Kenan-Flagler Business School

UNC Kenan-Flagler faculty, staff, students, alumni, parents and friends are bound together by our shared values. Members of our community are driven and humble, curious and purposeful. Most importantly, they are passionate about making an impact in the world.

Whether you are an annual supporter of the School or you haven’t given in a while, we invite you to explore ways to connect with your passions at the Business School on Kenan-Flagler Day – March 28. Contributions of all sizes make a collective difference at the School ensuring that our annual giving day is a day like no other.

Your gift on Kenan-Flagler Day will be an investment like no other because of the far-reaching difference your support makes on the School and our mission to develop future leaders.

Challenges

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Allison $1k for All Challenge

In addition to contributing $1,000 to the Business School for each gift on Kenan-Flagler Day, Ritch and Susan Allison will match Dean’s Circle gifts of $2,000 or more dollar-for-dollar as a special thank you to our leadership-level donors.

A maximum of $2.6 million can be earned through the Allison $1k for All Challenge.

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UNC Kenan-Flagler Dean’s Circle Challenge

Members of the UNC Kenan-Flagler Board will match the first $200,000 in Dean’s Circle gifts of $2,000 or more to the Business School two-to-one! Make your gift early to maximize your impact!

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Wood Center Advisory Board Challenge

The Wood Center Advisory Board has set a goal to secure 50 gifts on Kenan-Flagler Day. Join them in supporting the Leonard W. Wood Center for Real Estate Studies today!

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Family Enterprise Center Challenge

A $7,000 challenge gift will be unlocked if 15 donors make their first-ever gift to the Family Enterprise Center on Kenan-Flagler Day.

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100 Women Diversity & Inclusion Challenge

If 50 donors make a gift on Kenan-Flagler Day to the Kenan-Flagler Business School Diversity & Inclusion Initiative Fund, members of 100 Women will contribute another $20,000 to the fund.

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MBA Student Assistance Challenge

All gifts made to the MBA Student Assistance Expendable Fund on Kenan-Flagler Day will be matched by an anonymous donor, $1 for $1, up to $20,000.

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$125,000 for 125 Donors

If 125 donors make a gift to the Business School between 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. EDT, members of the UNC Kenan-Flagler Alumni Council and Parents Council will contribute $125,000 to the School!

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Allison $1k for All Challenge

On Kenan-Flagler Day, we celebrate the important impact of gifts of all sizes on the Business School. To recognize the impact of your contribution today, Ritch and Susan Allison will contribute $1,000 to Kenan-Flagler for each gift made on Kenan-Flagler Day regardless of size.

A maximum of $2.6 million can be earned through the Allison $1k for All Challenge.

Initiatives

Unrestricted support

Gifts to support unrestricted funding at the Business School enable our leadership to make initial investments in initiatives like our Charlotte Executive MBA program, which will expand the UNC Kenan-Flagler brand, and ultimately become a sustainable source of revenue at the School.

Expanding our educational opportunities

Investing in our educational opportunities provides students with an accessible and transformative experience. From enhancing the skills of current leaders through executive and working professional programs to launching the careers of our undergraduates, UNC Kenan-Flagler students and alumni enhance organizations and create jobs across North Carolina and the globe.

Leveraging our expertise

UNC Kenan-Flagler’s faculty research helps local companies and community organizations identify market-based solutions to real-world problems. For example, the Kenan-Institute’s American Growth Project, provides improved local economic data across the country for large and mid-sized cities, which small and regional businesses can use to better forecast changes in their industry and location.

Investing in our community

Supporting UNC Kenan-Flagler’s workforce and students’ development ensures students are prepared for their future careers, as evidenced by our 98% success rate in student hiring, and faculty and staff have professional development opportunities that promote productivity and retention.

Upholding our core values

Investing in UNC Kenan-Flagler’s core values – integrity, inclusion, innovation and impact – help the School improve our community and the world. The School directs valuable time and resources to uphold these values through our curriculum and collaborative culture, the experiences we provide, the faculty we hire and the way we conduct ourselves as a member of the broader UNC community.