Campus Wide Fundraising a Huge Success

Berkeley, CA - On Thursday, the UC Berkeley campus wrapped up the first of what is planned to be an annual fundraising drive, the Big Give, with organizers hoping to make the event a tradition coinciding with the week of the Big Game against Stanford University.  The 24-hour event brought in more than $5.3 million from 7,336 donations, according to Lishelle Blakemore, executive director of the campus annual giving and regional programs.  Donations were given directly to more than 30 participating campus programs and schools. Throughout the day, prizes were awarded to the organizations that had met a fundraising milestone, such as greatest participation or biggest amount of donations.  www.fundraising-ideas.org