Day of Giving
Thread your passion for the future of textiles by investing in the next generation of leaders!
On March 26, 2025, you can join our Wilson College of Textiles community in #GivingPack.
Your support on Day of Giving will propel the world's #1 ranked textiles institution — and the only one in the United States — to continue leading the way in textiles education, research and innovation!
Join us in #GivingPack on March 26, 2025
Through donor support on Day of Giving and beyond, the Wilson College of Textiles can continue to drive our industry’s most significant advancements — from the playing field to the runway, shielding first responders from danger or even shoring up a human heart.
Your support on Day of Giving will empower the Wilson College of Textiles to:
▸ award life-changing scholarships to the next generation of textile leaders
▸ offer our students an unparalleled, hands-on education
▸ recruit world-class faculty and staff who are experts in their fields
▸ conduct groundbreaking research that tackles society’s greatest challenges
Let’s uncover a tomorrow that’s brighter than ever, together. Please join us on March 26 to invest in our Wolfpack, our college, our university and our vision for the future.
What is Day of Giving?
NC State Day of Giving is an annual, daylong fundraising event. For 24 hours, the Wolfpack comes together to help NC State achieve more: creating greater opportunities, providing broader educational access, fostering bolder visions and conducting more innovative research. The collaboration on Day of Giving shows how much we can achieve together.
Support the Wilson College of Textiles’ vision for the future
Why should I make a gift on Day of Giving?
Our story is interwoven with that of NC State, North Carolina and the country.
When you give to the Wilson College of Textiles, you foster student talent, fuel research excellence, bolster essential programs and drive the continued success of the textile industry. And you can help us sustain our most valuable asset: our students.
Hear from Miranda Miller, a proud parent, about why she feels passionate about supporting her daughter’s college on Day of Giving.
How do I get involved?
There are a variety of ways that our alumni, students, staff, faculty, industry partners and friends can support the Wilson College of Textiles on Day of Giving.
Use the list below to find six simple ways you can make a difference.
Become a SM ambassador
Use social media to promote Day of Giving and win free swag
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Request a Wilson Pack Pet bandana
Don your pet in a bandana, and share photos on March 26
Request a bandana (or two)
Become a Pack Leader this year
Ignite that Pack passion in others by leading
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Support the college and win swag as a Pack Leader
Make a greater impact by supporting our priorities
Make a gift of $10 or more on Day of Giving to support the Wilson College of Textiles. Below, you’ll see a list of six of our college’s priority funds — these funds will allow you to make an even greater impact.
Dean’s Textiles Innovation Fund
The Dean’s Textiles Innovation Fund has become synonymous with the word “transformational.”
The fund was created to empower the dean to provide financial assistance to areas with the most critical need — as quickly as possible. From helping students who are facing emergency hardship caused by the pandemic to providing faculty with the support needed to present their research at international conferences, the Dean’s Textiles Innovation Fund has helped meet the college’s most immediate needs.
Areas of priority include student, faculty and staff development; tutoring support for all students in the Wilson College of Textiles; hosting educational seminars; travel to top industry conferences; the retention of talented faculty; and innovative new programs and facilities. With your help, the Dean’s Textiles Innovation Fund can continue to immediately address Wilson College’s areas of greatest need.
NCTF Centennial Scholarship Endowment
For many students, scholarship support is a critical bridge that makes attending NC State possible! The North Carolina Textile Foundation (NCTF) Centennial Scholarship Endowment provides life-changing, merit-based scholarships to undergraduate students who are pursuing a degree at the Wilson College of Textiles.
By covering the costs of tuition, education fees and enrichment activities, the NCTF Centennial Scholarship Endowment empowers students to focus solely on their world-class education. You can change the lives of our textile students by supporting the NCTF Centennial Scholarship Endowment!
TATM Enhancement Fund
The Department of Textile Apparel Technology Management (TATM) in the Wilson College of Textiles offers an unparalleled textile and fashion education to students who are shaping the future. With support from the TATM Enhancement Fund, the department can continue to prepare the next generation of leaders for careers in the textile, apparel, home, furniture, fashion and retail industries.
This fund empowers the department head to recruit new faculty, provide program support, invest in groundbreaking research and so much more. With your help, TATM will remain at the forefront of innovation!
TECS Enhancement Fund
As a global leader in chemistry, color science and engineering of polymers, fibers and textiles, the Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science (TECS) in the Wilson College of Textiles ignites innovation and discovery among students, faculty and staff. The TECS Enhancement Fund empowers the department head to support innovative teaching, recruit talented new faculty, provide program support and so much more.
Your gift will have a lasting impact on the continued success of TECS!
Flex Factory Support Fund
A gift to the W. Duke Kimbrell Flex Factory will inspire innovation, collaboration and growth across the Wilson College of Textiles!
This state-of-the-art, 17,000-square-foot facility will be a world-class hub for textile innovation and hands-on learning. Supporting the W. Duke Kimbrell Flex Factory means empowering students, staff and faculty to collaborate with industry professionals and startups, turning groundbreaking ideas into reality through research, prototyping and product development. The factory will also equip students to solve real-world challenges alongside industry sponsors.
Your generosity ensures that our community has access to the resources and opportunities they need to excel academically, professionally and personally. Together, we can advance the legacy of innovation that defines the Wilson College of Textiles.
Textiles Well-Being and Belonging Fund
A strong sense of belonging and well-being is essential to the success of the Wilson College of Textiles.
The Textiles Well-Being and Belonging Fund supports programs designed to enhance the well-being of students, staff and faculty while fostering a strong sense of community and promoting personal and professional development. With your support, we can create a more inclusive and supportive environment where every member of our community can thrive.
We invite you to join us in supporting the Textiles Well-Being and Belonging Fund on Day of Giving!
Win swag (or hockey tickets) as a Wilson College social media ambassador
Request a free bandana for your Pack pet
Participate in a #GivingPack Challenge
By participating in a giving or social media challenge, you can help the Wilson College of Textiles win extra funding for the Dean’s Textiles Innovation Fund or other college-wide funds.
Giving Challenges
- TATM Department 25 Gifts Challenge – $50,000
- When the Wilson College of Textiles receives 25 gifts to the Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management (TATM) Enhancement Fund, we’ll unlock a $50,000 gift to the Fashion Lab from Hope Corrigan ’84.
- When the Wilson College of Textiles receives 25 gifts to the Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management (TATM) Enhancement Fund, we’ll unlock a $50,000 gift to the Fashion Lab from Hope Corrigan ’84.
- NCTF Centennial Scholarship $40,000 Challenge
- When the NCTF Centennial Scholarship Endowment receives $40,000 in gifts, Nancy Webster ’75 will give $40,000 to support the Centennial Scholarship Program in the Wilson College of Textiles.
- When the NCTF Centennial Scholarship Endowment receives $40,000 in gifts, Nancy Webster ’75 will give $40,000 to support the Centennial Scholarship Program in the Wilson College of Textiles.
- 2-3 p.m. Most Faculty and Staff Gifts
- If our college receives the most staff and faculty gifts during this hour on NC State’s Day of Giving, our Dean’s Textiles Innovation Fund will receive an extra $1,000.
- If our college receives the most staff and faculty gifts during this hour on NC State’s Day of Giving, our Dean’s Textiles Innovation Fund will receive an extra $1,000.
- 8-9 p.m. Most Young Alumni Gifts
- This is for the classes of 2015-2025. The area that receives the most gifts will win $1,000 for their college. Will it be the Wilson College of Textiles?
Social Media Challenges
- All day! #GivingPack Passion Match Challenge (Instagram Stories)
- What area of NC State are you most passionate about? Whether it’s your college, the library where you get your best studying done, or the community center where you found your Pack, this challenge is for you. Take a video or write a message about your passion area and $20 will automatically be given to that area in your honor! It’s that easy. Visit the @NCState Instagram Stories on March 26 and use the “Add Yours” sticker to participate. Don’t forget to use #GivingPack, tag @NCState and mention the college, program or unit of your choice.
- This challenge will begin at 12:01 a.m. on March 26 and will run until we’ve reached 200 posts and the $4,000 threshold.
- All day! Show Us Your Wolfies (Facebook, LinkedIn, X, Instagram)
- Share a photo of you or your Pack holding up wolf ears for a chance to earn an extra $1,000 for the Dean’s Textiles Innovation Fund, which supports our college’s most critical areas of need.
- Two winners will be chosen to win $1,000 each for their area of choice.
- All day! Where’s the Wuf? Scavenger Hunt (X and Instagram)
- Students! On Wednesday, March 26, five stuffed Wufs will be hidden across NC State’s main campus and Centennial Campus. Each Wuf you find has a donation value of $500 that you can give to your preferred college, program or unit. Find a Wuf, take a photo with it and post it publicly to X or Instagram with the message: “Hey, @NCState. I found the Wuf! I’m #GivingPack to [insert college, program or unit name here].” Bonus: You get to keep the Wuf! Not on campus? One Wuf has gone digital. Be the first to find the digital Wuf hidden on the Day of Giving website, click the image and complete the entry form to win. New this year: Four Wufs took a trip around the world! But where’d they go? That’s for you to figure out. We’ll give hints on the @NCState Instagram Stories in the week leading up to Day of Giving. The first person to correctly identify the location of the Wuf will win!
- 10 winners will receive $500 each for their chosen area.
- 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Professional Pack Challenge (LinkedIn)
- Whether you work at NC State or elsewhere, take a photo of yourself or your team working today. You can also enter by posting the photo publicly on your personal LinkedIn account or posting your photo as a comment on the NC State University LinkedIn page’s post.
- One winner will receive an extra $1,000.
- 8-10 a.m. Wolfpack Throwback Challenge (FB, X and IG)
- That haircut? Those cargo shorts? They totally looked good at the time. It’s the memories that matter, right? Post your best throwback photos of your time at NC State, whether that was last year or last decade.
- Participate on X or Instagram (feed or stories) by using #GivingPack, tagging @NCState and mentioning the college, program or unit of your choice. Participate on Facebook by posting your photo as a comment on the NC State University Facebook page’s post about this challenge and mentioning the college, program or unit of your choice in the comment.
- Two winners of $500 each.
- 6-8 p.m. Pack Pets Challenge (X, IG and Facebook)
- Our pets are part of our NC State family. Whether they’re decked out in Wolfpack gear, running wild or interrupting a Zoom call, they’re here for us when we need them. During this hour, we want you to show us your Wolfpack pets!
- Two winners, who deck out their pets in Wolfpack gear, will earn an extra $500 to support their fund of choice. Request a free bandana to make your Pack pet as spirited as possible: go.ncsu.edu/bandana.
Contact us
If you have questions about Day of Giving, please contact Kam King, assistant director of communications at the North Carolina Textile Foundation, at kamilahking@ncsu.edu.