Back to Where It Began

Amanda Malloy, ASA Director of Development

It all started five years ago at the 2017 fall Board of Directors Meeting. Following a discussion about how to inspire more members to donate—prompted by my fundraising report earlier that day—someone suggested having an annual day of giving. To demonstrate their support, each member of the board, including incoming and outgoing members, agreed to participate in the first-ever ASA Board of Directors matching campaign. Their pledged donations added up to $30,000. No one knew what to expect, as that was the largest matching campaign we had ever had, but we ended up raising more than $50,000. And so, ASA Giving Day was born.

This year, we decided to go back to where it began and hold ASA Giving Day in conjunction with the fall board of directors meeting. We did a live kick-off that morning and other check-ins on social media throughout the day. It was a fun way to give everyone a glimpse of what was happening during the board meeting and for the board to connect with members. Seeing the donations come in real time was especially exciting, since many of the board reports and discussions had to do with ASA initiatives that donations help support.

By the end of Giving Day, 146 donors gave nearly $56,000.

Congratulations to this year’s Chapter Challenge and University Challenge winners:

Chapter Challenge Winners

• Region 1 – Washington Statistical Society
• Region 2 – Kansas/Western Missouri Chapter
• Region 3 – Houston Chapter

University Challenge Winners

• Rice University
• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• University of California, Irvine

Learn more about the Giving Day challenges and what donations do.