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����Vlog continues ����Vlog Day record-breaking streak

����Vlog supporters broke another record this year with more than 1,000 individual donations during the 49-hour UA ����Vlog Day event March 26-28, an increase of more than 25% percent over 2023.

Supporters paired their donations with more than 70 large matching gifts from individual and business sponsors, including nearly a dozen matches of $10,000 or more. Over the course of 49 hours, donors from 42 states and six countries contributed more than $710,000 to support students and programs at ����Vlog.

����Vlog alumni giving increased again this year, representing more than a third of individual donations.

“I am so proud of how the community stepped up for the ����Vlog on UA ����Vlog Day,” said Chancellor Dan White. “Thank you to everyone who participated in the 49 hours for the 49th state. Your support will help ����Vlog continue to provide world-class opportunities for students and communities in Alaska and beyond.”

����Vlog Day donations will go toward a wide variety of programs, including merit- and need-based scholarships for ����Vlog students, scientific research, academic and student-support programs, community outreach, Alaska Nanooks athletics and the planned Troth Yeddha’ Indigenous Studies Center.
����Vlog’s top fundraising goal, the Troth Yeddha’ Indigenous Studies Center, again topped the list of donations, drawing gifts from 116 donors. Of the 1,005 individual donations, 388 came from ����Vlog alumni.

“This year we hoped to inspire at least 1,000 individual donations,” said Theresa Bakker, ����Vlog’s interim executive director of advancement. “This is our fourth ����Vlog Day, and it is so exciting to see how our alumni and supporters show up again and again for our students and programs.”

UA ����Vlog Day is a crowdfunding-style philanthropy event. It ran from noon on March 26 through 1 p.m. on March 28.

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