Name: UCSB Natural Reserve System
Start: 2025-03-28T00:00:00-0700
End: 2025-04-11T12:00:00-0700
Location: UCSB Give Day

Challenges

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Kaplan Sprint #3

Calling all UCSB supporters: it's your last chance to win bonus funds for your favorite campus department or program. For the final time today, the 10 funds with the most unique donors over the next two hours will be boosted by Christine and Jordan '83 Kaplan!

Rank	Prize	Area	Donors
1	$2,000	Women's Volleyball	34
2	$1,750	Men's Swimming	25
3	$1,500	Men's Water Polo	17
4	$1,250	Women's Tennis	16
5	$1,000	Women's Swimming	14
6	$750	Women's Rugby Sport Club	13
7	$500	CCS Dean's Fund for Excellence	9
8	$300	Chemistry & Biochemistry	8
9	$250	Classics	8
10	$200	Interdisciplinary Humanities Center	8
11		Graduate Student Fellowships	7
12		Latin American and Iberian Studies	7
13		PROPEL Scholars Program in Social Sciences	7
14		Men's Tennis	6
15		Economics	6

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Research Institutes and Initiatives

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Rank	Area	Gifts
1	KITP Career Development Fund	23
2	The REEF (Research Experience & Education Facility)	9
3	Natural Reserve System (General)	6
4	Santa Cruz Island	5
5	Coal Oil Point Reserve	3
6	Sedgwick Reserve	2
7	The Ocean Fund	2
8	Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve	1
9	National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS)	1
10	North Campus Open Space (NCOS)	1
11	Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory	1
12	MSI's onBOARD: Broadening Opportunities across Research Diving	1
13	CCBER Kids in Nature Program	1
14	CCBER Natural History Collections	0
15	Kenneth S. Norris Rancho Marino Reserve	0

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Give Day 2025

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Rank	Area	Gifts
1	Athletics	1,412
2	Campus Excellence	557
3	Humanities and Fine Arts	285
4	Social Sciences	264
5	Recreation	234
6	Student Affairs	127
7	Sciences	83
8	Library	70
9	Gevirtz Graduate School of Education	69
10	Education Abroad Program	64
11	College of Creative Studies	61
12	Alumni Affairs	58
13	Research Institutes & Initiatives	56
14	College of Engineering	53
15	Graduate Division	29

Past Events

Challenge from Trustee Michael '87 and Catherine Byron! Complete

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$100,000

Challenge from Trustee Michael '87 and Catherine Byron!

Thank you for helping reach our goal and thank you to Trustee Michael '87 and Catherine Byron for their continued support of students in the Department of Economics.

1,000 / 1,000 Gifts

Completed

Night Owl Challenge! Complete

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$340,000

Night Owl Challenge!

Help us reach 100 more donors and we will unlock a $340,000 gift from an anonymous alum in support of the Center for Spatial Studies and Data Science.

100 / 100 Gifts

Completed

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Kaplan Sprint #2!

On your mark... get set... GO! It's a race to be one of the five funds with the most participation over the next two hours. First, second, third, fourth and fifth place will win bonus funds of $1,500, $1,250, $1,000, $750, and $500, thanks to Christine and Jordan '83 Kaplan!

Rank	Prize	Area	Gifts
1	$1,500	Women's Volleyball	64
2	$1,250	Men's Swimming	50
3	$1,000	Men's Water Polo	48
4	$750	Women's Rugby Sport Club	25
5	$500	Women's Swimming	20
6		Women's Tennis	8
7		UCSB Library Fund	8
8		Art, Design & Architecture Museum	8
9		Chicana/o Studies	7
10		Baseball	7
11		PROPEL Scholars Program in Social Sciences	7
12		Men's Soccer	6
13		Capital Internship Program	6
14		Men's Rugby Sport Club	5
15		Economics	5

Ended

Challenge: 2,500 for $35,000 from Trustee Elizabeth Gabler '77! Complete

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$35,000

Challenge: 2,500 for $35,000 from Trustee Elizabeth Gabler '77!

Milestone achieved! Thank you to Elizabeth '77. The Gabler Promise Scholars Writing Program helps students from historically under-resourced communities and underrepresented minority students develop strategies for writing effectively in personal/creative, academic, and civic contexts.

2,500 / 2,500 Gifts

Completed

Matching Gift from Scott '78 and Lisa Dettmer Complete

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Matching Gift from Scott '78 and Lisa Dettmer

The answer is yes! We are grateful for Scott '78, Lisa, and everyone they inspired. Thank you for helping us get $2,500 closer to our Give Day 2025 goal!

$2,500 MATCHED

Completed

Matching Gift #3 from Scott '78 and Lisa Dettmer Complete

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Matching Gift #3 from Scott '78 and Lisa Dettmer

Gauchos give back around the clock. Thank you to Scott '78 and Lisa Dettmer for their UCSB Give Day support!

$2,500 MATCHED

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Matching Gift from Christine and Jordan '83 Kaplan Complete

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Matching Gift from Christine and Jordan '83 Kaplan

Jordan '83 and his wife, Christine, inspired us to reach new heights. Together, we met their challenge to raise a total of $2,500. Thank you!

$2,500 MATCHED

Completed

Matching Gift #2 from David G. Carlson '74 and Jeanne L. Schroeder Complete

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Matching Gift #2 from David G. Carlson '74 and Jeanne L. Schroeder

Congratulations to everyone who had their gift matched, and congratulations to David and Jeanne for another successful challenge!

$2,500 MATCHED

Completed

500 for $500,000 Challenge! Complete

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$500,000

500 for $500,000 Challenge!

¡Música, danza, y mucho más! This UCSB Arts & Lectures program brings people together to share the rich cultural heritage of Latin America, serving more than 15,000 students and community members each year throughout Santa Barbara County. Thank you to Trustee Eva and Dr. Yoel Haller, and every donor who helped us achieve our 1,500 milestone!

1,500 / 1,500 Gifts

Completed

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Kaplan Sprint #1!

We've crossed the finish line on Sprint #1! Congratulations to the five winners. Thanks to the generosity of Christine and Jordan '83 Kaplan, first place has won $1,500, second place has won $1,250, third place has won $1,000, fourth place has won $750, and fifth place has won $500!

Rank	Prize	Area	Gifts
1	$1,500	Women's Volleyball	97
2	$1,250	Men's Water Polo	80
3	$1,000	Women's Rugby Sport Club	38
4	$750	Men's Swimming	36
5	$500	Women's Tennis	19
6		Women's Swimming	16
7		Men's Track/Cross Country	12
8		History	10
9		Men's Rugby Sport Club	9
10		Men's Tennis	7
11		Women's Soccer	7
12		Men's Volleyball	6
13		Rowing Sport Club (Co-ed)	6
14		Undocumented Student Services	5
15		UCSB Library Fund	5

Ended

Help us reach 2,000 donors! Complete

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$25,000

Help us reach 2,000 donors!

Thank you for helping us achieve this milestone, and with it, a generous $25,000 gift from Trustee Howard '82 and Lisa '82 Wenger to support The 2035 Initiative, a “think and do tank” that brings together world-leading environmental policy research labs to develop actionable roadmaps for slashing climate pollution and ushering in a more equitable, resilient future.

2,000 / 2,000 Gifts

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Help us reach 3,000 donors! Complete

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$320,000

Help us reach 3,000 donors!

Thank you to Charles J. Burdick '73 for helping reimagine study abroad at UCSB. Thanks to everyone who joined Charles by helping us reach 3,000 donors—your support empowers students to take their learning beyond the classroom and into the world through hands-on, community-based research.

3,000 / 3,000 Gifts

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$5,000 Matching Gift from Scott '78 and Lisa Dettmer Complete

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$5,000 Matching Gift from Scott '78 and Lisa Dettmer

We did it! Thanks to everyone who had their gift doubled during the generous match from Scott and Lisa!

$5,000 MATCHED

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Match Opportunity for Parents from Dixie and Ron Lopes Complete

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