NIU Impact - Crowdfunding Info for 2023-24

Applications for crowdfunding projects for this academic year are now open!

Thank you for your interest in NIU Impact, the crowdfunding platform where NIU students, faculty, staff members and researchers can raise money to turn their great ideas into reality. Since its inception in 2021, NIU Impact has helped raise over $286,000 from 1,877 total gifts, with the average donation being $152.80! To date, 67.5% of projects have reached their fundraising goal.

Fall campaigns will run Oct. 3-26, 2023. Please submit your application by Sept. 13, at midnight.

Interested in learning more? Please register for one of our informational webinars on this page!

COMPLETE YOUR APPLICATION TODAY! - The dateline to apply for our fall cohort is Wednesday, Sept. 13, by midnight.

Click here for the Crowdfunding Toolkit - including information on important dates and deadlines, project eligibility and crowdfunding team roles.

Click here for the Ambassador Toolkit - including expectations for crowdfunding ambassadors, and email templates.

Click here to check out all of our past projects - see what other groups on campus have successfully raised money for, and gain inspiration for your own project.

Questions? Please contact Cody Carter at ccarter1@niu.edu.