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How One Donor’s Match Inspired

Another’s Added Challenge

Your Dollars, Doubled, to GSA’s Greatest Needs Fund

A generous GSA donor put the power of a matching challenge
to work in support of GSA’s Greatest Needs, helping to raise
$74,000—an unusually high amount for this important source of
unrestricted funds for the Society.
The donor’s offer compelled many of you to give, knowing
your dollars would be doubled—but none of us anticipated that
her action would also inspire another GSAF donor to add his own
contribution to increase the match offer, encouraging even more
of you to rise to the challenge. When the campaign wrapped up
on 30 June, twice the challenged amount had been raised for the
Greatest Needs Fund.
To every one of you who participated, we extend our sincere
thanks. To the two donors who issued the matching challenges,
we offer special thanks for inspiring others through your own
generosity. The funds raised provide unrestricted support to GSA
during a time of many changes, in great part due to circumstances
around the pandemic, so the Society can apply the resources
where they are most needed.
A friendly challenge from your fellow donors made a real
impact. If you are interested in initiating this kind of challenge
to inspire greater giving in the future, contact Cliff Cullen at
ccullen@geosociety.org. Or take a moment to check with your
employer—many offer matching gifts to your contributions
and can receive recognition for participating. Contact Debbie GSA Science Policy Fellows Ryan Haupt (2019–2020) and
Marcinkowski at dmarcinkowski@geosociety.org about employer Laura Szymanski (2018–2019). GSA’s policy work is one
example of an area that can benefit from the Greatest
matching gifts. Needs Fund.

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