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Happy Giving Tuesday, Pirate Nation!⚓
We invite you to consider and include the William-Ross Purple Pantry in your giving plans. Contributions to the Purple Pantry are essential and you can make a difference at East Carolina University by helping fight students’ food insecurity. 💜💛
#GivingTuesday
We invite you to consider and include the William-Ross Purple Pantry in your giving plans. Contributions to the Purple Pantry are essential and you can make a difference at East Carolina University by helping fight students’ food insecurity. 💜💛
#GivingTuesday
December 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Happy Giving Tuesday, Pirate Nation!⚓
We invite you to consider and include the William-Ross Purple Pantry in your giving plans. Contributions to the Purple Pantry are essential and you can make a difference at East Carolina University by helping fight students’ food insecurity. 💜💛
#GivingTuesday
We invite you to consider and include the William-Ross Purple Pantry in your giving plans. Contributions to the Purple Pantry are essential and you can make a difference at East Carolina University by helping fight students’ food insecurity. 💜💛
#GivingTuesday
It’s #GivingTuesday at ECU! 💜🏴☠️
Choose the part of campus that shaped your story,a college, scholarship, program, team, or student service, and make a gift today.
Every dollar helps future Pirates learn, grow & lead.
Give where ECU matters most to you: give.ecu.edu
#GoPirates
Choose the part of campus that shaped your story,a college, scholarship, program, team, or student service, and make a gift today.
Every dollar helps future Pirates learn, grow & lead.
Give where ECU matters most to you: give.ecu.edu
#GoPirates
December 2, 2025 at 12:23 PM
It’s #GivingTuesday at ECU! 💜🏴☠️
Choose the part of campus that shaped your story,a college, scholarship, program, team, or student service, and make a gift today.
Every dollar helps future Pirates learn, grow & lead.
Give where ECU matters most to you: give.ecu.edu
#GoPirates
Choose the part of campus that shaped your story,a college, scholarship, program, team, or student service, and make a gift today.
Every dollar helps future Pirates learn, grow & lead.
Give where ECU matters most to you: give.ecu.edu
#GoPirates
The Williams-Ross Purple Pantry, located in the Main Campus Student Center, is a community driven initiative serving to decrease food insecurity among East Carolina University students.
Follow along the next two weeks to learn more about the awesome work happening at the Purple Pantry. 💛💜
Follow along the next two weeks to learn more about the awesome work happening at the Purple Pantry. 💛💜
December 1, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The Williams-Ross Purple Pantry, located in the Main Campus Student Center, is a community driven initiative serving to decrease food insecurity among East Carolina University students.
Follow along the next two weeks to learn more about the awesome work happening at the Purple Pantry. 💛💜
Follow along the next two weeks to learn more about the awesome work happening at the Purple Pantry. 💛💜
If you’re into scholarships, student research, new learning spaces and Pirate success stories, this issue of Advancing Pirates™ is for you. 💜
From a $1M investment in medical education to national online rankings and Pirate profiles, see what’s new at ECU: https://bit.ly/4oegQJt
From a $1M investment in medical education to national online rankings and Pirate profiles, see what’s new at ECU: https://bit.ly/4oegQJt
November 28, 2025 at 9:11 PM
If you’re into scholarships, student research, new learning spaces and Pirate success stories, this issue of Advancing Pirates™ is for you. 💜
From a $1M investment in medical education to national online rankings and Pirate profiles, see what’s new at ECU: https://bit.ly/4oegQJt
From a $1M investment in medical education to national online rankings and Pirate profiles, see what’s new at ECU: https://bit.ly/4oegQJt
Grateful for Pirate Nation. Your generosity helps Pirates learn, lead and serve. Thank you for all you make possible. Happy Thanksgiving! 💜💛
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Grateful for Pirate Nation. Your generosity helps Pirates learn, lead and serve. Thank you for all you make possible. Happy Thanksgiving! 💜💛
Grateful for partners who turn Grad Fair photo commissions into support for ECU’s Professional Purple Closet, helping Pirates access professional attire for interviews & career-building moments. 🎓💼💜💛 #ECU #PirateNation
November 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Grateful for partners who turn Grad Fair photo commissions into support for ECU’s Professional Purple Closet, helping Pirates access professional attire for interviews & career-building moments. 🎓💼💜💛 #ECU #PirateNation
Planned giving spotlight: Sr. Assoc. Vice Chancellor for Development Greg Abeyounis explains how a charitable remainder unitrust (CRUT) can support your plans and ECU. Watch the video and learn more at eculegacy.org.
November 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Planned giving spotlight: Sr. Assoc. Vice Chancellor for Development Greg Abeyounis explains how a charitable remainder unitrust (CRUT) can support your plans and ECU. Watch the video and learn more at eculegacy.org.
So proud! 💜☠️
Seven ECU fundraisers have been named Blackbaud PRIME Gift Officers, placing them among the top 14.4% of gift officers nationwide, a level many schools never reach.
Grateful for leaders like Kendra Alexander, CFRE, Melissa Adamson, CFRE, Kris Arnold, Melissa Croom, and Katie Fader. 🎉💛
Seven ECU fundraisers have been named Blackbaud PRIME Gift Officers, placing them among the top 14.4% of gift officers nationwide, a level many schools never reach.
Grateful for leaders like Kendra Alexander, CFRE, Melissa Adamson, CFRE, Kris Arnold, Melissa Croom, and Katie Fader. 🎉💛
November 25, 2025 at 10:11 PM
So proud! 💜☠️
Seven ECU fundraisers have been named Blackbaud PRIME Gift Officers, placing them among the top 14.4% of gift officers nationwide, a level many schools never reach.
Grateful for leaders like Kendra Alexander, CFRE, Melissa Adamson, CFRE, Kris Arnold, Melissa Croom, and Katie Fader. 🎉💛
Seven ECU fundraisers have been named Blackbaud PRIME Gift Officers, placing them among the top 14.4% of gift officers nationwide, a level many schools never reach.
Grateful for leaders like Kendra Alexander, CFRE, Melissa Adamson, CFRE, Kris Arnold, Melissa Croom, and Katie Fader. 🎉💛
Leave a Pirate legacy. 💜
Include ECU in your will or estate plans and help future students learn, lead and serve.
Questions?
📧 [email protected] | 252-328-9573
📧 [email protected] | 252-737-1507
#ECU #PlannedGiving
Include ECU in your will or estate plans and help future students learn, lead and serve.
Questions?
📧 [email protected] | 252-328-9573
📧 [email protected] | 252-737-1507
#ECU #PlannedGiving
November 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Leave a Pirate legacy. 💜
Include ECU in your will or estate plans and help future students learn, lead and serve.
Questions?
📧 [email protected] | 252-328-9573
📧 [email protected] | 252-737-1507
#ECU #PlannedGiving
Include ECU in your will or estate plans and help future students learn, lead and serve.
Questions?
📧 [email protected] | 252-328-9573
📧 [email protected] | 252-737-1507
#ECU #PlannedGiving
Help ECU’s College of Education prepare future teachers & leaders. Renew, or make your first gift, to support the PIRATE™ Program, Study Away, the College Priority Fund, the ECU Community School, and Scholarships. Give: https://bit.ly/4i5U3y9 #PirateNation
November 21, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Help ECU’s College of Education prepare future teachers & leaders. Renew, or make your first gift, to support the PIRATE™ Program, Study Away, the College Priority Fund, the ECU Community School, and Scholarships. Give: https://bit.ly/4i5U3y9 #PirateNation
Still thinking about Homecoming. 💜
Photos from the front of the 2025 parade: father and son Burney ’67 and Eric ’97 ’99 Rivenbark as co-grand marshals—a Pirate family tradition 50+ years in the making.
Read their feel-good Homecoming story of legacy and Pirate pride: https://bit.ly/3K3L1VL
Photos from the front of the 2025 parade: father and son Burney ’67 and Eric ’97 ’99 Rivenbark as co-grand marshals—a Pirate family tradition 50+ years in the making.
Read their feel-good Homecoming story of legacy and Pirate pride: https://bit.ly/3K3L1VL
November 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Still thinking about Homecoming. 💜
Photos from the front of the 2025 parade: father and son Burney ’67 and Eric ’97 ’99 Rivenbark as co-grand marshals—a Pirate family tradition 50+ years in the making.
Read their feel-good Homecoming story of legacy and Pirate pride: https://bit.ly/3K3L1VL
Photos from the front of the 2025 parade: father and son Burney ’67 and Eric ’97 ’99 Rivenbark as co-grand marshals—a Pirate family tradition 50+ years in the making.
Read their feel-good Homecoming story of legacy and Pirate pride: https://bit.ly/3K3L1VL
Help ECU’s Integrated Coastal Programs make waves. Renew, or make your first gift, to fund resilience & ecosystem research, Semester at the Coast, field trips, and K–12/community programs at the Coastal Studies Institute. Give: https://bit.ly/47Q0ssC #PirateNation #ECUCoastal
November 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Help ECU’s Integrated Coastal Programs make waves. Renew, or make your first gift, to fund resilience & ecosystem research, Semester at the Coast, field trips, and K–12/community programs at the Coastal Studies Institute. Give: https://bit.ly/47Q0ssC #PirateNation #ECUCoastal
Scholarship support at ECU’s Brody School of Medicine just topped $1M this year; 73 scholarships and 109 awards easing debt for future physicians who will serve eastern North Carolina.
Read the full story about the donors, students and partners behind this milestone: https://bit.ly/3WZ29iz
Read the full story about the donors, students and partners behind this milestone: https://bit.ly/3WZ29iz
November 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Scholarship support at ECU’s Brody School of Medicine just topped $1M this year; 73 scholarships and 109 awards easing debt for future physicians who will serve eastern North Carolina.
Read the full story about the donors, students and partners behind this milestone: https://bit.ly/3WZ29iz
Read the full story about the donors, students and partners behind this milestone: https://bit.ly/3WZ29iz
Help ECU Health and Human Performance train health pros, social workers, counselors & military leaders. Renew, or make your first gift, to fund 15+ scholarships, faculty-mentored research, and global study (Switzerland, Ghana, Australia, Spain, Italy). Give: https://bit.ly/49HgBmz
November 17, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Help ECU Health and Human Performance train health pros, social workers, counselors & military leaders. Renew, or make your first gift, to fund 15+ scholarships, faculty-mentored research, and global study (Switzerland, Ghana, Australia, Spain, Italy). Give: https://bit.ly/49HgBmz
Keep Joyner Library at the center of ECU. Renew, or make your first gift, to fund study space upgrades (70k reservations), a re-imagined Teaching Resources Center, sustainable scholarship, student jobs/mentoring, and AI literacy. Give: https://bit.ly/49Jdj2i #PirateNation #ECULibraries
November 14, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Keep Joyner Library at the center of ECU. Renew, or make your first gift, to fund study space upgrades (70k reservations), a re-imagined Teaching Resources Center, sustainable scholarship, student jobs/mentoring, and AI literacy. Give: https://bit.ly/49Jdj2i #PirateNation #ECULibraries
Fuel creativity at ECU’s College of Fine Arts and Communication. Renew, or make your first gift, to support scholarships and high-impact experiences (study abroad, masterclasses, internships, performances). Help students design, perform, and tell stories with confidence. Give: https://bit.ly/4nNwADd
November 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Fuel creativity at ECU’s College of Fine Arts and Communication. Renew, or make your first gift, to support scholarships and high-impact experiences (study abroad, masterclasses, internships, performances). Help students design, perform, and tell stories with confidence. Give: https://bit.ly/4nNwADd
15 years of Honors College at ECU. Help 1,000 scholars/year thrive. Renew, or make your first gift, to fund $50 high-impact expenses, $1k study abroad, and $3k Brinkley-Lane enrichment grants. Every amount matters. Give: https://bit.ly/4qRFNNp #PirateNation
November 12, 2025 at 10:02 PM
15 years of Honors College at ECU. Help 1,000 scholars/year thrive. Renew, or make your first gift, to fund $50 high-impact expenses, $1k study abroad, and $3k Brinkley-Lane enrichment grants. Every amount matters. Give: https://bit.ly/4qRFNNp #PirateNation
Renew, or make your first gift, to Harriot College. You’ll fund scholarships ($1M+ since 2022; $450k in 2025–26), Voyages of Discovery, and high-impact study abroad/research. Every amount helps students lead with integrity. Give: https://bit.ly/3LxxrKH #PirateNation
November 11, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Renew, or make your first gift, to Harriot College. You’ll fund scholarships ($1M+ since 2022; $450k in 2025–26), Voyages of Discovery, and high-impact study abroad/research. Every amount helps students lead with integrity. Give: https://bit.ly/3LxxrKH #PirateNation
Chancellor’s Society breakfast at the Dail House: a reminder that philanthropy fuels opportunities - scholarships, research, and the experiences that shape Pirate leaders. Grateful for every partner in this work.
#ECU #ChancellorsSociety #ECUAdvancement #PirateNation
#ECU #ChancellorsSociety #ECUAdvancement #PirateNation
November 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Chancellor’s Society breakfast at the Dail House: a reminder that philanthropy fuels opportunities - scholarships, research, and the experiences that shape Pirate leaders. Grateful for every partner in this work.
#ECU #ChancellorsSociety #ECUAdvancement #PirateNation
#ECU #ChancellorsSociety #ECUAdvancement #PirateNation
College of Business alumni & friends: renew your annual gift, or make your first, to power student travel, scholarships (2×$500), and competition experiences (4×$200). Any amount strengthens learning spaces. Join the momentum: https://bit.ly/4oYZgKl
#PirateNation
#PirateNation
November 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
College of Business alumni & friends: renew your annual gift, or make your first, to power student travel, scholarships (2×$500), and competition experiences (4×$200). Any amount strengthens learning spaces. Join the momentum: https://bit.ly/4oYZgKl
#PirateNation
#PirateNation
Final days of National Estate Planning Awareness Month! 💜
See how your IRA can make an impact today and a legacy tomorrow.
🎥 Watch Jessica’s new video and learn more: eculegacy.org
| freewill.com/ecu
#PiratesGive #PlannedGiving
See how your IRA can make an impact today and a legacy tomorrow.
🎥 Watch Jessica’s new video and learn more: eculegacy.org
| freewill.com/ecu
#PiratesGive #PlannedGiving
October 31, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Final days of National Estate Planning Awareness Month! 💜
See how your IRA can make an impact today and a legacy tomorrow.
🎥 Watch Jessica’s new video and learn more: eculegacy.org
| freewill.com/ecu
#PiratesGive #PlannedGiving
See how your IRA can make an impact today and a legacy tomorrow.
🎥 Watch Jessica’s new video and learn more: eculegacy.org
| freewill.com/ecu
#PiratesGive #PlannedGiving
💜 28 donors. $5,789 raised. One day left.
📚 Help us finish strong and support ECU Libraries before Oct. 31. Every gift fuels Pirate discovery. ⚓
give.ecu.edu/eculibraries #PiratesGive
📚 Help us finish strong and support ECU Libraries before Oct. 31. Every gift fuels Pirate discovery. ⚓
give.ecu.edu/eculibraries #PiratesGive
October 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
💜 28 donors. $5,789 raised. One day left.
📚 Help us finish strong and support ECU Libraries before Oct. 31. Every gift fuels Pirate discovery. ⚓
give.ecu.edu/eculibraries #PiratesGive
📚 Help us finish strong and support ECU Libraries before Oct. 31. Every gift fuels Pirate discovery. ⚓
give.ecu.edu/eculibraries #PiratesGive
It’s National Estate Planning Awareness Week 💜, the perfect time to protect what matters most. Create or update your will in ~20 minutes (free) and consider leaving a legacy that supports future Pirates. 👉 https://www.freewill.com/ecu #ECULegacy #NEPAW
October 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
It’s National Estate Planning Awareness Week 💜, the perfect time to protect what matters most. Create or update your will in ~20 minutes (free) and consider leaving a legacy that supports future Pirates. 👉 https://www.freewill.com/ecu #ECULegacy #NEPAW
💜 9 donors have helped raise $1,920, but we’re still far from our $20K goal, and time is running out.
📚 Every gift supports ECU Libraries and the students who rely on them. Help us finish strong before Oct. 31:
give.ecu.edu/eculibraries #PiratesGive
📚 Every gift supports ECU Libraries and the students who rely on them. Help us finish strong before Oct. 31:
give.ecu.edu/eculibraries #PiratesGive
October 21, 2025 at 7:10 PM
💜 9 donors have helped raise $1,920, but we’re still far from our $20K goal, and time is running out.
📚 Every gift supports ECU Libraries and the students who rely on them. Help us finish strong before Oct. 31:
give.ecu.edu/eculibraries #PiratesGive
📚 Every gift supports ECU Libraries and the students who rely on them. Help us finish strong before Oct. 31:
give.ecu.edu/eculibraries #PiratesGive
Burgers, camaraderie & Pirate pride. ☠️💜💛 #Boneyard #GoPirates
October 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Burgers, camaraderie & Pirate pride. ☠️💜💛 #Boneyard #GoPirates