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Giving Day – Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024

The countdown is on! Learn more about how you can participate in the 11th annual Giving Day at lawrence.edu.

Giving Day is a special one-day fundraising event designed to encourage the Lawrence University community to support their favorite areas of the college. It’s a unique opportunity for us all to unite and show our support for everything Lawrence.

Every gift, regardless of size, has a significant impact on Giving Day! Your contribution helps drive our success and strengthens our community. Thank you for making a difference!

Here’s how every gift will be matched with a gift from our Game Changers:

  • Gifts from the Classes of 2008-2028 will be matched with $500
  • All other gifts will be matched dollar-for-dollar

View the countdown to Giving Day at give.lawrence.edu.

Fulbright info session

Thursday, April 4 | 9-10 a.m.
Warch 401 – Arthur Vining Davis Room

Faculty are cordially invited to a brief session about Fulbright. Come and be inspired by colleagues Tim Troy (Theatre) and Cayla Rosché (Conservatory) who recently had Fulbright experiences in Ireland and Iceland respectively. Hear about the amazing work and international network their Fulbright enabled. We’ll also show you how to explore different Fulbright opportunities on the website and leave time for questions and conversation.

If you are thinking of applying for this September’s deadline, spring and summer is a great time to start. Even if your sabbatical isn’t for a while yet, come, get encouraged and informed. If you can’t make it to the session, feel free to set up a meeting with one of us to explore further.

Anna Beno: annabeno@lawrence.edu
Ariela Rosa: ariela.e.rosa@lawrence.edu

2023 United Way Fox Cities Campaign

We are excited to launch our 2023 United Way Fox Cities Campaign at Lawrence University! 

Investing in our community’s greatest needs through United Way Fox Cities is an easy way to improve lives. In fact, your United Way gift improves the lives of one in three people here in the Fox Cities. For more details, please visit the United Way Fox Cities’ website and watch their 2023 campaign video.

Will you join us in supporting Lawrence University’s 2023 United Way Fox Cities Campaign?

Together, we can help build a stronger, more caring community for everyone. In the coming days, you will receive a pledge form via campus mail and email. Completed forms and/or donations should be sent via campus mail or dropped off to:

Amy Kester
Administration Building Room 126
1025 E. South River St.

Alternatively, please email Amy at amy.kester@lawrence.edu or call x6816 with the details of your donation, and she will complete a form for you. Lawrence University’s 2023 United Way Fox Cities Campaign will be open through Thursday, November 30, 2023.

Thank you so much for your generous support of the United Way and the Fox Cities community!

Help us celebrate a decade of Giving Days!

Lawrence is celebrating its 10th annual Giving Day today, Thursday, October 12!

All gifts will be matched dollar-for-dollar, doubling the impact of your gift for current students. But if you’re in the Classes of 2007-2027, your gift will be matched with $500!

You can give a gift, offer a match or challenge, and track our progress at go.lawrence.edu/givingday.

Meet the Grants Team Open House

Thursday, October 5 | 10 a.m.-Noon
Sampson House

The Department of Corporate, Foundation, and Sponsored Research Support (the grants team) is pleased to invite you to work with us on your proposal ideas for external grant funding. We are here to help turn your ideas for new initiatives, research, artistry, and community projects into fundable grant proposals. We can help you identify potential donors, interpret proposal guidelines, develop your application narrative, create an accurate budget, identify sources of institutional cost share, advise on grantsmanship, provide supporting documentation, and assist with submission.

Reminders: Working with Us

Please note that all grant applications where Lawrence is the fiscal agent must be approved via the grants team prior to submission. We request a minimum of 30 days’ notice in advance of the proposal deadline and at least 60 days’ notice for government proposals. Please reach out to us as soon as you start thinking about a grant application. We are eager to hear about your proposal ideas and set up a time to meet!

Grants Open House | Thursday, October 5

Come meet the grants team and enjoy light refreshments and pastries on Thursday, October 5 from 10 a.m.-Noon on the first floor of Sampson House. We would be delighted to meet you, help you put faces to names, and hear about your ideas in a relaxed atmosphere.

The grants team—Anna Beno, Ariela Rosa, and Amy Kester—look forward to collaborating with you this academic year and to seeing you on October 5!

Become a Giving Day Ambassador!

The 10th Annual Giving Day is Thursday, October 12! Help make this year’s Giving Day the best yet by becoming a Giving Day Ambassador.

Ways that you can be a Giving Day Ambassador:

  • Spread the word by posting on social media, texting, emailing, or calling your LU connections asking them to support Giving Day.
  • Participate in the Giving Day Challenges on the Lawrence Facebook and Instagram pages.
  • Wear your Giving Day t-shirt that we will give you as a thank-you for being an Ambassador.
  • Go to Campus Events.
  • Make a gift on Giving Day.
  • Talk about Giving Day in your classes or in your departments.

Would you be willing to invest a few minutes on Giving Day to help us break records this year? If so, just fill out this simple form, and we will get in touch with you on how you can help.

We will need to receive the completed form by September 15 to get the t-shirt to you in time for Giving Day.

Sign up to help on Giving Day; get a free shirt

Lawrence’s annual Giving Day is set for Wednesday, Oct. 26, and organizers are looking for Lawrence faculty and staff to help out. You know Lawrence University like no one else. We believe your voice in support of Giving Day will carry a lot of weight. That is why we are asking our faculty and staff to become Giving Day Ambassadors. 

Ways that you can be a Giving Day Ambassador: Spread the word by posting on social media, texting, emailing, or calling your LU connections asking them to support Giving Day; participate in the Giving Day Challenges on the Lawrence Facebook and Instagram pages; wear your Giving Day T-shirt (more information on that below) to campus events; talk about Giving Day in your classes.

As a thank you, we will gift you with a LU Giving Day shirt to show off your school pride on Giving Day and beyond.  If you’re ready to help, just fill out this simple form, and we will get in touch with you on how you can help. Please note we will need to receive the completed form by Sept. 25 to get the T-shirt to you in time for Giving Day.

Philanthropy Engagement Center is Hiring!

PEC students represent Lawrence in increasing engagement with alumni, stewarding gifts to the university, raising funds for the university/Lawrence Fund, and help facilitate student philanthropy events on campus.  PEC students reach out to alumni to update contact information, share Lawrence news, build relationships, and solicit gifts.  PEC students act as advocates to assist in creating a culture of philanthropy and gratitude in the Lawrence community.  This is an excellent resume building position on campus that offers networking opportunities, flexible hours, and monetary bonuses.  Apply on Handshake!

Support the United Way

Colleagues,

You should have received your United Way materials via campus mail earlier this month, and I hope you will join me in supporting United Way!  

Did you know you can win a Subaru Crosstrek? Any donor who gives a new, undesignated gift of $26 ($1/paycheck) or a previous donor who increases their support by $1 is entered to win!

Enter United Way Fox Cities’ sweepstakes for a chance to win a 2021 Subaru Crosstrek!

HOW TO GIVE:

Return your completed pledge form to: Stacy Mara, Wilson House Development Office, via a campus mail envelope by November 29. You may give via check, credit card or payroll deduction. Payroll deductions will begin December 10, 2021.

With thanks,

Stacy J. Mara

Associate Vice President of Development

x6557

maras@lawrence.edu

We Are the Light! Virtual Celebration Tonight

Join the entire Lawrence community for a virtual celebration of the conclusion of the historic Be the Light! Campaign. Tune in at 7 p.m. Central tonight, February 25, 2021, to the virtual celebration and a world premiere video. You’ll be the first to hear the campaign’s truly grand total! 

Tune in here: https://bethelight.lawrence.edu/events/celebration

Lawrentians, The We Are The Light! celebration is a time for us to strengthen our connections with the Lawrence community and celebrate new opportunities for students made possible by generous gifts.

Join us tonight in watching this historic announcement of the Be the Light! campaign total. Mark your calendars, get out the Blue and White, and prepare to celebrate!

This event is open to the entire Lawrence community – donors, alumni, students, faculty, and staff. Follow these 3 easy steps to ensure you are a part of it!  

For additional information on the Be the Light! Campaign, visit us online at bethelight.lawrence.edu.