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Give to what you love most at Cal Poly. Whether it's supporting a specific college or department, faculty-student research, Student Affairs, student scholarship or your favorite Mustang Athletics team, your gift can be directed to any area of campus that matters to you. Please consider making a gift today and help shape the future of Learn by Doing at Cal Poly for generations to come. 

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Cal Poly Crowdfunding

Crowdfunding supports a variety of ambitious student-led organizations, projects and initiatives on campus. Make a gift today and help Cal Poly students, and faculty harness the power of crowdfunding to turn smaller gifts into big opportunities. 

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Poly Gives 2025

Poly Gives, April 10-12, 2025 

Save the date for Poly Gives, Cal Poly's Weekend of Giving Back. During Poly Gives, your gift, no matter the size, fuels a collective impact that funds the Learn by Doing experiences that change students’ lives. 

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Parent and Family Giving 

We invite you to join our amazing community of Cal Poly Proud parent donors by making a gift today! Giving to Cal Poly directly impacts the student experience and can be put to immediate use.

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Alumni Impact

Our alumni can be found everywhere in the world making a difference, giving back, and having an impact on their communities. Learn how you can get involved through the Cal Poly Alumni Association, and consider making a gift to your alma mater today.

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Parent and Family Giving

Through Parent and Family Giving, Cal Poly Parents create opportunities for outstanding hands-on education, directly enhancing the student experience and helping Cal Poly provide unparalleled Learn by Doing.

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Planned Giving

When you include Cal Poly in your estate plan, you help ensure that our distinctive, hands-on educational experience will be available to students for generations to come. Learn more or get started today.

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Give to a Scholarship

By establishing or supporting a scholarship, you have the chance to affect transformational change in the life of a student, and sometimes, the trajectory of entire families — for generations to come.

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Giving Stories

Remembering a Mustang’s Legacy of Education and Love

A charitable gift annuity in the memory of Carol McEntee will benefit The Cal Poly Child Development Department.

Cal Poly Noyce School of Applied Computing Announces Transformational $60 Million Gift from The Robert N. Noyce Trust

The first interdisciplinary school of its kind at Cal Poly, the Noyce School of Applied Computing combines three departments — Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Software Engineering, and Computer Engineering — with Statistics joining as an affiliate.