San Jose, Calif. - The first Spartan Athletics Fund (SAF) Week of Giving, a seven-day online fundraising challenge, will be held from Monday, June 24 to Sunday, June 30, 2019.
In the spirit of supporting Spartan student-athletes, the Spartan Athletics Fund has set a goal of receiving 500 gifts during the SAF Week of Giving. In addition to enhancing the student-athlete experience by making a gift during the Week of Giving, donors will have the opportunity to help unlock more than $75,000 in additional funds from a group of Spartan Athletics supporters as participation milestones are reached.
"Days and Weeks of Giving have been implemented at schools across the country, and we believe the Spartan Athletics Fund Week of Giving will be complementary to our year-long efforts to raise support for Spartan student-athletes,'' said Josh Thiel, deputy director of athletics for athletics advancement. "The opportunity to realize challenge grants from generous donors based on donor participation is an exciting element to this form of philanthropy and we are confident that Spartan supporters will step up to help unlock these bonus funds on behalf of our student-athletes."
The Challenge
A group of generous donors have issued a set of challenges to our supporters. As the number of gifts to the Spartan Athletics Fund increases, additional financial gifts will be unlocked to support SJSU student-athletes.
The Impact
When you give to the Spartan Athletics Fund during the Week of Giving, you are contributing to student-athlete success and ensuring we can continue to provide the top-notch coaches who inspire our student-athletes to pursue success in competition and in the classroom.
How You Can Help
- Make a gift starting on Monday, June 24 through the online giving portal: power.sjsu.edu/safweekofgiving
- Spread the word using #SAFWeekOfGiving on social media leading up to the Monday, June 24 launch and throughout the seven-day challenge.
Visit power.sjsu.edu/safweekofgiving to learn more, track our progress and make your gift starting Monday, June 24.
For any questions, please contact Athletics Annual Giving Officers:
Dominic Urrutia (408-924-1244 or dominic.urrutia@sjsu.edu) or
Nate Olson (408-924-1450 or nate.olson@sjsu.edu).