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Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute
Entrepreneurship is Everywhere at Georgia State

The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute (ENI) launched in 2016 with the goal of strengthening Georgia State's entrepreneurial culture campus-wide. ENI provides experiential learning to ALL students passionate about creating their own businesses, working for a startup or bringing entrepreneurial skills to an existing organization. Its activities span academics, co-curricular activities, and community and industry partnerships.

Did you know?

  • Georgia State offers five different undergraduate and two graduate programs focused on entrepreneurship
  • There are over 850 students currently enrolled in an entrepreneurial-themed major or minor
  • The University Commons residence hall is home to E-House, a living-learning community that offers a co-living space for student entrepreneurs
  • Located in the heart of the campus, LaunchGSU, is an on-campus co-working space with workshops and resources for student-preneurs
  • The Alumni Association now has an Entrepreneurship Alumni Network open to ALL Georgia State alumni.
  • The Main Street Entrepreneurs Seed Fund provides student, recent alumni and Georgia State community entrepreneurs with seed funding and mentoring to start and grow new ventures

Georgia State Day is your chance to join fellow students, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends in making a gift to support continued growth and development of entrepreneurial-themed programs and offerings that will impact the next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs. No dollar amount is too small! Make sure to get your name on the leader-board by contributing a gift of any size. Thank you!

 

Another Record-Breaking Year for Georgia State Day!
Oct 08, 2021

We did it again! With the support of the entire Panther Family, we set many new records this year on Georgia State Day. More than 2,700 gifts generated over $930,000. Donors supported 258 university initiatives and unlocked 54 challenges and matching gift opportunities.




Another Record Year! More than 2,500 gifts raised.
Sep 29, 2021

Thousands of Panthers roared to celebrate Georgia State Day. Our fourth annual day of giving has raised more than $823,000 from 2,530 gifts, and we're still counting! 


Thanks to the thousands of donors who helped support Georgia State's students, colleges, programs, and centers over the last 1 day, 9 hours, and 13 minutes


As we finalize counting our gifts, we hope you will check back here to see our final count.



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Match
Staff Council Challenge
The Staff Council will match dollar for dollar up to $2,100 for all gifts made to the Staff Council Fund.
$2,100 MATCHED
Completed
$2,000
Dr. Gerry Gay Finance Challenge
Gerry Gay, the chair of the Department of Finance, will give $1,000 for every 10 gifts made to the Department of Finance. Once 20 gifts are made, $2,000 will be unlocked.
20 / 20 Gifts
Completed
$2,000
Lewis College Dean's Challenge
Dean Mo will give $2,000 to the Lewis College if 100 donors contribute to any area in the college.
100 / 100 Gifts
Completed
$100,000
100 Gifts in 100 Minutes Challenge
Two anonymous donors challenge 100 donors to give to any area of Robinson in the first 100 minutes of Georgia State Day to unlock this $100,000 challenge!
100 / 100 Donors
Completed
Leaderboard
University-Wide Leaderboard: Highest Amount of Dollars Received
College, school, unit or program with the highest amount of dollars raised will be shown on the leaderboard for bragging rights only.
Rank Department Raised
1 Robinson College of Business $243,267.21
2 College of Arts & Sciences $186,681.50
3 Women's Philanthropy Network $108,735.00
4 Student Success $60,192.21
5 Andrew Young School of Policy Studies $56,983.00
Ended
$3,500
Rialto Challenge
Every 5 gifts in support of the Rialto will unlock $250 up to $3,500.
70 / 70 Gifts
Completed
$3,000
Founders Circle Entrepreneurship Challenge
25 gifts to the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Institute will unlock a collective gift from ENI's biggest champions.
25 / 25 Gifts
Completed
$2,500
Woodward Family EMBA Donor Challenge
100 gifts of $50 or more will unlock an additional $1,000 from the Woodward family. 50 additional gifts of $50 or more will unlock an extra $1,500 from the Woodward family.
150 / 150 Gifts
Completed
Leaderboard
University-Wide Leaderboard: Greatest Number of Gifts Received
College, school, unit or program with the greatest number of gifts will be shown on the leaderboard for bragging rights only.
Rank Department Gifts
1 College of Arts & Sciences 619
2 Robinson College of Business 498
3 Perimeter College 299
4 Student Success 223
5 Andrew Young School of Policy Studies 188
Ended
Leaderboard
Most supported funds
These featured funds have received the most number of gifts.
Rank Fund Designation Gifts
1 Theatre Arts Guild 182
2 WomenLead 119
3 GSU Marching Band - Performance Travel 77
4 Panther's Food Pantry 71
5 Executive MBA 71
Ended
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