Matches and Challenge Gifts – Big Orange Give

Big Orange Give

Campus-Wide Match Opportunities


A campus-wide true match is an opportunity to double your impact on Big Orange Give.
Whatever fund(s) you support, a match donor will give to that area too, matching dollar for dollar up to $100.

Tuesday, Nov. 7, 8 a.m. EST

Joshua Dobbs (‘17)
UT’s favorite QB and aerospace engineer, Joshua Dobbs (‘17), and his ASTROrdinary Dobbs Foundation are launching Big Orange Give with a $10,000 true match. Josh will match the first $100 of each gift made after 8 a.m. EST on Nov. 7 until the match reaches $10,000.


Wednesday starting at 6 a.m. EST

UT Knoxville Alumni Board of Directors
UT Knoxville Alumni Board of Directors will kick off Big Orange Give with a $25,000 match. The Alumni Board will match the first $100 of each gift made after 6:00 a.m. EST on November 8 until the match reaches $25,000.


Wednesday starting at 6 p.m. EST

UT Knoxville Alumni Board of Directors
UT Knoxville Alumni Board of Directors are wrapping up Big Orange Give with another $25,000 match. The Alumni Board will match the first $100 of each gift made after 6:00 p.m. EST on November 8 until the match reaches $25,000.


Tuesday – Wednesday, all day

Joshua Dobbs (’17)
Alumni Board Chair Josh Dobbs understands the importance of student scholarships so he and the ASTROrdinary Dobbs Foundation have created a $10,000 match for all gifts made to any student scholarship on campus. Josh will match the first $100 of each gift to a student scholarship fund (endowed or non-endowed) until $10,000 is exhausted.


Campus-Wide Challenges


Fraternity and Sorority Challenge

Organizations in each of the two membership size categories will compete to see who has the most gifts made between 12:00 a.m. EST on Tuesday, November 7 to 11:59 p.m. EST on Wednesday, November 8. Prize money will be awarded to the top 4 organizations in each category.


RecSports Challenge

RecSports club sports will compete to see who has the most gifts between 12:00 a.m. EST on Tuesday, November 7 to 11:59 p.m. EST on Wednesday, November 8. Prize money will be awarded to the top 4 teams.


Student Organization Challenge

Registered student organizations will compete to see who has the most gifts between 12:00 a.m. EST on Tuesday, November 7 to 11:59 p.m. EST on Wednesday, November 8. Prize money will be awarded to the top 3 organizations.


Specific Match Opportunities and Challenges


Opportunities to maximize your gift to a college or unit on campus.
Click below for more information on each match or challenge.

COLLEGES

Architecture + Design

$3,000 challenge for the William Kennedy Graphic Design Fund
$2,000 challenge for the Christine Lynch International Travel Endowment
$1,500 challenge for the School of Architecture Class of 1993 Fund
$1,000 challenge for the Estabrook Legacy Fund
$1,000 challenge for the Michael Fitts Architecture Scholarship

Arts and Sciences

$96,000 match to the Downtown Art Gallery
$25,000 match to the Department of Psychology
$5,000 match to the Humanities Center
$1,750 match to the Department of English

Communication and Information

$21,100 match to the College Fund for Communication and Information

Education, Health, and Human Sciences

$5,000 match to the Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies Department

Haslam College of Business

$20,000 match to the College Fund for Haslam Business

Herbert College of Agriculture

$5,000 match to the Herbert College of Agriculture
$5,000 match to the Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
$3,200 match to the School of Natural Resources
$500 challenge for the Herbert College of Agriculture
$500 challenge for the Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication

Law

$25,000 match to the College of Law

Music

$25,000 match to the College of Music

Nursing

$5,000 match to the College of Nursing

Social Work

$30,000 match to the College of Social Work
$12,000 challenge
for the College of Social Work
$3,000 challenge for the College of Social Work

Tickle College of Engineering

$10,000 match to the Tickle College of Engineering
$25,000 challenge for the Dr. Leslie Benmark Industrial Engineering Scholarship Fund
$20,000 challenge for the Zeanah Excellence Endowment
$10,000 challenge for the John & Linda Shoemaker Endowed Scholarship for Engineering
$5,000 challenge for the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Veterinary Medicine

$35,000 match to the Dr. James P. Thompson Scholarship Endowment

UNITS

AgResearch

5,000 match to any AgResearch fund

Center for Global Engagement

$10,000 match to the Academy of Global Scholars program

McClung Museum

$1,500 match to the McClung Museum

Pride of the Southland Marching Band

$5,000 match to the Band Excellence Fund
$5,000 challenge for the Pride of the Southland Marching Band

Smith Center for International Sustainable Agriculture

$500 match to the Smith Center for International Sustainable Agriculture

UT Extension

$3,000 match to UT Extension

UT Libraries

$10,000 challenge for UT Libraries