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The China & Hong Kong team won Thunderbird’s Global Giving Competition for the second consecutive year. The region finished out the fiscal year with an alumni giving participation rate of 27.7 percent – almost 7 percentage points higher than last year.

Second place this year went to the Southeast Asia team, followed by the U.K. team. And it was a close match, as the Southeast Asia team finished with 17.8 percent and the U.K. team finished with 17.7 percent!

Congratulations to the leading U.S. team this year –  the Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine team. The region finished with 14.4 percent. Last year’s winner in this category was the Washington D.C. Area team.

Because the China & Hong Kong team placed No. 1, all donors in that region will have their names published in the Fall issue of Thunderbird Magazine. They will also receive a personal thank you letter from Thunderbird’s president.

Thunderbird would like to thank all the chapter leaders and alumni who participated in this competition by making a gift to Thunderbird and sharing the message via social media and e-mail. We greatly appreciate your support and enthusiasm.

Thunderbird’s goal for the fiscal year was 15 percent, but the year-end figure stands at 12.7 percent. Thank you to all of our alumni who made a gift to Thunderbird this year!

Don’t forget to check the leaderboard for the final results.

Global Giving Competition Leaderboard – Final Results

There are just two more days left to move ahead in Thunderbird’s second annual Global Giving Competition.

The China & Hong Kong team is once again holding the No. 1 spot, followed by the Southeast Asia team and the U.K. team.

These are the same teams that placed in last year’s competition, but the Northern Europe team is not far behind!

Only 11 gifts stand between the Northern Europe team and the U.K. team for the third place spot.

As the fiscal year quickly draws to a close, Thunderbird still needs 726 new gifts to reach the goal of 15 percent alumni participation. A number of T-birds have made their gifts in the final week. We thank you for your support! If you haven’t yet made a gift to Thunderbird, remember that a gift of any size counts, and all gifts make an impact. Make your gift today.

The team that has made the greatest number of gifts so far this week is California, followed by Arizona.

Thank you to all of the other teams that brought in gifts this week! They include:

-         Africa & Middle East

-         Central Europe

-         Eastern Europe & Russia

-         Washington State

-         Nevada, Utah and New Mexico

-         Colorado

-         Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Missouri

-         Texas

-         Illinois

-         New York

-         Delaware, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania

Stay tuned for one final update to the leaderboard! We once again thank all teams for their support and enthusiasm this year.

Global Giving Competition Leaderboard – Week VI (Thursday)

It’s the final week of Thunderbird’s second annual Global Giving Competition and the China & Hong Kong team remains in first place for the second year in a row, with a participation rate of 27.2 percent.

Second place currently belongs to the Southeast Asia team, followed closely by the U.K. team.

While the Washington D.C. Area team led the U.S. last year, the current domestic team in the lead is the Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine team — with a participation rate of 14.2 percent.

With just five days remaining, the school stands at 12.5 percent participation. Thunderbird’s alumni participation goal is 15 percent this year. This means 776 new Annual Fund gifts are still needed to reach this goal.

The Thunderbird Annual Fund provides a vital source of assistance for scholarships, technology, curriculum development, faculty research and alumni programs and services. It allows the school to allocate funds where they are most needed and keeps the core of Thunderbird alive and well.

We hope we can count on you to make your gift this year! If you have already made a gift to Thunderbird, we thank you for your support. If you haven’t yet made a gift to Thunderbird, remember that it’s not too late to make your gift today.

The team that made the greatest number of gifts to Thunderbird last week was the Delaware, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania team. The gifts were even enough to move the group up three places to No. 8 on the leaderboard!

Other teams that made new gifts in the past week are listed below:

-          Africa & Middle East

-          France

-          Northern Europe

-          Oregon, Idaho, Montana Wyoming

-          Colorado

-          Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Missouri

-          Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia

-          Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine

-          Arizona

-          Texas

-          Illinois

-          New York

-          Washington D.C. Area

-          Florida

Stay tuned for more frequent updates as we count down to the end of the fiscal year. We once again thank our chapter leaders for their support and enthusiasm this year. Don’t forget to check the leaderboard below for current standings!

Global Giving Competition Leaderboard – Week VI

With just two weeks remaining, 28 teams brought in new gifts this week, resulting in a number of exciting changes to the leaderboard.

Although the China & Hong Kong team is still in the lead, the Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine team leaped into fourth place during the past week. Neighboring teams California and Arizona remain at a near tie with 11.0 percent and 11.2 percent participation respectively.

As of June 18, 2012, Thunderbird still needs 787 new gifts to reach the goal of 15 percent alumni participation. We thank everyone who has already made a gift to Thunderbird and we hope that we can count on those who have not yet made a gift. Make your gift today.

Remember, there are a number of ways to help, such as re-tweeting contest updates, getting together at First Tuesdays, posting messages to your Facebook page and motivating T-birds in your area to make a gift to Thunderbird.

Thunderbird thanks its chapter leaders for their support in sharing this competition with members. Lets make this another competitive week! Next week, we will post more frequent updates to the leaderboard.

Global Giving Competition Leaderboard – Week V

The California team led the way – with 12 new gifts — during the past week of Thunderbird’s second annual Global Giving Competition.

As of June 11, 2012, Thunderbird still needs 886 new gifts to reach the goal of 15 percent alumni participation. We thank everyone who has already made a gift to Thunderbird and we hope that we can count on those who have not yet made a gift. Make your gift today.

Although the China & Hong Kong team did not bring in any new gifts during the past week, they still remain in first place with 26.1 percent participation, followed by the Southeast Asia team in second and the U.K. team in third.  Leading the U.S. is the Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine team.

We’d like to extend a special thank you this week to Washington D.C. Chapter Leader and Thunderbird Alumni Network Board member Jean-Christophe Deverines ’00 for sharing this competition with his members and for supporting Thunderbird.

A large number of teams made new gifts in the past week. We thank you for your commitment to Thunderbird! These teams include:

-Thailand team
-Germany team
-Northern Europe team
-Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador team
-Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming team
-Washington State team
-Nevada, Utah, New Mexico team
-North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas team
-Indiana & Michigan team
-Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia team
-Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine team
-California team
-Arizona team
-Texas team
-Illinois team
-New York team
-Florida team
-Canada team
-Washington D.C. Area team
-Delaware, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania team

Remember, there are a number of ways to help, such as re-tweeting contest updates, getting together at First Tuesdays, posting messages to your Facebook page and motivating T-birds in your area to make a gift to Thunderbird.

We thank you for making this competition fun and for supporting Thunderbird in the process. Don’t forget to check the leaderboard below to see where your team stands.

Global Giving Competition Leaderboard – Week IV

The Arizona team had the highest number of new gifts in the past week, but not enough to move up into the top three teams in Thunderbird’s second annual Global Giving Competition.

The China & Hong Kong team still remains in first place, while the Southeast Asia team is in second and the U.K. team is in third.

This week begins the third week of the competition, which lasts through June 30.

The teams which had new gifts in the past week include:

-Southeast Asia
-France
-OR, ID, MT, WY
-ND, SD, NE, MN, IA, KS
-RI, MA, NH, VT, ME
-Arizona
-Illinois
-Washington D.C. Area
-DE, CT, NJ, PA

Thunderbird would like to thank all of the Chapter Leaders who have reached out to help with promoting this competition. We would like to extend a special thank you to Triangle Area (North Carolina) Chapter Leader George Wehmann ’74 for his leadership in promoting this competition via e-mail among his members.

With four weeks remaining in the fiscal year, Thunderbird still needs 950 new gifts to reach the 15 percent alumni participation goal. We hope that you will support us in this initiative. Remember, there are a number of ways to help, such as re-tweeting contest updates, getting together at First Tuesdays, posting messages to your Facebook page and motivating T-birds in your area to make a gift to Thunderbird.

We thank you for making this competition fun and for supporting Thunderbird in the process. Don’t forget to check the leaderboard below to see where your team stands.

Global Giving Competition Leaderboard – Week III

One week into Thunderbird’s second annual Global Giving Competition, the China & Hong Kong team still remains No. 1., while the Southeast Asia team is in second place and the U.K. team is in third place.

The teams which moved up this week include:

- Washington D.C. area team
- Florida team
- Delaware, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania team
- Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Missouri team
- Texas team

Congratulations to the Texas team, which had four new donors this week – the highest number of any team.

Thunderbird would like to thank all of the Chapter Leaders who have reached out to help with promoting this competition. We would like to extend a special thank you to Chicago Chapter Leader Lee Schlesinger ’01 for sharing this competition in his member newsletter and to Colombia Chapter Leader David Castro Ruiz ’11 for his leadership in encouraging his members to support Thunderbird.

Did you share this competition with your chapter members? Let us know so that we can say “Thank You!” E-mail chapters@thunderbird.edu

Remember, Thunderbird’s goal is to reach 15 percent alumni giving this year. This means that we need 964 new alumni gifts by June 30th to meet our goal. Thank you to those alumni who have already made a gift to Thunderbird this year.

Global Giving Competition Leaderboard – Week II

It’s the final six weeks of the fiscal year – ending June 30 – and today we kick off our second annual Global Giving Competition.

Last year the competition heated up during the final stretch, with the Washington D.C. area team pulling ahead to lead the U.S. in giving percentage, while the Hong Kong & China region swept the competition and ended the year as No. 1. See last year’s results

This year, the winning team will be featured in the Fall edition of Thunderbird Magazine, where every donor will see his or her name published. They will also receive a personal thank you letter from Thunderbird’s president. Two runner up teams will be recognized in summary form.

Here’s how it works: In order to make a balanced competition, we’ve divided all T-bird alumni into 41 teams based on geographic location and number of alumni living in the area. Some teams are composed of a grouping of countries or U.S. states, while other teams are composed of only one country or U.S. state.

Here’s how to win: Your regional team must have the highest percentage of alumni who have made a gift to Thunderbird this fiscal year (07/01/11 -06/30/12). Note: We’re not measuring dollars raised! We’re only measuring the number of alumni in your area who have participated by giving a gift – of any size.
Help your team win by re-tweeting contest updates, getting together at First Tuesdays, posting messages to your Facebook page and motivating T-birds in your area to make a gift to Thunderbird. Ultimately it’s about making Thunderbird an even better school.

We’ll be reaching out and connecting with Alumni Chapter Leaders individually for each of the 41 teams, and we encourage collaboration! Each week, we will update the alumni community on the status of the contest, which ends June 30, 2012.

Good luck T-birds and stay tuned! We will announce the current numbers each week. Check out the leaderboard below to see where your team stands.

Questions? e-mail alumni@thunderbird.edu

Global Giving Competition Leaderboard - Week 1

The winner of Thunderbird’s first annual Global Giving Competition is the China & Hong Kong team, which finished the fiscal year with 20.5 percent alumni participation!

A close second was the Southeast Asia team, which ended with 20.2 percent and third place goes to the U.K. team, which finished with 18.8 percent.

Thunderbird would like to thank the top three teams and their Chapter Leaders for their support and enthusiasm throughout this competition and everyone who participated. Thunderbird staff is still calculating the final numbers for the end of Campaign Thunderbird, but they will be available within days.

During this competition, the first place team – China & Hong Kong – stayed in the lead the entire time, while the Southeast Asia team and U.K. team were always strong contenders.

In the U.S., the Washington D.C. Area team leaped to the front of the U.S. teams and finished with 16.1 percent participation.

All China & Hong Kong donors will have their names published in the Fall edition of Thunderbird Magazine. They will also receive a personal thank you letter from President Dr. Cabrera and those who attend, will be recognized during the 11-11-11 events. The runner up teams will be recognized in summary form. 

Thunderbird staff had a great time working with our valued Chapter Leaders during this Global Giving Competition. We want to offer our many thanks for making this competition successful and for supporting Campaign Thunderbird. Chapter leaders who reached out to support us, we will be following up individually to thank you.

We will update with the final Campaign Thunderbird numbers in the coming days.

 Please see below for Global Giving Competition final numbers:

Africa & Middle East   12.5%
South Korea   9.5%
China & Hong Kong   20.5%
India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh  11.7%
Southeast Asia   20.2%
Taiwan   12.5%
Oceana, Indonesia, Malaysia   8.1%
Thailand   7.3%
U.K.   18.8%
Spain   14.5%
France    16.9%
Germany       14.7%
Northern Europe   16.8%
Central Europe   15.7%
Brazil   14.6%
Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador   14.4%
Argentina, Chile, Paraguay   15.4%
Peru, Bolivia, Suriname    15.5%
Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming    11.5%
Washington State   14.6%
Nevada, Utah, Mexico    11.1%
Colorado  12.2%
North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas   12.8%
Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Missouri  12.1%
Indiana, Michigan  14.7%
Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia  13.3%
Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine   14.7%
North Carolina and South Carolina   12.9%
California   12.3%
Arizona   12.2%
Texas  13.2%
Illinois   12.4%
New York   13.4%
Florida   11.4%
Canada   14.7%
Central America  11.0%
Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, Alaska   11.8%
Eastern Europe & Russia   16.6%
Washington D.C. Area  16.1%
Delaware, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennyslvania   15.3%

With less than two days remaining in Thunderbird’s first ever Global Giving Competition, the Southeast Asia team just knocked the U.K. team out of a long run in second place.

Still in first place is the China & Hong Kong team with 19.3 percent alumni participation. The Southeast Asia team is now in second place with 17.3 percent and the U.K. team is a close third with 17.1 percent.

As gifts come in from around the globe, the competition is close. Who will place in the final top three?

In the U.S., the Washington D.C. Area team remains in first, with the Indiana and Michigan team coming close to a tie.

Thunderbird’s current participation figure stands at 13.8 percent. The goal for the fiscal year, which ends June 30, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. is 17 percent. We need your help and support. Please make your gift today.

And to everyone else who has helped in any way – great or small – we thank you!

If you’ve already made your gift, please Tweet this message, e-mail it, post it on your Facebook pages and encourage T-birds on your team to support Thunderbird.

The winning team in this competition will be featured in the Fall edition of Thunderbird Magazine and will see their names published. They will also receive a personal thank you letter from President Dr. Cabrera and will be recognized during the 11-11-11 events. Two runner up teams will be recognized in summary form.

Most recent statistics:

Africa & MiddleEast  11.3%
South Korea 9.5%
China & HongKong    19.3%
Inda, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh 11.7%
Southeast Asia  17.3%
Taiwan  12.5%
Oceana, Indonesia, Malaysia 6.6%
Thailand 7.0%
U.K.  17.1%
Spain 14.5%
France  15.3%
Germany  13.9%
Northern Europe   15.3%
Central Europe  14.6%
Brazil  12.5%
Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador 14.0%
Argentina, Chile, Paraguay  14.3%
Peru, Bolivia, Suriname  15.0%
Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming  9.9%
Washington State 13.6%
Nevada, Utah, Mexico    10.7%
Colorado  11.0%
North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas 12.3%
Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Missouri  11.0%
Indiana, Michigan 14.1%
Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia 12.2%
Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine 13.6%
North Carolina and South Carolina 11.8%
California 11.3%
Arizona  11.5%
Texas  12.1%
Illinois   11.5%
New York     12.2%
Florida  10.9%
Canada    13.9%
Central America   10.7%
Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Guam, Alaska  10.9%
Eastern Europe & Russia   14.6%
Washington D.C. Area   14.2%
Delaware, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennyslvania  13.7%