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DayOne 2025: A Celebration of Impact, Tradition, and the Future


What Makes DayOne 2025 Special?

This year’s DayOne is uniquely meaningful. Not only will your gift support the academic programs, scholarships, research, and student experiences that define Tech, but it will also help launch a yearlong celebration of Montana Tech’s 125th anniversary—a tribute to our pioneering past and bold future.

For nearly 125 years, Montana Technological University has stood as a beacon of innovation, perseverance, and opportunity in the heart of the Rocky Mountains. Since opening our doors on September 11, 1900, as the Montana State School of Mines, we have empowered generations of determined doers to push boundaries, solve global challenges, and shape industries. 

Now, as we prepare to commemorate our 125th anniversary, we invite you to be a part of our history—and our future—by participating in DayOne 2025, our signature annual giving event. 

From noon on September 10 to noon on September 12, alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and friends from across the world will come together to celebrate what makes Montana Tech extraordinary. DayOne is more than a fundraising campaign—it’s a moment to rally aour Oredigger spirit, recognize our roots, and ignite support that fuels opportunity for the next generation.

Throughout the 36-hour campaign, you’ll have the opportunity to:

  • Support transformative matches and challenges that amplify your impact 
    • There will be matches for individual projects, as well as first time donors, student donors, faculty and staff donors, and the perennial favorite Department Leaderboard Challenge 
  • Honor the legacy of Tech’s trailblazers
  • Celebrate milestones in campus history through stories, videos, and live updates
  • Fuel the momentum of Montana Tech’s next 125 years


During our DayOne 2025 event, in addition to project-specific matches, we will have special matching opportunities for our First Time Donors, Student Donors, and Faculty and Staff Donors, as well as a participation-based Departmental Challenge. We will share more information about matching and challenge opportunities as the event gets closer. 

As an added bonus, 125 DayOne 2025 donors will be randomly selected at the conclusion of the event to receive a one-of-a-kind Dig City Supply T-shirt. Make sure to select your shirt size on the donation form so that you are eligible. Plus, every DayOne 2025 donor will receive a sticker celebrating Montana Tech's 125 Celebration with their gift receipt letter.

For questions about Montana Technological University's DayOne giving event contact spanisko@mtech.edu.





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First Time Donor Match
First-time donor gifts will be matched 1:1 for each dollar given from a match pool of $5,000. That means your gift of $50 actually has the impact of $100. To take advantage of this matching opportunity if it is your first time giving to Montana Tech make sure to answer yes to being a first-time donor on the giving form. Answers will be monitored for validity. Matching opportunity will be available from noon September 10th, 2025 through noon September 12th, 2025 or sooner if the $5,000 match has been met.
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Faculty Staff Participation Match Challenge
$5,000 will be unlocked at the time 50 Montana Tech faculty/staff members have participated in DayOne 2025. Upon completion of the entire DayOne Giving event $100 will be applied to the project or projects to which the original gift was made for each of those donors.
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Student Donor Match
Montana Tech student donor gifts will be matched 1:1 for each dollar given from a match pool of $5,000. That means your gift of $50 actually has the impact of $100. To take advantage of this matching opportunity make sure to select STUDENT from the How are you affiliated with Montana Tech question on the giving form. Answers will be monitored for validity. Matching opportunity is available from noon September 10th, 2025 to noon September 12th, 2025 or sooner if the $5,000 match has been met.
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Departmental Challenge Leaderboard
Departments are competing head-to-head for a chance to earn extra money towards their department by bringing in the most donors to their project. The top ten finishers split the pot valued at up to $20,000.
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DayOne 2025 Donor Map
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