01332), Dr. O Johnson Scholarship in Biology, Wagner Faculty-Led Study Abroad Fund, Monarch Butterfly Conservation Internship, ¡MIRA! SparQS, Ecosystem Science & Society Center, NAU Biology Department, CEFNS Dean's Innovation Fund, and Dr. Thomas D. Sisk Graduate Award
75 / 75 Gifts
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Areas of Support
Access to Education Impact Fund Essential Needs Impact Fund Student Health and Wellness Impact Fund Vibrant Communities Impact Fund Sustainability Impact Fund Lumberjack Student Experience Impact Fund Office of Native American Initiatives ¡MIRA! Cline Library NAU Statewide NAU Yuma Global Affairs Employee Lumberjack Fund (ELF) NAU Athletics NAU Research NAU Esports Veteran and Military Services Colleges and Schools

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