QUnited FAQs

What is QUnited?

One day a year, alumni, parents, faculty, staff, and friends are asked to join together to make a collective impact on the Queens community through their support of a favorite campus program. It’s a day to share your love of Queens and to provide critical funding support for future generations of Royals.

Who benefits from QUnited donations?

Every area of campus is positively impacted by the Queens Fund. Tuition and fees only cover 76 percent of the income necessary for the University to provide one of the best liberal arts educations available. The Queens Fund helps close the gap.

What is a match or challenge?

As an advocate, you can support Queens students, and increase the impact of your gift by inspiring alumni and friends to join you. This is the perfect opportunity to multiply your generosity. Matches and challenges differ in that a match will match dollars as they come in. A challenge will only unlock if the designated threshold is reached. Both matches and challenges can be restricted to specific groups (e.g. affiliation, class year, designation, or a list of donor names).

When setting up your match or challenge, please consider giving your entire gift, regardless of whether the terms of your match or challenge are met. GiveCampus gives you this option when setting it up.

Challenge

As more donors give to a specific fund, additional dollars are added to that area. For example:

• The Alumni Association Board committed to giving $40,000 to the Queens Fund once QUnited 2023 reached 400 alumni donors.
• Adelaide Anderson Davis ’61 challenged the classes of 2000-2012 to support Queens with a gift of any amount on #QUnited. When 100 donors from these specific class years gave, her $10,000 challenge gift was unlocked.
• The McColl School Board of Advisors committed $20,000 to inspire alumni and friends to support the McColl School Excellence Fund with 200 gifts.

Match

Every dollar given is matched by another donor’s larger donation. For example:

• John Doe challenged the Young Alumni. He matched all gifts (up to $2,500) for those who graduated between 2013 and 2022. Young alumni were able to double their impact!
• A gift of $5,000 was made by an anonymous donor to DICE. All gifts up to $5,000 were matched.

What is a social media challenge?

These short-term engagement challenges offer an opportunity to create buzz and increase participation. Prizes may include Queens gear and/or additional gifts made to the Queens Fund.

Who do I reach out to with questions?

Carrie Wunner (wunnerc@queens.edu, call or text 704-337-2536)

Aimee Miller (millera3@queens.edu, call or text 704-337-2505)