Pay it Forward to the Wilson College on Day of Giving

On March 23, NC State will host its annual, daylong fundraising event. For 24 hours, the Wolfpack will come together to help the university create greater opportunities, provide broader educational access, foster bolder visions and conduct more innovative research.

We invite you to pay forward the support that you received from the Wilson College of Textiles as a student, graduate, faculty or staff member, partner or friend of the college on NC State’s 2022 Day of Giving.

Support the Next Generation of Textile Leaders by Giving To Scholarships

This year, the Wilson College of Textiles will focus its Day of Giving fundraising efforts on life-changing student scholarships. These critical funds help bring the textile industry’s future leaders to the college and provide them with affordable access to a world-class education.

With your help, the college can continue providing crucial student scholarships, investing in groundbreaking research and forging collaborative partnerships with industry leaders and local entrepreneurs.

Wilson College of Textiles Day of Giving Priority Funds

• Dean’s Textiles Innovation Fund
  • Empowers the dean to provide financial assistance to areas with the most critical need as quickly as possible.
    
• NCTF Centennial Scholarship Endowment
  • Provides merit-based scholarships to outstanding undergraduate students who are pursuing a degree at the Wilson College of Textiles.
    
• Wilson College of Textiles Alumni Scholarship
  • Helps textile students pursue their passion to change the world without being weighed down by student loan debt.
    
• Textiles Diversity and Inclusion Fund
  • Finances culture-building initiatives for students, faculty and staff to build the college’s cultural competence and foster a climate of inclusivity.
    
• TECS Enhancement Fund
  • Allows the department head to support innovative teaching, recruit talented new faculty, provide program support and so much more.
    
• TATM Enhancement Fund
  • Helps the department to continue preparing the next generation of leaders for careers in the textile, apparel, home, furniture, fashion and retail.

Amplify Your Donation

If the college receives 250 gifts to any Wilson College of Textiles scholarship fund, an anonymous donor will give $500,000 to establish a Centennial Scholarship endowment. 

Unlock this life-changing challenge by giving to the Wilson College of Textiles in honor of NC State’s 2020 Day of Giving.

Feeling Competitive? Participate in Challenges on March 23

You are invited to join the Wilson College of Textiles in five Day of Giving challenges.

Giving Challenges

• 7 a.m. Most Gifts Challenge: If the Wilson College of Textiles receives the most gifts between 7 and 8 a.m., the Dean’s Textiles Innovation Fund will earn an extra $1,000. This will empower us to fund the areas within our college that have the most critical need as quickly as possible.
  
• 4 p.m. Repeat Donor Challenge: Want to go back for more? One prior donor who makes an additional gift between 4 and 5 p.m. will be chosen to win $1,000 for their college. Will it be you?

Social Media Challenges

• 2 p.m. Wolfpack Throwback Challenge (Twitter and Instagram): Post your best throwback photos to help the Wilson College of Textiles unlock an additional $1,000 in support.
  
• 7 p.m. Pack Pets Challenge (Twitter and Instagram): Two winners who deck out their pets in Wolfpack gear will earn an extra $1,000 to support their fund of choice.
  
• All Day! Show Us Your Wolfies (Facebook): Share a photo of you or your Pack holding up wolf ears for a chance to earn an extra $2,000 for the Dean’s Textiles Innovation Fund.

Join us in continuing to make our college extraordinary by donating to the Wilson College of Textiles on NC State’s 2022 Day of Giving.

If you have any questions about supporting the Wilson College of Textiles on Day of Giving, please contact Carly Dressen.