Birds Give Back 2023 breaks single-day individual gifts record

Reggie Redbird high-fives a Birds Give Back volunteer.

In its fifth year, Birds Give Back shattered previous single-day giving records. Preliminary numbers show that Redbirds came together to raise $1,031,225 from 4,439 gifts. The previous record for individual gifts was 3,184, which was set during Birds Give Back’s third year.

FirstWord: Fall 2022

portrait of President Terri Goss Kinzy

As I embark on my second year as Illinois State University president, I can’t help but consider all that has changed and all we have accomplished together over the past year.