- Author: Emily Delk, Director of Annual Giving
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.
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.
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.
- Author: Emily Delk
We are still tallying the final results, but as of 11:59 p.m. on GivingTuesday 2021, our generous donors helped raise $114,310 for UC Cooperative Extension and the statewide programs, institutes and research centers that make up UC ANR.
An additional $40,000 was made available to incentivize giving to our programmatic and research initiatives at the state and local levels. This included $20,000 in matching funds provided by the California 4-H Foundation and donations from 4-H Foundation Board members designated for the 4-H program. It also included $20,000 in funds raised throughout the year for our ANR Incentive Fund, which is used to encourage donor engagement and increased giving to all ANR programs.
Donations received on GivingTuesday will support UC ANR programs addressing important issues impacting all Californians such as ensuring a safe, equitable and accessible food system; the impacts of drought and fire on our rural and urban communities; and engaging young people in activities that will build resilience, science literacy and leadership skills for the 21st century.
These investments in UC ANR will help us bring practical, trusted answers to more residents across our state.
Again, thank you for supporting this fundraising effort, which benefits all of us and California. We look forward to announcing winners of the prize challenges next week.
Emily Delk
Director of Annual Giving and Donor Stewardship
University of California
Agriculture and Natural Resources
2801 Second Street
Davis, CA 95618
Cell: 916-564-4862
eddelk@ucanr.edu
- Author: Emily Delk
The countdown has begun...GivingTuesday is just four weeks away. Mark your calendars for November 30. We know how important this giving day is to raising support for your work. To get started, register your participation in ANR's GivingTuesday campaign before Nov. 1 at https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=35934.
GivingTuesday is a global movement inspiring millions of donors to give to thousands of non-profits worldwide in just 24 hours.
In 2020, UC ANR raised nearly $200,000 in online donations benefiting participating programs, research and endowments across the state.
If you missed the webinar, “GivingTuesday: Strategies for Success” on Oct. 27, you can view the recording at https://ucanr.zoom.us/rec/share/vCJOXd_hfIrQDZLKAPwdkpShtnOymfS1Sr2MxF0IZl1_ttCU0LppTsw5tVMiQz7F.mfASDaqmmJGbdTgm (Passcode: !Lb&i!4N). Emily Delk, director of annual giving and donor stewardship, shares campaign resources and announces exciting new incentives.
For more information or to subscribe to Delk's newsletter about preparations for GivingTuesday, please contact her at eddelk@ucanr.edu or (916) 564-4862.
- Author: Pamela Kan-Rice
Your Campaign-In-A-Box toolkit is available to begin promotions for Big Dig Day, ANR's statewide giving day, on June 4.
- Save-the-date flyers for each program
- Peer-to-peer templates: Want to invite your friends/family/colleagues to support you and donate to your campaign, but don't know how to ask? Use a template to send a personal email or social media post!
- Press release template: Send to your local media outlets for additional promotion
Happy McGivins is our Big Dig Day mascot. You will find a "Flat Happy" cut out in the toolkit. Take Flat Happy with you to your garden, workplace, virtual club meetings, etc. and snap a selfie! Then post it on social media with a message that says, "I dig (INSERT PROGRAM NAME) because...(FILL IN THE BLANK!") #BigDigDay #GiveBack
Webinar recordings:
ANR: "Big Dig Day & Social Media: Strategies for Success"
4-H: "Big Dig Day & Social Media: Strategies for Success"
Master Gardener: "Big Dig Day & Social Media: Strategies for Success"
If you have questions, contact Emily Delk, director of annual giving, at eddelk@ucanr.edu or (916) 564-4862.