For 24 hours, UC ANR will be raising funds for projects and programs for the benefit of more Californians. 

UC ANR's proprietary online giving campaign, UC ANR Giving Day, will run from noon on May 14 to noon on May 15.

Some of the projects funded by recent giving day donations include demonstration gardens, 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. They can click the “Donate” button in the upper right of our website or go directly to https://give.ucanr.edu . 

How to participate

• Review the six-week UC ANR Giving Day Planning Guide
• Review the training webinar: “UC ANR Giving Day: Creating Your Strategy For Success.”
• Promote our campaign with UC ANR Giving Day Zoom backgrounds!

Resources

• Campaign-In-A-Box Toolkit available now in Box.
• Recorded webinar: “UC ANR Giving Day: Planning for Success.
• Social Media Scheduling Tools:
  • Buffer or Zoho (free)
  • Sprinklr or Sprout Social (paid)

Prize challenges

• Donor Challenge: $500 prize to the fund that has the greatest number of unique donors for UC ANR Giving Day!
• 4-H Donor Challenge: $500 prize to the first four 4-H funds that garner the greatest number of unique donors for UC ANR Giving Day!
• 4-H 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 14 and 11:59 a.m. on May 15 qualify toward prize challenge awards. Donations can be made at https://give.ucanr.edu.

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