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Challenges and Events

Don't miss the chance to multiply your impact thanks to gift-matching opportunities from some of our most generous donors in the Cal Poly community.

Past Events


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CLA Match: Dean's Advisory Council - $10,000
Every dollar counts! The committed alumni and volunteers of DAC have put their resources together to provide a $10,000 matching gift. DAC wants to inspire fellow alumni, parents, faculty, and staff to get involved and give to the CLA.
$10,000 MATCHED
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CAED Match: Architecture Department - $20,000
Alumnus David Gilmore (Architecture ’76) has agreed to challenge the next generation of alumni supporters with a matching gift of $20,000 to support the Architecture Department.
$20,000 MATCHED
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OCOB Match: Low Income Taxpayer Clinic - $5,000
Alumnus Steve McCann (Business Administration, ’96) is matching gifts to the Low Income Tax Clinic in the Orfalea College of Business up to a total of $5,000! This tax season - support the LITC!
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CAFES Match: Earn by Doing Internship Program - $10,000
An anonymous parent has generously agreed to match gifts to the Earn by Doing Internship Program in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences up to a total of $10,000!
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CAED Dean's Challenge - $7,500
In honor of the CAED's 75th anniversary, when the college reaches 75 total donations, Interim Dean Kevin Dong will give an extra $7,500 to the college’s departments—$1,500 per department!
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Leaderboard
College Giving Leaderboard
Which college has raised the most?
Rank College Raised
1 Architecture and Environmental Design $146,893.09
2 College of Engineering $117,095.00
3 College of Liberal Arts $60,964.58
4 Orfalea College of Business $48,290.00
5 Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences $37,630.00
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Bailey College Match: Undergraduate Research Fund - $5,000
An anonymous supporter has pledged $25,000 to the Bailey College Undergraduate Research Fund over the next five years. They are challenging others to match their first contribution of $5,000, directly impacting undergraduate research opportunities for students in the college.
$5,000 MATCHED
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CAED Match: Interdisciplinary Studios & Student Support - $25,000
Alumnus Scott Gaudineer (Architecture, '79) has agreed to match all gifts to the Interdisciplinary Studios (Student Support) fund to encourage Learn by Doing projects and activities across departments and disciplines.
$25,000 MATCHED
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OCOB Match: Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship - $18,000
Alumus Richard Boberg has generously agreed to match gifts to the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) up to $18,000 ($8,000 of which is money he earned by investing in student-led businesses in the CIE!)
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CENG Match: Dathe Family Student Project Center - $35,000
Poised to expand with outdoor workspaces next to the Hangar, the outdoor student project center reaffirms a commitment to hands-on education, adapting and growing in tandem with the ever-changing needs of its learners.
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Leaderboard
CLA Dean's Challenge - $5,000
Every donor counts! Dean Williams is partnering with the DAC to award $5,000 to the top three CLA departments with the greatest number of donors. Make sure to give to CLA AND your department to help them win!
Rank Prize College of Liberal Arts Departments Donors
1 $2,500 Music Department 74
2 $1,500 Psychology and Child Development Department 36
3 $1,000 Journalism Department 31
4 Graphic Communication Department 25
5 Communication Studies Department 15
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Leaderboard
College Donor Leaderboard
Which college has the most donors?
Rank College Donors
1 College of Liberal Arts 297
2 College of Engineering 274
3 Architecture and Environmental Design 171
4 Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences 160
5 Orfalea College of Business 138
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