Zoom has become a far too familiar platform, but for their donor birthday videos, Bucknell students had some fun with the format.

Oh Mylanta! The 90s are back! Central Michigan had a blast turning their donor birthday video into a sitcom.

No mascots were harmed in the making of this video, but yes a fire extinguisher is involved in this hilarious birthday video from Wilbraham & Monson Academy.

Lean and mean, Georgia State’s video is a finely honed tool with one purpose - to get people pumped about Giving Day.

For #GivingTuesday, the Carleton team brought together a variety of student, faculty, and staff to share their year of stories.

2020 was Millsaps College largest #GivingTuesday campaign ever, and to celebrate they needed no ordinary thank you. They asked staff and faculty to grab their dancing shoes!

In spring 2020, Boston University students were spread across the globe learning from home. While it wasn't the semester they expected, here are some of their takeaways.

What does gratitude look like in multiple languages? This incredible thank you video featuring several of Shattuck St Mary's international students.

MTV Cribs has nothing on this East Carolina University student. She does an amazing job of showing how learning from home changed her semester.

NAU blew their donors away with this Valentine's Day campaign. Our favorite donor response: "Genius! Whoever suggested this is pure genius!"

This amazing video features the moms of “A Step Beyond.” It’s beyond adorable and a completely relatable look into “the new normal.”

This holiday video takes a look back at the amazing accomplishments of students and staff during this wild ride of a year.

The patient ambassadors may bring you to tears with their heartful messages. You have been warned.

Donors want to see students' stories, so University of Michigan Rackham took it to the source.

When you want to make someone’s special day a little more special, you play a ukulele. That’s the rule.

And drumroll…. You've been accepted to Iolani School. Congrats! Here are just a few (pretty incredible things) you'll experience during your time here.

Nothing's better than a personalized welcome. This video showcases the very best Christian Brothers has to offer, but takes a beat to welcome each new student personally.

This video idea is anything but uniform.

This video is more than a nice jester. It shows the amazing ongoing work from students and staff at USC School of Drama Medical Clowning Program.

You like white coats? Well here's a video sent out to alumni, donors, and faculty/staff of University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Congrats to the new doctors!

Note: you are about to watch an amazing feat-- akin to tightrope walking or a flawless piano concerto. Hawaii Pacific University created a personalized congrats video for every single graduating student in 2020.

What better question to ask than, “Why do you give?” And these donors have some pretty incredible answers!

2020 looked very different at Wilbraham and Monson Academy. And rather than saying just that, they showed those changes (and the cost of those changes!) in this appeal.