On UC ANR Giving Day, May 18-19, generous donors throughout the state contributed $80,737 for UC ANR research and extension programs across California.

“This show of support demonstrates the impact we are having in our communities and the role that donors play in our success,” said Emily Delk, director of annual giving.

Some donors contributed comments with their donations:

• “Continue the great education and work!” said Ralph B.
• “Thanks to all the UC Master Gardeners for their expertise and precious gift of time to help residents grow their own food and garden more sustainably,” said Janet H.
• “You help with the important things in life,” said Paul C.

Thanks to the generosity of donors who have supported the UC ANR Incentives Fund, an additional $7,500 will be distributed to UC ANR groups qualifying for our special boost incentives. The ANR Incentive Fund encourages donor engagement resulting in increased giving to all ANR programs.

Participating California 4-H programs had every gift matched thanks to an additional $20,720 in matching funds made possible by the California 4-H Foundation.

Donations received on UC ANR Giving Day go directly to the programs, locations or research area selected by the donor. We are grateful to our UC ANR community of friends and neighbors, as well as our staff and volunteers who came together to support our mission and to make “the donor difference,” that improves the lives of all Californians.

Social Media Stars (in no particular order):

California Naturalist

UC IPM

UC Cooperative Extension - Glenn County

Master Food Preservers - Mariposa

MFP - Orange

MFP - Sacramento

Master Gardeners - Statewide

MG - Colusa

MG - Fresno

MG - Nevada

MG - Orange

MG - Placer

MG - San Luis Obispo

MG - San Mateo & San Francisco

MG - Santa Clara

MG - Sonoma

MG - Stanislaus

MG - Ventura

4-H Statewide

4-H Calaveras

4-H Contra Costa

4-H Glenn

4-H Orange

4-H Sacramento

4-H Tuolumne

UC ANR Giving Day will run from noon to noon on May 18-19.

Join us for 24 hours of giving to raise funds for your project or program for the benefit of more Californians. 

In its fifth year as UC ANR's proprietary online giving campaign, UC ANR Giving Day will run from noon to noon on May 18-19.

Some of the projects funded by recent giving day donations include demonstration gardens, outreach teaching supplies and youth scholarships.

Donors are invited to give to support the work of Cooperative Extension, research and extension centers and statewide programs based in counties throughout California. When you click “GIVE” on our website http://donate.ucanr.edu/givingday, fund choices appear in the drop-down menus. If you would like to add or change a gift fund at https://donate.ucanr.edu, please submit requests to gifts@ucanr.edu by May 1.

How to participate

• Register your participation and receive gift notifications: Register Here
• Get promotional resources from Campaign-In-A-Box Toolkit.
• Send your edits to gift funds to gifts@ucanr.edu by May 1.
• Join the training webinar: “UC ANR Giving Day: Creating Your Strategy For Success.” 

Prize challenges

• Donor Challenge: $500 prize to the 10 funds that have the greatest number of unique donors for UC ANR Giving Day!
• Donation Challenge: $500 prize to the first 4 funds that secure an individual $500+ donation on UC ANR Giving Day!
• In-It-To-Win-It Challenge: $500 prize to the fund that raises the most on UC ANR Giving Day!

Only online gifts made between noon on May 18 and 11:59 a.m. on May 19 qualify toward prize challenge awards. Donations can be made at http://donate.ucanr.edu/givingday.

For more information, please contact Emily Delk, Director of Annual Giving & Donor Stewardship, at eddelk@ucanr.edu or (916) 564-4862.

UC Master Gardeners of El Dorado County posted a series of messages on Facebook through out the campaign.

At the conclusion of UC ANR Giving Day, 354 generous donors helped raise $72,342 for UC Cooperative Extension and the statewide programs, institutes and research centers. We welcomed 70 first time donors to UC ANR!

This show of support demonstrates the impact UC ANR is having in communities and the value that donors place on our work.

4-H Youth Development in Orange County posted a series of messages on Facebook showing youth in a variety of club activities.

An additional $7,500 was made available to incentivize giving to our programmatic and research initiatives at the state and local levels. These funds were raised throughout the year for the ANR Incentive Fund, which is used to encourage donor engagement and increased giving to all ANR programs.

Many thanks to our UC ANR colleagues who got creative and put the extra time into successful fundraising campaigns for the event. Now, it's time to steward our donors. Reach out to learn more about why they gave and how we can continue to engage them. Strengthening our relationships is an investment in building lasting support!

Donor reports by county and program will be available in the next issue of The Scoop. Email eddelk@ucanr.edu to be added to the distribution list.

UC Master Gardeners in Colusa County sought donations to develop the Donna Critchfield Memorial demonstration garden in Williams. They posted a video of the site.

Shout Outs for Best Original Social Media Content (in no particular order):

Master Gardeners - El Dorado

MG - Los Angeles

MG - San Luis Obispo

MG - Ventura

4-H - Orange

MG - Colusa

Donations can be used to buy teaching supplies and fund youth scholarships.

Big Dig Day is now called “UC ANR Giving Day” and will run from noon to noon on May 19-20. The new name is designed to be more inclusive of the breadth of UC ANR programs. This will be UC ANR's fourth proprietary spring giving day and will be sponsored by Tri Counties Bank. 

Join us for 24 hours of giving to raise funds for your project or program for the benefit of more Californians. 

Some of the projects funded by recent giving day donations include demonstration gardens, outreach teaching supplies and youth scholarships.

Donors are invited to give to counties, Research and Extension Centers, and programs. When you click “GIVE” on our website http://donate.ucanr.edu/givingday, fund choices appear in the drop-down menus. If you would like to add or change a gift fund at https://donate.ucanr.edu, please submit requests to gifts@ucanr.edu by May 1.

Donations have funded projects such as demonstration gardens.

How to participate

• Register your participation at https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=37127 and receive gift notifications.
• Get promotional resources from the Campaign-In-A-Box Toolkit.
• Send your edits to gift funds to gifts@ucanr.edu by May 1.
• View the recorded webinar: “UC ANR Giving Day: Creating A More Inclusive Brand for Big Dig Day.”

Prize Challenges

• Donor Challenge: $500 prize to the 10 funds that have the greatest number of unique donors for UC ANR Giving Day!
• Donation Challenge: $500 prize to the first 4 funds that secure an individual $500+ donation on UC ANR Giving Day!
• In-It-To-Win-It Challenge: $500 prize to the fund that raises the most on UC ANR Giving Day!

Only online gifts made between noon on May 19 and 11:59 a.m. on May 20 qualify toward prize challenge awards. Donations can be made at http://donate.ucanr.edu/givingday.

For more information, please contact Emily Delk, director of Annual Giving & Donor Stewardship, at eddelk@ucanr.edu or (916) 564-4862.