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Make a gift in honor of your graduation year today!

Madison Student Giving Campaign

 

 

Madison Student Giving Campaign

 

Bleed Purple, Give Green!

 

Help us reach our goal of 2008 student gifts (502 gifts per class).  Make your gift (donation) in honor of your graduation year today!

 

Why support Madison?

  • To increase the value of your degree
  • To ensure that JMU continues to be a great school for the generations to come
  • To show thanks to JMU for an outstanding education
  • In honor of the life-long friendships you've made

 

The Madison Student Giving Campaign (MSGC) provides students a way to give back to the university.  The MSGC operates under the Madison Fund, the annual fund within the development office.  Gifts to the Madison Fund are used where the need is greatest. 

 

Making a gift to the Madison Student Giving Campaign is easy!  You can make a gift via cash, check, credit card or Flex.  To make your gift online, go to www.jmu.edu/give.  You may also give your gift to one of the MSGC captains or leave it in one of several drop boxes across campus. 

 

"I want to make a special gift this year in honor of the centennial."For the 2007 - 2008 school year, the Madison Student Giving Campaign will offer a special "100 for 100 - $100 for 100 years."  Current students who make a gift of $100 this year will receive special recognition. 

 

"I can't afford a large gift!"  We understand that students are on a limited budget.  Our motto is that "It's not how much you give, but that you give!"  Gifts in honor of your graduation year are encouraged ($20.08 for a graduating senior), however gifts as little as $5.00 are accepted.  Even small gifts can add up to great things.  Just think&

 

  • If just 100 students made a gift in honor of their graduation year, we would have raised over $2,000, enough for a student scholarship. 
  • If 500 students gave $20.08, over $10,000 would be raised and if 1,000 students gave a gift in honor of their graduation year, over $20,000 would be raised for JMU.  This amount can go a long way in enhancing your education.  $20,000 could be spent on additional equipment for student use, faculty research, alternative spring break scholarships and more. 

 

"$20.08 seems like a lot of money."  This is what the average student would spend on a dinner out, a new CD, or a few Starbucks coffees.  Putting aside money for your gift is easier than you would think.  Skip a coffee a week and in no time, you've set aside enough to make a gift in honor of your graduation year. 

 

"I'm already paying money to the university in tuition."  Tuition covers only a portion of what it costs to run the university, so gifts from private sources are essential.  YOU have benefited from gifts made by students who graduated before you.  The student giving program began at JMU in 1989.   These gifts have made a difference in your education, and in your Madison experience.  Click here to see the results of JMU's previous student giving campaigns. 

 

"Where will my money go?"   You decide where you would like to allocate your gift.  Gifts may be made to a specific college, to a scholarship fund, to Student Affairs, or the Duke Club.  There are over 200 funds to which your gift may be made.  For more information on areas of funding, please contact the Madison Fund at 540-568-8840. 

 

"Why is my gift important?"  State funding, tuition and fees cover only a portion of your Madison experience.  The university relies on support from alumni, faculty and staff, friends and students to provide the opportunities and resources vital to an outstanding educational experience.

 

Even a small gift can make a big difference in the lives of students at JMU.  Your gift matters!

 

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