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Go Boldly, Vandals

Bold Vandals set up matches and challenges every year to help Vandal Giving Day be a success. These matches and challenges inspire friendly competition and help make Vandal Giving Day more fun for participants and help the University of Idaho extend our reach and impact.

Last year more than $200,000 in matches and challenges helped us have a record-breaking Vandal Giving Day — raising $819,662 in only 1,889 minutes! Give early and empower more Vandals to participate by setting up your bold gift today!

It’s Easy to Set Up Your Bold Vandal Match or Challenge

Gifts of $250 or more can become a match or challenge. You can have your name attached to the match/challenge and direct both it and additional gifts made from it to any fund on campus. These gifts can be a one-time gift or split up into monthly recurring gifts.

A match typically offers to donate a dollar for every dollar given to a specific fund, up to a specified amount. Here’s an example:

Joe Vandal will match every gift – dollar for dollar – to Access for All scholarships, up to $500.

A challenge unlocks when certain criteria are met, like so:

For every 5 gifts to Access for All scholarships, Joe Vandal will donate $100, up to $500.

 OR

When Access for All scholarships receives 20 gifts, Joe Vandal will donate $500.

See more examples of established matches and challenges below!

Contact Marie Duncan for questions and more information on how to set up your match or challenge prior to March 29.

Past Events


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Match
College of Engineering Dean’s Innovation Fund Match
Thanks to the generosity of LeAnn Vargo Scalzo and David Scalzo, every dollar given to the Dean’s Innovation Fund will be matched dollar for dollar up to $3,500!
$3,500 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Computer Science Scholarship
Thank you for the support to the Computer Science Scholarship Endowment!
Completed
2
Match
Jim Batdorf Chemical & Biological Engineering Scholarship
We did it! Thank you to Pablo Perez '97 and our generous supporters! Go Vandals!
$1,500 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
John Law Electrical Engineering Scholarship
We did it! Thank you to the Andy and Liz Law family! Go Vandals!
$5,000 MATCHED
Completed
$3,500
College of Engineering Faculty and Staff Challenge
We did it! Thank you to Dean Suzie Long and our generous faculty and staff supporters! Go Vandals!
30 / 30 Gifts
Completed
$5,000
Engineering Student Ambassadors Challenge
We did it! Thank you to Idaho STEM ecosySTEM and our generous supporters! Go Vandals!
15 / 15 Gifts
Completed
$750
Humanitarian Engineering Corp
Thank you Curtis Eck & Toni Lawson for your support.
$250 / $250 Raised
Completed
$500
Idaho Falls Student Success
We did it! Thank you to Indrajit Charit and our generous supporters! Go Vandals!
5 / 5 Gifts
Completed
$10,000
University of Idaho Foundation $30,000 Challenge
We did it! Thank you, U of I Foundation and outstanding supporters!
1,500 / 1,500 Gifts
Completed
Leaderboard
Overnighter Challenge
We had a tie! The funds below will get the boost from the U I Foundation. CAMP: Si Se Puede Endowment $500 Kootenai County 4-H $250 Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) $250
Rank Prize Overnighter Program Challenge Gifts
1 $500 CAMP: Si Se Puede Endowment 16
2 $500 Kootenai County 4-H 9
3 Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) 9
4 National Model UN - Martin Institute 7
5 Department of Agricultural Education, Leadership & Communications 5
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Event
Vandal Procrastinator $500 Challenge
Procrastinators, this one is for you! Holding out to the last minute may have paid off, literally. The last donor of Vandal Giving Day - ending April 3 at 5:29 p.m. (PT) earns $500 to support the fund of their choice, courtesy of the University of Idaho Foundation.
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2
Match
COE Dean’s Innovation Fund
Thanks for boosting the COE Dean's Innovation Fund, Robert and Gloria Furgason Family.
$10,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
Match
Center for Secure and Dependable Systems (CSDS) 25th Anniversary Match
Thank you Dr. Stu Seiner and Vandals for your support.
Completed
2
Match
Humanitarian Engineering Corp. Boost
Thank you Thomas von Alten and Dr. Jeanette Ross!
Completed
2
Match
John Law Electrical Engineering
Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor all gifts given to the John Law Electrical Engineering Scholarship will be matched dollar for dollar up to $6,000!
$6,000 MATCHED
Completed
$1,000
Engineering Student Clubs & Organizations Challenge
We did it! Thank you to Ray and Joana! Go Vandals!
10 / 10 Gifts
Completed
$5,000
Al Wallace Civil & Environmental Engineering Assistantship
We did it! Thank you to John '78 and Erma '78 Hultman and our generous supporters! Go Vandals!
Completed
$1,000
Coeur d’Alene Computer Science Scholarship Challenge
We did it! Thank you to Robert Rinker, John Shovic and our generous supporters! Go Vandals!
Completed
$5,000
Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (FE) Mechanical Engineering Challenge
We did it! Thank you to our generous donors! Go Vandals!
Completed
Success!
Early Bird Challenge
Thank you to Kaitlin, Alex, Payton & LeAnn for being our early bird donors!
Completed
Event
Brave. Bold. Furry Friends Challenge
Thanks to our Brave. Bold. Furry Friends Challenge winners!
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