UAF Community Outreach


Support UAF’s community outreach programs that connect people of all ages to learning, discovery and the outdoors. Your gift helps sustain public radio, lifelong learning, marine and environmental education, local gardens and green spaces and recreation opportunities that enrich lives. Together, we’re extending UAF’s impact far beyond campus and into communities statewide.


Register as a UAF Community Outreach Champion

UAF Community Outreach needs volunteer Champions to tell their community why donating is important this UA Giving Day. Scroll down to view UAF Community Outreach priorities you can advocate for and Challenge awards your community can help unlock. Registration is open now.

Advocate for these priorities this UA Giving Day:

  • Charles C. Georgeson Botanical Garden: Support programs, research and facilities at the nationally recognized botanical garden, located at the Fairbanks Experiment Farm and part of the Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
  • UAF Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI): Support learning opportunities for adults 50 and older in Fairbanks, North Pole and neighboring communities to encourage fun, lifelong learning.
  • Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI): 1. Support learning opportunities for adults 50 and older in Fairbanks, North Pole and neighboring communities to encourage fun, lifelong learning.
  • Alaska Sea Grant Program, OneTree: Support healthy coastal ecosystems, strong economies and vibrant communities through this 50+-year partnership between UAF and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
  • OneTree Alaska: Ensure that every child has ample opportunities to explore their local environment through place- and project-based education through the UAF Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension.
  • Ski Trail Maintenance: Support maintenance of the UAF ski trails, such as grooming, mowing and clearing downed trees.
  • KUAC: Improve lives through broadcasting with the first public radio and television stations in the 49th state.

$5,500
UA Launch Power Hour
If 200 donors make a gift in the first hour of UA Giving Day, the University of Alaska Foundation Board of Directors will collectively donate $5,500 to UA General Scholarship, a scholarship open to students at any of the University of Alaska's campuses.
200 Donor Goal
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Event
2026th donor wins $2026
To celebrate the Class of 2026, the 2026th donor this UA Giving Day will win a grant of $2026. The grant will bolster the donor's donation in a big way! The grant will be directed to the same University of Alaska initiative that the 2026th donor donated to.
Event
1000th new donor wins $1000
To celebrate the efforts of UA Giving Day Champions spreading the word about their favorite programs this UA Giving Day, the 1000th new donor will win a $1000 mini-grant. The mini-grant will be directed to the same University of Alaska initiative that the winner donated to.
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