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Athletics Campaigns

Athletics fundraising campaigns go beyond scoreboards and big games. Unite your community around your institution’s teams and student athletes to raise funds and ensure a thriving athletics program and NIL fundraising at your school. See athletic’s campaign examples from your peers below.

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Solutions that drive real results, on and off the field

Let fans support their favorite team with flexible gift designation settings. Inspire friendly competition in your athletics crowdfunding campaigns with leaderboards and team-specific matching gifts. With tiered campaigns, you can highlight specific teams in depth. Put players and coaches in the center of the action with Personal Videos.

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Creative ways for Division 1 schools to help fund student-athlete success

Division I college athletics programs are turning to GiveCampus to power fundraising in bold, creative ways—meeting the moment in the NIL era and beyond. From targeted sport-specific giving forms and nimble campaigns around rivalry games, to major donor stewardship and incentive-driven appeals, schools are leveraging the platform to engage fans, families, and alumni at every level.

Athletics Campaigns

Bucknell University

Bucknell University’s Athletics Campaign

Bison Nation celebrated ten years of “One Herd One Day” with a tiered social fundraising campaign that featured strong advocacy. Donors were invited to support their favorite varsity sport, club program, or the Bison Athletics Fund for Excellence.
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Villanova University Athletics Excellence Fund

Donors who make a gift of $2,500 or more to Villanova’s Athletics Strategic Excellence Fund for Women’s Basketball are eligible to receive a commemorative letterman jacket. The opportunity to own a piece of sports history is a great way to incentivize fan support.
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University of Central Florida (UCF) Athletics

The University of Central Florida (UCF) Athletics allows fans to pledge their support for student-athletes via their Competitive Success Fund, a new way to directly impact recruitment, retention, and development of Knights across all sports.
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University of Notre Dame’s Rockne Athletics Fund

Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish compete in 26 NCAA Division I sports, representing one of the most storied student-athlete programs in the nation. The Rockne Athletics Fund unites fans, family, and alumni in a shared mission: to provide exceptional academic and athletic opportunities for every Notre Dame student-athlete.
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Lake Forest College Annual Giving Day

Lake Forest College’s 2025 Forester Day highlights the incredible power of advocacy with over 30 percent of total dollars raised attributable to peer-to-peer fundraising. The campaign’s success was fueled by creative challenges, a dynamic telethon, and community-wide celebrations.
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Trinity College Athletics Campaign

Trinity Athletic Giving Week ( TAG) utilized a tiered campaign structure to shine a light on all of their Athletics initiatives.

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