Our Crowdfunding Groups
The Class of 2016 has already met their financial goal, if you count the generous matching gift of GCG Co-Chair Jonathan Grabill, and they are closing in on their participation goal: 52%!
If the Class of 2016 can get 54 more donors at any level:
The Class of 2016 will be recognized for its efforts with a plaque to accompany the Visibility Initiative’s planned photograph of alumnus Honorable Ruben Castillo, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Donors to the GCG, we need your help! Get a friend, or two, to make a gift at any level ($10+) and help the Class of 2016 realize the GCG participation goal and their Law School legacy.
On Wednesday, the Graduating Class Gift Committee hosted a one-day fundraising challenge in conjunction with the Stories from the Clinic event to benefit the Bluhm Legal Clinic. All gifts made that day were automatically earmarked for the Clinic and matched 1:1 by GCG Co-Chair Jonathan Grabill.
We're happy to report the following on this challenge:
Thank you to everyone who participated by personally making a gift and promoting the challenge!
On March 1, Graduating Class Gift Co-Chair Jonathan Grabill invited new donors to the Class Gift by offering a generous new incentive to give: he agreed to match 1:1 all new donor gifts to the Graduating Class Gift, up to $2,500 in new donations.
As of March 10, the Participation Challenge has generated $788 in new donor dollars! There are still plenty of matches to go around, as the Class of 2016 seeks to attract the final 99 donors needed to meet their goal.
Members of the 2016 GCG Committee spoke on why they support the Law School
Cost of a student visit to a client at Cook County Jail or in the Juvenile Detention Center.
Cost of accommodations for students traveling to Malawi on IHR trip to reform the justice system and reduce overcrowding of prisons.
Average cost of attendance for one student at a Journal symposium.
Cost of round trip travel to the Pontiac Correctional Center, which allows faculty and staff to meet with incarcerated clients.
Cost of a month of background checks necessary for centers to perform during case investigation.
Average cost of one student’s travel to various trial competitions throughout the United States through the Bartlit Center for Trial Advocacy.
