SAIT 2024 Donor Impact Report
Powering people, places and possibilities
SAIT's eight annual Giving Day was a smash hit, thanks to SAIT's fantastic philanthropic family. Be sure to check out the final tally and highlights from the event.
IMPACT: A DONOR-DRIVEN JOURNEY
Day by day and step by step, donors like you drive success at SAIT. Across campus and beyond, the impact of your generosity is felt by the students, staff, faculty and friends who bring this institution to life.
We are thrilled to share just some of the ways you have made a difference in the lives of the SAIT community in the past year. Your decision to make a difference in the lives of SAIT students will continue to be felt far into the future.
Thank you!
DRIVING STUDENT SUCCESS
A student's journey at SAIT starts with excitement and a dream focused on realizing passions, achieving educational goals and gaining the skills needed to thrive. From the first time a student arrives on campus to that joyful moment crossing the stage as a graduate, donors like you are there for every step with support and encouragement. The story of your impact is told everywhere at SAIT and beyond - by staff, faculty, visitors and students.
Thank you for driving student success at SAIT.
Receiving the award changed everything, the impact that it's had on my life has allowed me to continue coming to school every single day.
CALEB REED | Welding Engineering Technology Student
Wilasinee (Sidney) Thongchalerm
Business Administration, Accounting '24 Student Award recipient
For countless students, donor support helps to ensure students are focusing on their studies. For recent graduate Sidney Thaongchalerm, the awards she received helped her to focus on school as well as transitioning to a new learning experience in a new country.
FOUNDATIONAL SUPPORT
STUDENT AWARDS
DRIVING EMPOWERED EDUCATION
Your generosity is evident through the hallways, classrooms and labs across SAIT's campus. Donor support ensures SAIT graduates are given the skills they need to become tomorrow's talent today.
Donor support plays a big part in the program because it enables the students to have real world products and software to go along with their textbooks and their educational supplies.
BARRY WONG | Instructor, Business Administration - Automotive
Blair Marsden
Academic Chair, Architectural Technologies and Geomatics Engineering Technology
SAIT instructor and Academic Chair Blair Marsden speaks about how gifts from donors not only improve the learning experience for students but also the teaching experience for instructors.
DRIVING COMMUNITY IMPACT
The success of both SAIT and the students who bring this institution to life are a direct result of the generosity from donors like you. This support paves the ways as we continue to transform who we team, how we teach and what we teach.
This year, you and 1,199 other donors came together to give $42,321,405.
I would hope a student impacted by generosity would take some inspiration from the fact that any student can do whatever it is that they want to do in the world. My encouragement to any student would be; if you believe in something go after it and don't give up.
Heather Culbert (CT '79) | SAIT Alumni and Donor
Marvin Maronda
Journalism '71
As a donor, you are not only helping others, you are also creating a feeling of well-being. SAIT alumni and donor Marvin Maronda shares why he gives to SAIT.
EMPOWERED COMMUNITY
TOWARDS TOMORROW
The story of your impact doesn't end here.
With every year, new students experience your generosity as they continue along their journey, and they will take this positive experience with them far into the future. Your support today will build a brighter tomorrow for SAIT and our students.
2024
*Includes a transformational gift of $30 million from the Taylor Family Foundation.
Read more about the Taylor Family Foundation's gift and the bold vision for SAIT campus life.
Contact us
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Alumni and Development
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Phone - 403.284.7010
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Phone - 1.888.284.8399
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Email - donor.relations@sait.ca
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