Don't miss the chance to multiply your impact, thanks to gift matching opportunities from some of our most generous donors.
Past Events
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$25,000 Surprise Challenge
$750,000 will unlock $25,000 for Student Emergency Aid, Student Scholarships, Cardinal Kitchen, Cardinal Excellence Fund, and SOAR. Each area will receive $5,000 thanks to an anonymous donor.
Completed
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Paint the U.S. Cardinal Red
Gifts from all 50 states will unlock $5,000 from the Alumni Council!
Completed
Leaderboard
Evening Leaderboard
The 5 areas that raise the most money from 7-11:59pm each receive $1,000
Rank
Prize
Unit
Raised
1
$1,000
Athletics
$38,306.54
2
$1,000
Indiana Academy
$14,305.00
3
$1,000
Theatre & Dance
$11,450.22
4
$1,000
Alumni Programs
$5,770.00
5
$1,000
Black Alumni Constituent Society
$4,180.00
6
Accounting
$3,360.42
7
Center for Information & Communication Sciences
$2,575.56
8
Department of Media
$2,540.00
9
Communication Studies
$2,203.88
10
Honors College
$2,090.22
11
Student Emergency Aid Fund
$1,890.00
12
BFSA Student Scholarship
$1,855.00
13
Ball State Fund
$1,583.00
14
Counseling Psych, Social Psych, and Counseling
$1,545.00
15
School of Music
$1,505.00
Ended
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First Five!
One Ball State Day, 24-hours of inspiration and impact, starts now. The first 5 academic areas to receive a gift will each receive $500 in challenge funds.
Completed
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Tag & Swag Social Media Challenge
Take a selfie with any of our Leadership cut outs and post social using #OneBallState. Four individuals will be randomly chosen to designate $250 to a fund of their choice.
Completed
Leaderboard
Donor Leaderboard
The five units with the most donors by midnight will each receive $1,000
Rank
Prize
Department
Donors
1
$1,000
Athletics
812
2
$1,000
Theatre & Dance
633
3
$1,000
Indiana Academy
278
4
$1,000
Communication Studies
184
5
$1,000
School of Music
126
6
School of Journalism and Strategic Communication
125
7
Accounting
109
8
Honors College
103
9
Burris Laboratory School
98
10
BFSA Student Scholarship
97
11
Ball State Student Media
92
12
Center for Information & Communication Sciences
87
13
Alumni Scholarships
87
14
Student Emergency Aid Fund
84
15
Department of Media
80
Ended
Leaderboard
Evening Donor Leaderboard
The five areas with the most donors between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. will each receive $1,000 in challenge dollars.
Rank
Prize
Department
Donors
1
$1,000
Athletics
161
2
$1,000
Theatre & Dance
149
3
$1,000
Indiana Academy
50
4
$1,000
Communication Studies
47
5
$1,000
Ball State Student Media
27
6
BFSA Student Scholarship
25
7
Center for Information & Communication Sciences
24
8
Alumni Scholarships
24
9
School of Journalism and Strategic Communication
23
10
Accounting
22
11
Honors College
22
12
School of Music
22
13
Black Alumni Constituent Society
18
14
Elementary Education
18
15
Urban Planning
15
Ended
Success!
Last Hour Challenge
Give during the last hour of OBSD and you could be one of three donors chosen to designate an extra $1,000 to the area you gave to.
Completed
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International Alum Challenge
The first international alum to make a gift on One Ball State Day will get $500 in challenge funds designated to the fund their gift went to.
If the number of enrollment planning, and management employees who donate is greater than last year, Vice President Paula Luff will donate $2,000 to Student Emergency Aid Fund.
Completed
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Graduate School Match
Dean Beach will match up to $250 in donations to the Graduate School General Fund (3701), and all OBSD donations to this fund will be earmarked for research fellowships for undergraduate students enrolled in the Pathways Mentoring program.
$250 MATCHED
Completed
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IT Employee Match
Loren Malm will match gifts made by IT division employees up to $500.
Completed
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Morning Challenge
From 8 - 11 a.m., five donors will be selected at random and $1,000 will be given to the fund their gift went to.
Completed
Success!
First Student, Employee, Alumni, & Parent Challenge
The first student, employee, parent, and alumni donor will each receive $250 given to the fund their gift went to.
Completed
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Ambassador Challenge
The three units/departments with the most verified ambassadors, with dollars raised, receives $1,000.
Completed
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Facebook Challenge
Share the official One Ball State Day videos on Facebook and use #OneBallState. Two participants will get to donate $500 in challenge funds toward their favorite area.
Completed
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Twitter Challenge
Share the official One Ball State Day videos on Twitter and use #OneBallState. Two participants will get to donate $500 in challenge funds toward their favorite area.
Completed
Leaderboard
Noon Leaderboard
The department/unit/team that has the most donors by noon receives $5,000 in challenge funds.
Rank
Prize
Unit
Donors
1
$5,000
Theatre & Dance
296
2
Athletics
272
3
Indiana Academy
130
4
Ball State Fund
107
5
Student Scholarships
86
6
Burris Laboratory School
61
7
Communication Studies
57
8
Employee Emergency Fund
52
9
School of Music
47
10
School of Journalism and Strategic Communication
44
11
Accounting
40
12
Online Student Support Fund
34
13
BFSA Student Scholarship
34
14
Honors College
32
15
Cardinal Kitchen
29
Ended
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Dean Cutout Selfie Challenge
Provost Susana Rivera-Mills will donate $100 for each dean who takes a selfie with her cut out and/or the cut out of another dean and posts it to social media using #OneBallState on April 5. This total gift of up to $5,000 will benefit the University College.
Completed
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Last Gift Challenge
The last student, employee, parent, and alumni donor will each receive $250 given to the fund their gift went to.
Ended
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Ball State University Foundation Challenge
If the Foundation reaches 100% employee participation, Jean Crosby & Ray Allen will give a total of $1,000.
Completed
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Action Research Collective Match
Dean Beach will match up to $250 in donations to the Action Research Collective fund (3720), and all money raised will go to support the travel/research for graduate students participating in this research group.
$75 MATCHED
Ended
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General Counsel Match
Sali Falling will match gifts made by General Counsel employees up to $500.
Completed
2
Match
Graduate Student Research Match
Dean Beach will match up to $250 in donations to the Graduate Student Research fund (3716), and all money raised will go directly to graduate students to support their research/travel.
$200 MATCHED
Ended
Event
Student Affairs Employee Challenge
Ro-Anne Royer Engle will match any gift made by a Student Affairs employees to one of the division’s areas up to $500