Giving Day 2026 is a 49-hour online event encouraging everyone across our entire community to make a charitable donation to UAA. This year’s event will begin at noon on March 24 and end at 1 p.m. on March 26.

To encourage and celebrate philanthropy, we have many contests and competitions, including 3 ways to win an Alaska Airlines voucher, and 3 ways to unlock a $2,500 donation to your favorite UAA fund. 

UAA also has more than 65 matching gift challenges, including ways to double, triple, or maximize the impact of your donation; for example:

• Triple your gift – The Suddock Foundation is offering to give $2 for every $1, up to $30,000 contributed to the UAA Student Success Fund.
• Double your gift – Your gift to the Goss Nurses Student Support Center will be doubled, up to $20,000, thanks to a challenge from Cindy and Dave Schraer.
• The 5th Line Board and Executive Committee has committed $15,000 to the Excellence in Hockey Fund when we reach 100 Giving Day donors to that fund!

More ways to win – Lucky donors throughout the 49 hours will win 15 mini-grants to their favorite UAA fund, totalling over $6,000, and including the following mini grants from the University of Alaska President's Office:

• $2026 to the fund that the 2026th unique donor donated
• $1,000 to the fund that the 1000th new donor donated

If you would like to encourage others to give and be entered into a drawing to win an Alaska Airlines voucher, sign up to become a Giving Day Champion.

Join us for UAA Giving Day 2026, and rally with us for the programs and scholarships that support our mission and our students. 

Questions?

Questions about Giving Day may be directed to:

• Shannon McClear (Development Strategist), symcclear@alaska.edu, or
• Jennifer Motes (Interim Director of Development), jomotes@alaska.edu 

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