OU Dance Marathon

University of Oklahoma Dance Marathon

March 8, 2025

University of Oklahoma Dance Marathon (OUDM) is the official philanthropy event of the Campus Activities Council at the University of Oklahoma! OUDM benefits Oklahoma's children by raising money for the Oklahoma Children's Health Foundation and Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. The Oklahoma Children's Health Foundation funds research at the Oklahoma City Children's Hospital to ensure every child receives the best care, regardless of ability to pay.

Donate

Help us support the Children of Oklahoma by making a donation today!

Make a Donation

Miracle Kids & Families

Get to know the Miracle Kids & Families of OUDM.

Meet the Kids!

Registration

Click the button for OUDM Registration.

Click 'Register Now'.

Fill out your information.

Join a team, create a team, or sign up as an individual.

Join a team – many student organizations create teams for OUDM. Use the search bar to see if your student organization has created a team.
Register a team – create a team if your student organization has not already. You can also create a team for your friends!
Sign up as an individual to participate without a tie to a group.

Follow the rest of the registration instructions and begin collecting donations!

OUDM Registration

FAQs

What should be my fundraising goal?

Your fundraising goal is your personal pledge for how much money you're going to raise for OUDM. It can be as big or small as you want, but we encourage you to set your fundraising goal high! We know that you are capable of fundraising whatever number you set your mind to. You'd be surprised how much you can raise by simply posting on social media and asking friends and family.

How can I reach my fundraising goal?

Post a link to your online fundraising page on Facebook, instagram, etc.
- Social media is the easiest way to reach a large audience quickly!
- To find your fundraising page, go to events.dancemarathon.com and search your name
- You can also personalize your fundraising page with reasons why you signed up, profile picture, fundraising page photo, and set your personal fundraising goal!
Send emails
- Email everybody you know! High school teachers, high school coaches, high school friends, cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, your coworkers, your parents’ coworkers, professors (you'd be surprised), youth group leaders, people you know from church, friends that participate in Dance Marathons at other universities, anybody with kids, etc.
- Here is the email template!
Send Facebook messages
- Here’s a quick template you can use to message friends on Facebook! It’s simple and it’s a great way to use social media to fundraise money!
- Hi ______! Hope you're doing well! I'm raising money for OU DM, OU’s largest student-led philanthropy, and my goal is to raise ____ for the kids. OU DM is a 12-hour dance marathon that benefits Children’s Hospital Foundation in OKC. I was wondering if you'd like to donate $5 toward my goal! Anything helps and it all goes to the kids! Here is the link to my fundraising page <INSERT LINK: go to events.dancemarathon.com and search your name>
Save money that you usually spend
- Pack a lunch at least once a week until OU DM, donating $5-7 each week
- Skip out on your daily coffee/smoothie and donate that money toward OU DM
- Put a jar in your room and put the loose change from the day into the jar every day!
Sell items
- Food (baked goods, candy, etc.)
- Hand crafted items (mugs, jewelry, art, etc.)
- OUDM themed merchandise
Be your own Tapingo: Deliver food/drinks
- Your friends order and pay for their food/drinks, you deliver the orders, and all the tip money goes toward your OU DM fundraising goal!
- Ex: Deliver coffee from Starbucks, deliver food from restaurants on Campus Corner
Make a video
- Record a video of yourself and share why you are involved with OU DM, why you signed up, your personal experience with Miracle Kids, etc. It’s a different and unique way to get your audience engaged with the cause. Post this video on social media!
Volunteer your time for donations
- Offer to tutor in exchange for donations
- Offer to babysit/dogsit for your parents’ friends

Can I register if I don't have a team?

Yes, absolutely!

While registering, you can do any of the following:

Create your own team
This can be with friends or with a student organization
Register as an individual
Register with your class team
Class of 2025, Class of 2026, Class of 2027, Class of 2028

What is DonorDrive?

DonorDrive is the official fundraising platform for Dance Marathons in partnership with the Childrens Health Foundation and Children's Miracle Network.

Download the DonorDrive App

OUDM will take place
March 8, 2025.

Meet the team behind OUDM
(we are so excited to meet you!).

Have questions or need to know more?