Trinity Western University's annual Giving Day demonstrates the enduring commitment of its global community from 90+ countries who share a common desire to foster Christ-centered education that transforms lives for generations to come.
Creativity meets generosity
This year’s Giving Day took a unique approach by highlighting needs across University departments—every academic area and campus brought forward their best projects and ideas to advance student learning and provide greater opportunities for giving.
The campaign, which runs untill April 30, has already raised $210,180 toward 15 different projects that span all areas of TWU’s campus improvements, academic and curricular innovation, athletics, and student life.
Every dollar gifted goes directly to its designated project, matching individual donor desires with a specific opportunity to impact students’ futures.
“The dream of Giving Day has always been to bring alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents, and friends together to support the university that we all love.
Thank you, TWU community, for making Giving Day such a success!”
Shaping the lives of future leaders
“Trinity Western University has shaped so many lives—including mine. I have seen firsthand the power of our community coming together to bless the next generation of godly Christian leaders,” TWU President Todd F. Martin expressed.
The highlight of the month-long Giving Day campaign included two days of festivities and competitions on April 2-3. During that memorable week, a palpable sense of excitement was felt across Trinity Western's campuses as alumni, supporters, faculty, staff, students, and TWU’s broader community joined forces to foster a greater spirit of generosity and help equip students for their callings.
Exceeding goals
Excitement grew as faculty and staff engaged in spirited challenges to unlock additional funding as colleagues cheered them on. The Executive Leadership Team added to the momentum by offering a special match—$50 to the Student Impact Fund for each employee donation, generating added contributions for student scholarships.
Their combined efforts resulted in 801 donor contributions over two days, representing 160% of the donation count goal.
"I have seen firsthand the power of our community coming together to bless the next generation of godly Christian leaders."
Giving generously
From generating funds to launch a business incubator that supports future founders and entrepreneurs, to enabling the purchase of technology that allows students to take real-time measurements of crucial gases to monitor the environment's health, the TWU community rallied behind important causes and gave generously.
The Department of Leadership and GLOBAL Initiatives emerged as frontrunners in the competition for donor participation, while the School of Education and School of Nursing demonstrated remarkable donor totals.
Fulfilling the dream
“The dream of Giving Day has always been to bring alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents, and friends together to support the university that we all love,” commented Ann Barnard Ball, senior vice president of Advancement. “Thank you, TWU community, for making Giving Day such a success!”
Beyond Giving Day at TWU, the spirit of generosity continues. Connect with TWU’s Advancement team (advancement@twu.ca) or visit our Giving page to learn more.
About Trinity Western University
Founded in 1962, Trinity Western University is a global Christian liberal arts university. We are dedicated to equipping students to discover meaningful connections between career, life, and the needs of the world. Drawing upon the riches of the Christian tradition, seeking to unite faith and reason through teaching and scholarship, Trinity Western University is a degree-granting research institution offering liberal arts and sciences as well as professional schools in business, nursing, education, human kinetics, graduate studies, and arts, media, and culture. It has campuses in Canada in Langley, Richmond, and Ottawa. Learn more at www.twu.ca or follow us on Instagram @trinitywestern, Twitter @TrinityWestern, on Facebook and LinkedIn. For media inquiries, please contact: media@twu.ca.