Spartans Give Ready for New Year of Crowdfunding

Spartans Give provides a crowdfunding platform for UNCG groups raising money for projects, events, equipment, and other resources. As they accept proposals for the new academic year, they are holding information sessions to explain who is eligible. The post Spartans Give Ready for New Year of Crowdfunding appeared first on UNC Greensboro.

Janet Imrick | Tue, Jul 16, 2024

Thanks to this initiative launched during the last academic year, UNCG groups have a new way to engage with one another and support projects that will help students excel.

Spartans Give, which operates out of University Advancement, creates an infrastructure for peer-to-peer fundraising. UNCG groups can turn to this program to help raise money for equipment, travel expenses, scholarships, and other tangible resources that directly support scholarly work, campus community-building, and philanthropy and service.

Spartans Give will accept applications for new crowdfunding proposals from August 12-30 and is holding informational sessions to help UNCG groups decide if this would be a viable tool for their meeting their goals.

Dates of meetings
July 23 at 1 p.m.
August 22 at 1 p.m.
August 27 at 1 p.m.

Sign up for one of the hour-long sessions here. All prospective applicants are required to attend an interest meeting before they apply.

This application period is for Fall 2024, Spring 2025, and Summer 2025. Applicants whose proposals are accepted will be notified in early September.

Success of Crowdfunding

A UNCG student works with children around a table. — The Center for New North Carolinians was one of UNCG’s centers that successfully crowdfunded through Spartans Give.

Since the soft launch of Spartans Give in 2022, 274 donors have contributed. Groups receive the funds raised even if the crowdfunding project does not reach its target goal.

These are the previous campaigns hosted by Spartans Give and their funding success:

• Spartan DRIVE Carbon Offset – 82%
• UNCG Genetic Counseling – 155%
• CNNC: Opening New Doors – 223%
• School of Theatre Name a Seat – 117%
• Grads Gather @ the G – 96%

Changes for 2024

Spartans Give is making some changes for the 2025 fiscal year. They will no longer sort campaigns into two tiers. All will be considered crowdfunding. Projects may have a goal between $500-$10,000, but if it is a group’s first Spartans Give campaign, the public goal may not exceed $5,000. If a group meets their goal before the campaign ends, they can continue fundraising beyond their initial goal.

Groups must raise at least 30% of their goal before the campaign’s public launch.

To learn more about Spartans Give, go to spartansgive.uncg.edu or email Arjanai Miller at admille7@uncg.edu.

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