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Leaderboards, Challenges, and Matches

Don't miss the chance to elevate your impact, thanks to generous challenge donors, gift-matching opportunities, and fun social media events throughout the 24 hours of Giving Day!

Past Events

Leaderboard
Most Donors Leaderboard
The Top-5 colleges or units with the most unique donors during the 24 hours of Giving Day will receive additional funds.
Rank Prize Area Donors
1 $5,000 Pamplin College of Business 6,139
2 $4,000 Student Affairs | Recreational Sports 2,409
3 $3,000 Athletics 2,368
4 $2,000 Virginia Cooperative Extension 1,934
5 $1,000 College of Engineering 1,736
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Leaderboard
Beat-Your-Best Donors Leaderboard
The Top-10 colleges or units to outperform the number of unique donors who gave during last year's Giving Day will be rewarded with additional funds!
Rank Prize Area % +/- Goal
1 $10,000 Pamplin College of Business +87.39% 6,139
goal: 3,276
2 $9,000 Office for Inclusive Strategy and Excellence +84.67% 482
goal: 261
3 $8,000 Radio IQ | WVTF Music +69.70% 56
goal: 33
4 $7,000 Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine +61.93% 536
goal: 331
5 $6,000 College of Science +57.57% 1,437
goal: 912
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Leaderboard
Current Undergraduate Challenge
The current undergraduate class with the most donors will receive bonus funds to the area of their choice as voted on via the respective class years' Instagram accounts: @vtclassof25, @vtclassof26, @vt_classof27, or @vtclassof2028
What is your preferred class year?
Rank Answer Donors
1 2025 1,125
2 2026 1,107
3 2027 900
4 2028 758
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Event
Social Challenge: Memory Lane
Submit photos of yourself in Lane Stadium on Instagram (check out Virginia Tech's stories!). One user will be selected to win $1,000 in bonus funds to an area of their choice.
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Event
Young Alumni Challenge
The Top-3 areas with the most young alumni donors (classes of 2015-2024) will receive additional funds to their chapter scholarship — $3,000 for first place, $2,000 for second, and $1,000 for third! Washington D.C. 318 Richmond 106 New York City 58 NC Triangle 42 Charlotte 34
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Event
Most Alumni Donors Challenge
The area with the most Alumni donors between 5 and 6 p.m. ET will win additional funding. Winner: Marching Virginians Annual Fund
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Event
Student Challenge
The area with the most current student donors (Classes of 2025-2028) between 11 p.m. and midnight ET will win additional funding. Winner: Delta Sigma Pi
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Leaderboard
Early (Hokie)Bird Challenge
The area with the most donors between 5 and 6 a.m. ET will receive bonus funds.
Rank Prize Area Donors
1 $1,000 Corps of Cadets 88
2 Pamplin College of Business 15
3 College of Science 8
4 College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences 7
5 College of Natural Resources and Environment 7
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Event
Most Alumni Donors Challenge
The area with the most Alumni donors between 8 and 9 a.m. ET will win additional funding. Winner: Virginia Master Naturalist
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Event
Senior Challenge
The Top-3 areas that receive gifts from the most senior donors (yes, this counts as a senior class gift!) throughout Giving Day will receive $3,000, $2,000, and $1,000 respectively! Marketing Sales Center Operating Fund 146 Pamplin ReInventing Social Media Program (Prism) 91 Marketing Department Annual Fund 43
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Leaderboard
The Opening Sprint Challenge
The area with the most donors between 12 and 1 p.m. ET will win $1,000 in additional funding.
Rank Prize Area Donors
1 $1,000 Pamplin College of Business 830
2 Student Affairs | Recreational Sports 280
3 College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences 214
4 Student Organizations 199
5 College of Engineering 198
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Leaderboard
Amount Raised Leaderboard
The Top-5 colleges and units with the most funds raised during the 24 hours of Giving Day will receive additional funds. *Please note that challenge and match reward dollars are not included in this leaderboard's totals.*
Rank Prize Area Raised
1 $5,000 College of Engineering $4,354,455.03
2 $4,000 Virginia Tech Innovation Campus $2,501,395.00
3 $3,000 Pamplin College of Business $2,489,198.62
4 $2,000 College of Science $1,844,670.20
5 $1,000 Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine $1,561,232.00
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Event
Social Challenge: Scavenger Hunt
One or more items will be hidden across campus. The first person to find the item and send a DM to either the Virginia Tech Facebook or Instagram account will unlock a gift for the area of their choice.
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Event
Social Challenge: Around the World
Share photos of you in Hokie Gear during your world travels with Virginia Tech's Instagram (check out the stories!). Someone will be randomly selected to give an extra $1,000 in bonus funds to an area of their choice.
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Event
Faculty and Staff Challenge
The area with the most Faculty and Staff donors between 3 and 4 p.m. ET will win additional funding. Winner: School of Education Annual Fund
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Event
Young Alumni Challenge
The area with the most young alumni donors (Classes of 2015-2024) between 7 and 8 p.m. ET will win additional funding. Winner: Young Life
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Leaderboard
Night Owl Challenge
The area with the most donors between 1 and 2 a.m. ET will receive additional bonus funds.
Rank Prize Area Donors
1 $1,000 Pamplin College of Business 50
2 College of Engineering 9
3 College of Science 5
4 Student Organizations 5
5 Student Affairs 4
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Event
Farthest Hokie Challenge
The donor who gives from a location the farthest from Blacksburg, VA, between 6 and 7 a.m. ET will be awarded $1,000 in bonus funds to an area of their choice. Winner: Nicholas Cristis in Perth, Western Australia
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Event
Hokie Parent Challenge
The area with the most Hokie Parent donors between 9 and 10 a.m. ET will win additional funding. Winner: Marketing Sales Center Operating Fund
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Leaderboard
Final Countdown Challenge
Giving Day 2025 is ending soon! The area with the most donors between 10 and 11 a.m. ET will win $1,000 in additional funding.
Rank Prize Area Donors
1 $1,000 Pamplin College of Business 548
2 Student Affairs | Recreational Sports 263
3 College of Science 166
4 College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences 166
5 College of Engineering 153
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Participating Groups
Athletics College of Agriculture and Life Sciences College of Architecture, Arts, and Design Pamplin College of Business College of Engineering College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences College of Natural Resources and Environment College of Science Corps of Cadets Division of Facilities Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC Graduate School Honors College Local Alumni Chapter Scholarships Moss Arts Center National Security Institute Office for Inclusive Strategy and Excellence Outreach and International Affairs Radio IQ | WVTF Music Student Activities and Organizations Student Affairs Student Affairs | Recreational Sports University Libraries Virginia Cooperative Extension Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine Virginia Tech Innovation Campus Virginia Tech Transportation Institute Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine Additional Areas of Support

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