A total of 755 faculty and staff members raised nearly $160,000 for local charitable organizations.
Middle Tennessee State University is celebrating the generosity of its community of faculty and staff after collecting a record breaking $158,278.74 in pledges for area nonprofit organizations through its 2023-24 Employee Charitable Giving Campaign.
According to an article on Middle Tennessee State University’s website, MTSU’s president Sidney A. McPhee is thrilled with the outcome. He said, “What a tremendous outpouring from our faculty and staff to financially support the tremendous work by area nonprofits to address the numerous challenges throughout the community through vital services to assist our neighbors in need. It remains a priority of our True Blue family to share in the blessing of being part of such a thriving institution by giving back through this annual effort. My sincere thanks to everyone who helped us successfully complete another record-breaking campaign. Every pledge matters.”
The goal of this year’s campaign was $147,500, a total which was very easily surpassed. A volunteer committee helps rally support and encourages donations for the campaign every year. Last year’s campaign was also record breaking at the time, collecting a final total of nearly $145,000. This year’s campaign began with 92 faculty members signing on to become “pacesetters” who pledged $40,000 before the campaign even got off the ground.
The Jennings A. Jones College of Business at Middle Tennessee State University provided the highest participation rate of all colleges within the university, with 72% of faculty being involved in the campaign. Provost Mark Byrnes awarded the college with the Provost’s Cup for this feat for the 11th year in a row.
Joyce Heames, the dean of the College of Business, said of the college’s high participation rate, “It was a Jones College family win, because our faculty and staff have hearts of gold for giving. The task force made individual videos that were sent out across the college in which they shared personal stories of why they gave. That was the motivational piece that inspired our increased giving. I am just proud to be the dean of the Jones College.”
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