Giving Blueday at University of Michigan raises $4.6M in 24 hours Updated Mar 12, 2021; Posted Mar 12, 2021 The Burton Memorial Tower and Ingalls Mall on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020.Jacob Hamilton/MLive.com Facebook Share ANN ARBOR, MI – The University of Michigan received $4.6 million in donations on its seventh Giving Blueday, a 24-hour event on March 10. More than 10,000 donors participated in the event, according to a university news release, and more than 100 student organizations raised funds for their causes. The number of student organizations fundraising on Giving Blueday rose for the sixth straight year, officials said.