FORT COLLINS, Colorado, January 27, 2016. Community Funded (www.communityfunded.com) today announced that The College of New Jersey (www.tcnj.edu) exceeded its goals for its November 2015 Day of Giving Campaign. During the Day of Giving 759 students, faculty and alumni supporters contributed over $75,000 in just 24 hours – an 800% increase in participation over the college’s Giving Tuesday campaign the year prior.
November 5, 2015 was The College of New Jersey’s inaugural 24-hour college-wide fundraising campaign aimed at boosting support for the college and its departments. This year, alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and friends made gifts ranging from the minimum $1 to $5000, specifically directing their contributions to one of 13 participating departments and programs, including the TCNJ Fund.
“With tremendous support from Community Funded, we were able to take the Giving Tuesday concept and turn it into an exclusive, overwhelmingly successful Day of Giving event for our col…