Dolphin DashChallenges
February 5-9, 2024Dolphin Dash Challenges
Give forward to your favorite causes on campus by helping them beat the competition and raise the most donors and dollars! Big prizes are up for grabs!
Important Dates
| Alumni Day & Dolphin Dash Pep Rally | January 18, 2025 |
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| Dolphin Dash |
Feb 3 at 12am to Feb 7 at 1pm, 2025 |
| Dolphin Dome Celebration | TBD |
QUICK LINKS
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| Giving Ambassadors |
| 2024 Results |
| Impact |
| The Dolphin Dome |
| FAQs |
Challenges and Prizes
Dolphin Dash competitors will be placed in one of these six Challenge areas:
College Challenge
Colleges will race to meet donor and cash benchmarks to unlock prize grants for their programs! Prize grants are not cumulative.
| DONORS | ALUMNI DONORS | CASH RAISED | |||
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| BENCHMARK | PRIZE | BENCHMARK | PRIZE | BENCHMARK | PRIZE |
| 150 | $2,000 | 75 | $1,500 | $250,000 | $2,000 |
| 120 | $1,500 | 50 | $1,000 | $150,000 | $1,500 |
| 90 | $1,000 | 35 | $500 | $125,000 | $1,000 |
| 60 | $500 | $50,000 | $500 | ||
| Colleges will compete against each other for: | PRIZE |
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| Most improved cash raised from 2024 | $1,000 |
| Fast Start (Most donors Feb 3, 12am - 11:59pm) | $500 |
| Finish Strong (Most donors Feb 7, 12am - 12pm) | $500 |
Athletics Challenge
Athletic teams will compete for the most cash, donors, and alumni donors raised to unlock prize grants within their bracket!
Green Team Bracket
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Gold Team Bracket
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| DONOR %* | ALUMNI DONORS %* | CASH RAISED | |||
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| 1st Place | $2,500 | 1st Place | $2,500 | 1st Place | $3,000 |
| 2nd Place | $1,250 | 2nd Place | $1,250 | 2nd Place | $1,500 |
| 3rd Place | $500 | 3rd Place | $500 | 3rd Place | $750 |
*Participation percentage based on total athletes on team roster.
| Teams within each bracket will also compete for: | PRIZE |
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| Most improved cash raised from 2024 | $500 |
| Fast Start (Most donors Feb 3, 12am - 11:59pm) | $200 |
| Mid-Week Madness (Most donors Feb 5, 12am - 11:59pm) | $200 |
| Finish Strong (Most donors Feb 7, 12am - 12pm) | $200 |
Student Affinity Group Challenge
Student and intramural organizations will compete for the most cash, donors, and alumni donors raised to unlock prize grants!
| DONORs | CASH RAISED | ||
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| 1st Place | $1,000 | 1st Place | $1,000 |
| 2nd Place | $500 | 2nd Place | $500 |
| 3rd Place | $250 | 3rd Place | $250 |
| Student Orgs. will also compete for: | PRIZE |
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| Fast Start (Most donors Feb 3, 12am - 11:59pm) | $150 |
| Finish Strong (Most donors Feb 7, 12am - 12pm) | $150 |
Greek Challenge
Greek organizations will race to meet donor and cash benchmarks to unlock prize grants for their chapter! Prize grants are not cumulative.
| DONORS | ALUMNI DONORS | CASH RAISED | |||
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| BENCHMARK | PRIZE | BENCHMARK | PRIZE | BENCHMARK | PRIZE |
| 150 | $1,000 | 75 | $1,000 | $15,000 | $1,000 |
| 125 | $750 | 60 | $750 | $10,000 | $750 |
| 75 | $500 | 45 | $500 | $5,000 | $500 |
| 50 | $250 | 20 | $250 | $3,500 | $250 |
| 30 | $100 | $1,500 | $150 | ||
| Greek Chapters will compete against each other for: | PRIZE |
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| Fast Start (Most donors Feb 3, 12am - 11:59pm) | $150 |
| Finish Strong (Most donors Feb 7, 12am - 12pm) | $150 |
Varsity Sailing vs. Shooting Challenge
Varsity sports will compete for first place in the most cash, donors, and alumni donors to unlock prize grants!
| DONORs | CASH RAISED | ||
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| 1st Place | $2,000 | 1st Place | $2,000 |
| Varsity Sports will also compete for: | PRIZE |
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| Fast Start (Most donors Feb 3, 12am - 11:59pm) | $200 |
| Finish Strong (Most donors Feb 7, 12am - 12pm) | $200 |
Mini Challenges
The Number 1 Ambassador Challenge
The giving ambassador who raises the most money using their unique GiveCampus advocate link will receive $1,000 for the Jacksonville University college, school, team, or organization of their choice (must be an approved JU organization).
Sign up to become an ambassador here and read here on how to get your advocate link.
JU Social Spirit Challenge
Let's see your Dolphin pride on social media! The person, organization, or team with the most JU spirit on their social media page will be awarded $1,000 for the Jacksonville University college, school, team, or organization of their choice (must be an approved JU organization). Get creative, get competitive, get trending! Let's see those #PhinsUp! To be eligible to win, your posts must be public and tag both @jualumni and @jacksonvilleu so that we can see and repost your content! The more posts, the more chances you have to win! The overall winner will be selected by a panel of social media experts judging on the criteria of creativity, engagement, and reach.
Dolphin Dash ChallengesTrustee Dolphin Dash Scholarship
The Jacksonville University Board of Trustees are excited to once again recognize leaders in philanthropy! As more Jacksonville University Dolphins give forward and hit leaderboard participation goals during Dolphin Dash, the Board will unlock THREE $5,000 scholarships for our students!
Students! To be eligible, just participate in Dolphin Dash in any way. Sign up on GiveCampus and use your advocate link to share the message about Dolphin Dash with your friends, become a Dolphin Dash Giving Ambassador, or make a gift during the week! Click for details.
Dolphin Dash 2024Become a Dolphin Dash Giving Ambassador!
Want to get PHINvolved?
Giving Ambassadors are Jacksonville fans who have committed not only to give, but to spread the word about Jacksonville University's week of Giving Forward to their friends.
Dolphin DashContact
For questions regarding Dolphin Dash contact
Leslie Redd
Associate Vice President of Development
Email: lredd@ju.edu
Phone: 904-256-7882