NC State Day of Giving

Each year, for 24 hours, the Wolfpack comes together on NC State Day of Giving to achieve more: creating greater opportunities, providing broader educational access, fostering bolder visions and advancing innovative research.

Since 2019, we’ve shown what the Pack can do in 24 hours. We know we’re stronger together, and that now is always the right time to make a difference. So many members of the Pack have shared their stories and together, we’re giving forward, helping others write their own new chapters.

#GivingPack: Day of Giving Bonuses Support College of Sciences Students

Every year, colleges, programs and other areas of NC State compete for bonus funds via Day of Giving challenges and leaderboards. Learn more how these bonuses directly benefited students in the College of Sciences.

Meet the Sciences Students

#GivingPack, Creating Impact

Day of Giving gifts go to work quickly, often making a difference as soon as the next academic year. In 2023:

• The NC State Veterinary Hospital assisted clients with treatment costs for more than 85 companion animals, thanks to a generous matching gift from a donor.
• The College of Education granted 17 scholarships and travel awards to graduate students.
• Wellness and Recreation awarded two Friend and Family Scholarships.
• The Study Abroad Office was able to double the number of students receiving scholarships for the upcoming Spring 2024 academic term compared to Spring 2023.

We know the money we donate is really going to support all of the programs at NC State. And it was fun – late at night, seeing those last donations trickle in and trying to be the last one to give, or participating in one of the Day of Giving challenges.

Charlie Townsend

B.S. chemical engineering, 2015
M.R. business administration, 2021

Since 2022:

• Wellness and Recreation recognized student employees with two scholarships, the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering awarded three additional scholarships and the College of Education awarded 17 scholarships from its Excellence Fund. 
• The Poole College of Management received funding to support students overcoming challenges related to learning disabilities.
• The Division of Academic and Student Affairs launched a housing scholarship to help address housing insecurity. 

After 2021’s day:

• The LGBTQ Pride Center, with assistance from Pack Essentials, provided two students with emergency assistance with the first awards from the Spitz Dream Fund.
• The College of Design invited designers from MASS Design Group to lead a student project for 90 students in architecture, landscape architecture and environmental planning.
• The Science House’s Rural Equipment and Technology Loan Program served over 500 teachers and 20,000 students in over 30 rural school systems in North Carolina.

And thanks to 2020’s day:

• 31 students — hailing from every college at NC State — received the first-ever Extraordinary Opportunity Scholarship Initiative awards.
• Wilson College of Textiles purchased loaner dress forms and sewing machines to support students learning remotely.
• More than $20,000 raised in honor of the Women’s Center’s 20th anniversary meant support for 40 student survivors of interpersonal violence through the Survivor Fund.
• The Student Emergency Fund supported nearly 3,000 students this past year, and an additional $1,000,000 in gifts means helping more students overcome financial adversity.

Day of Giving Tells a Successful Story

On NC State’s fourth annual Day of Giving, Wolfpack supporters gave a record 14,533 gifts totaling $23,060,336, which will help create a bold new chapter for the university.

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Another Extraordinary Year of #GivingPack to the Wilson College on Day of Giving

Nancy Webster ’75 challenged alumni and friends of the Wilson College of Textiles to support a fund that’s close to her heart: the Centennial Scholarship Program. After 100 gifts were received by the NCTF Centennial Scholarship Endowment, Nancy generously donated an additional $40,000.

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Young Alumnus Follows Mother’s Example in #GivingPack

“We know the money we donate is really going to support all of the programs at NC State,” said Day of Giving donor and engineering alum Charlie Townsend.

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Project Promotes STEM Education at Dillard Drive Elementary

NC State faculty and students mentored more than 100 second graders in learning about pollination and other topics, thanks to funding from a grant from the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and from challenges won by the College of Natural Resources on Day of Giving.

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Day of Giving Supporters Shower Veterinary Medicine with Record-Breaking Generosity

In just 24 hours, College of Veterinary Medicine supporters gave an amazing $9.3 million to help us continue our groundbreaking research, compassionate clinical care and world-class education for future veterinarians and researchers.

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Donors Make Record-breaking Number of Gifts to NC State’s College of Education on Day of Giving

On NC State’s fifth Day of Giving, donors made a record-breaking number of gifts to the NC State College of Education.

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