Our Crowdfunding Groups
What are we doing?We are beginning a new tradition. As VT students, we were driven to empower students to give back in a new way. We aim to create a tradition of supporting future Hokies through a philanthropy campaign each year. The first of its kind in 10 years. This will be entirely student-driven.
Football games, Relay for Life, Ring Dance, and the hundreds of other traditions make Blacksburg and Virginia Tech one-of-a-kind. We want everyone to take part, and add, to these experiences, but many can’t due to financial difficulties. In our first year, we are funding a scholarship to support a low-income and underrepresented student attending Virginia Tech. Next year, you can choose who and what to support.
Venmo, Tilt, Kickstarter and so many more online platforms to give and support others. Using the Virginia Tech’s new crowdfunding platform, students can actively support things we believe in regardless of place or time. It empowers us all to create movements beyond a booth on the Drillfield. It empowers to unite virtually as a community. Our campaign will also have a physical presence on campus.
President Sands recently established the Beyond Boundaries Scholars program, a one-to-one match for current-use gifts to Virginia Tech to create operating scholarships for high-achieving students and students from underrepresented groups. This will double the impact of our scholarship through one-to-one matching. But, more importantly, it will provide immediate support for our efforts to lower barriers to highly qualified and underrepresented applicants.
Ambassadors can join the team, becoming relays as we reach out to every student. This includes sharing information about the campaign on social media and coming to the booths and working with other students to talk with students. Also, we will be looking for interested students to run next year's campaign!
To become an ambassador, please fill out this survey!
You can also contact Grey Weissend (pgww@vt.edu) or Jack Crockett (jack3045@vt.edu) to join the iSupport team.
In appreciation for your support of this important, student-driven initiative, we will randomly select representatives to receive several special Thank You experiences including:
Support a future Hokie and donate one late-night slice of pepperoni pizza from Benny’s!
Support a future Hokie and donate what we contribute to be a part of the largest collegiate Relay for Life in the nation. Ut Prosim in yet another form.
Support a future Hokie and donate the price of the T-Shirts that color our stadium every year!
Support a future Hokie and donate the price of playing intramural sports all year!