national philanthropy day

UMBC is Changing the World with a Giving Heart

UMBC students understand the importance of charitable engagement and giving back: they know that making a difference in the lives of others is what makes the world go around. That’s why we’re celebrating our students and our community on National Philanthropy Day. This special day is a unique opportunity to acknowledge the importance of giving, volunteering, and charitable engagement to our society and our world. So, in honor of National Philanthropy Day, UMBC is proud to highlight three student initiatives that are lending a helping hand: Making connections, building friendship. Students will spend the week at the ARC of Carroll County, where they’ll get to… Continue Reading UMBC is Changing the World with a Giving Heart

Happy Philanthropy Day! (P.S. Our Students <3 You!)

Nothing warms our hearts quite like witnessing the impact of alumni philanthropy among our students. We see it everywhere — in the classrooms, on our stages, among our volunteer organizations — and yesterday, we watched our students pull off the ultimate THANK YOU for the donors who help make their UMBC experience possible. In honor of National Philanthropy Day, students spent their free hour yesterday writing thank-you letters to alumni. Some of them even drew pictures of True Grit inside (our students are so creative)! We’re so grateful they’re grateful! [slideshow]

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