Caring for Our Own Program

Over 100 graduates in 20 years. Help us continue that growth!

The Caring for Our Own Program (CO-OP) is a student support program for American Indian and Alaska Native students pursuing their nursing degree at Montana State University. The goals of the CO-OP program are to expand nursing education opportunities for the students; along with enhance workforce diversity, encourage leadership development, and assist the students to overcome educational and economic barriers to become successful nursing professionals within Native communities.

The CO-OP is designed to meet the needs of American Indian and Alaska Native students by offering the following student support services:

Weekly academic advising
Peer and group study sessions
Host seminars for the CO-OP students
Assist with university forms and financial aid process
I.H.S. scholarship program
National Council Licensure Examination(NCLEX) support
Resume and job application assistance

Over 100 Caring for Our Own (CO-OP) nurses have graduated in the past 20 years to serve Native American communities. Please help us support our Caring for Our Own Program (CO-OP) so it can serve nursing students for another 20 years!

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$5,000 Dollar-for-Dollar Match

Surprise! Beginning at 8 a.m. this morning, the MSU Alumni Foundation will match all gifts between $10 to $100 until a total of $5,000 is raised.

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Most Dollars Raised – MSU Giving Day

The projects or causes with the most dollars raised during the 29-hours of MSU Giving Day will receive a special bonus. The #1 project will receive $2,000 and the runner-up will receive $1,500.

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One-hour Ambassador Challenge: Fast Starter

First Place Winner - Sarah Deaton - Awards $500 to Ecology Research

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One-hour Challenge: Happy Hour

It’s Happy Hour, Bobcats! For the next hour, until 5 p.m., the project that gets the most donors wins $750 toward their MSU Giving Day cause. The runner-up team gets $500.

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One-hour Challenge: Early Bird Special!

The project or cause that gets the most donors to make a gift from 5 a.m. to 6 a.m. gets $1,000 toward their MSU Giving Day project! Second place wins $500 and third place will be awarded $300.

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One-hour Challenge: Mad Dash to the Finish!

The project or cause with the most donors during the final hour—4 p.m. and 5 p.m.—of MSU Giving Day will have another $1,000 added to their total. Second place will receive $750 and third place will be awarded $500.

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Most Donors Acquired – MSU Giving Day

The projects or causes that get the most donors to make a gift to them during the 29-hours of MSU Giving Day will receive a special bonus. The #1 project will receive $2,000 and the runner-up will receive $1,500.

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One-hour challenge: MSU Giving Day Kickoff

The project or cause with the most donors at the end of the first hour of MSU Giving Day (noon to 1 p.m.) will have $1,000 credited to their total. The runner-up will receive $500 and third place will be awarded $250.