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Matches & Challenges

Don't miss the chance to multiply your impact, thanks to gift matching opportunities from some of our most generous donors.

Past Events

$3,000

Board of Trustees Donor Challenge x2

We’ve shattered goals and the Bennett College Board of Trustees is issuing a second donor challenge! They will release $3,000 into the Alumnae Annual Fund / Bennett Fund if we reach 275 donors by midnight. #RingtheBellforBennett

275 / 275 Donors

Completed

Match

Board of Trustees Giving Challenge

The Bennett College Board of Trustees will match all gifts made on April 2 to the Alumnae Annual Fund / Bennett Fund, dollar-for-dollar, up to $10,000. Gifts to these funds are unrestricted and enable Bennett to be agile in responding to the greatest needs of our students and the College. #RingtheBellforBennett

$10,000 MATCHED

Completed

Match

Faculty & Staff Giving Challenge

President Suzanne E. Walsh will match all gifts made by faculty and staff, dollar-for-dollar, up to $1,500. This matching gift will be made to the Alumnae Annual Fund / Bennett Fund. Thank you in advance to our Bennett family for heeding the call to #RingtheBellforBennett!

$1,500 MATCHED

Completed

$1,500

Board of Trustees Donor Challenge

The Bennett College Board of Trustees will release $1,500 into the Alumnae Annual Fund / Bennett Fund when we reach 150 donors in celebration of Bennett College’s 150th Year. #RingtheBellforBennett

150 / 150 Donors

Completed

Leaderboard

Freshwoman Hall Leaderboard by Donors

Bennett Belles, which Freshwoman Hall will emerge on top? Barge Hall, Jones Hall, or Pfeiffer Hall? Make a gift to help get your Freshwoman Hall to the top of the leaderboard! In addition to bragging rights, thanks to a challenge from the Board of Trustees, the Freshwoman Hall with the highest number of donors on Day of Giving will have $500 released into the Alumnae Annual Fund in their honor. #RingtheBellforBennett #BennettBellesGive #BennettBellesDoItWell

Belles, where did you live on campus your Freshwoman Year at Bennett?

Rank	Answer	Donors
1	Pfeiffer Hall	37
2	Jones Hall	37
3	Barge Hall	32

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Leaderboard

Funds Supported at Bennett College

What funds are being supported on Bennett College Day of Giving?

Rank	Department	Raised
1	Alumnae Annual Fund \| Bennett Fund (Gen. Op.)	$182,596.00
2	Student Emergency Fund	$9,575.00
3	Campus Preservation Fund	$8,944.00
4	Academic Innovation Fund	$5,295.00
5	Women of Color: Ready for the World Fund	$4,765.00

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Match

Alumnae Giving Challenge

The Bennett College Alumnae of Durham, NC will match all alumnae gifts made on April 2 to the Alumnae Annual Fund, dollar-for-dollar, up to $5,000. These generous Durham Alumnae also gave an additional $5,000 to two restricted scholarship funds at Bennett. #WeLoveOurDurhamBelles #BennettBellesGive

$5,000 MATCHED

Completed

Match

Student Giving Challenge

The Bennett College Board of Trustees will match all gifts made by our current Bennett Belles, dollar-for-dollar, up to $500. This matching gift will be made to the Alumnae Annual Fund / Bennett Fund. #RingtheBellforBennett #BennettBellesGive

$24 MATCHED

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Leaderboard

Freshwoman Hall Leaderboard by Giving

Bennett Belles, which Freshwoman Hall will emerge on top? Barge Hall, Jones Hall, or Pfeiffer Hall? Make a gift to help get your Freshwoman Hall to the top of the leaderboard! In addition to bragging rights, thanks to a challenge from the Board of Trustees, the Freshwoman Hall that raises the most will have $500 released into the Alumnae Annual Fund in their honor! #RingtheBellforBennett #BennettBellesGive #BennettBellesDoItWell

Belles, where did you live on campus your Freshwoman Year at Bennett?

Rank	Answer	Amount
1	Jones Hall	$16,506.00
2	Barge Hall	$14,482.50
3	Pfeiffer Hall	$10,181.00

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Leaderboard

Who is Uniting to #RingtheBellforBennett?

The Bennett Family is vast and includes our Bennett Belles (past and present), faculty, staff, families, friends, and community members. We are so grateful to all who have united to #RingtheBellforBennett

Please Select All of Your Bennett College Affiliations

Rank	Answer	Donors
1	Alumna	179
2	Friend of Bennett College	107
3	Staff (current)	18
4	Faculty (current)	12
5	Family of a Bennett Alumna	10
6	Current Student	6
7	Staff (former)	6
8	Family of a Bennett Student	5
9	Board of Trustees (former)	2

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Day of Giving Priority Funds

Alumnae Annual Fund | Bennett Fund (Gen. Op.)

Academic Innovation Fund

Women of Color: Ready for the World Fund

Student Emergency Fund

Campus Preservation Fund

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