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Attend UC ANR Giving Day webinar April 4 for campaign tips

In its sixth year as UC ANR's independent online giving campaign, UC ANR Giving Day will take place from noon to noon on May 16-17, 2024.

Gifts from past campaigns have supported a variety of program needs including UC Master Gardener demonstration gardens, and pop-up tents and collateral materials for outreach events. Contributions have also helped provide 4-H scholarships for registration fees or special events, and the purchase of materials and supplies for projects to engage members. 

When you click “GIVE” on our website or go directly to donate.ucanr.edu, your gift fund choices appear in the drop-down menus. If you would like to add or change a gift fund, please submit requests to gifts@ucanr.edu by May 1.

Tune in to Development Services' webinar on Thursday, April 4, at 10 a.m. for campaign updates, resources and prize challenge details.

How to participate: 

1. Tune in to the webinar on Thursday, April 4, at 10 a.m. “UC ANR Giving Day: Creating Your Strategy For Success”
2. Register your participation and receive gift notifications by May 1: Register here
3. Send your edits to gift funds to gifts@ucanr.edu by May 1.
4. Look for the Campaign-In-A-Box Toolkit in the next issue of The Scoop.

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

Donors show support on UC ANR Giving Day

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

Get ready for UC ANR Giving Day 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.

 

 

Humiston visits UCCE in San Diego County

Vice President Glenda Humiston visited San Diego County on Aug. 3. The day started with UC Cooperative Extension San Diego advisors and staff introducing themselves and County Director Oli Bachie briefing Humiston on San Diego County agriculture, current programs and new UCCE positions to be filled soon. Bachie also highlighted some of the constraints UCCE San Diego faces implementing research and extension programs, and voiced the need for expanded facilities.

Following Bachie's briefing, Humiston interacted with the advisors and staff. She spoke about current funding opportunities for UC ANR, employee salary equities, and the need to communicate with local elected officials and stakeholders about the role of UCCE and the value it provides to the community. Over a light lunch, Humiston entertained questions from advisors and staff – ranging from her vision for the future of UC ANR to the path she took to become VP.  At the conclusion of lunch, Bachie and other UCCE advisors and staff led Humiston on a field tour so she could meet UCCE collaborators and see firsthand some of the agricultural production in San Diego County.

The tour started with a visit to an avocado grove in Escondido where Ali Montazar, a cross-county UCCE advisor for irrigation and water management, has an active research project. Montazar's project addresses water use and efficiency in avocado, one of the primary crops grown in San Diego County and much of Southern California. Although the steep and hilly terrain made accessing the site difficult, this stop provided an excellent opportunity to showcase the research and extension activities of the county and cross-county advisors.

At the next stop, Humiston had the chance to visit Ken Altman, the largest horticultural producer in the country, at the Center for Applied Horticultural Research in Vista. During the visit, Altman briefed Humiston about his nursery and the extent of his business. Altman grows a large variety of nursery crops for indoor and landscape purposes, and employs over 6,000 people all over the country. Altman also spoke about the facilities at CfAHR and his willingness to offer research and laboratory space for use by UCCE San Diego. A long-time collaborator with UCCE, Altman expressed his commitment to support UC ANR's research needs and described the benefits he sees from UCCE partnering with local producers. While the laboratory at CfAHR is currently unused, Altman reiterated his desire to share the space with any interested UCCE San Diego advisors. Humiston and Bachie thanked Altman for his generous offer of support and facilities.

At the San Diego County Farm Bureau headquarters in Escondido, Humiston met with its president, Mary Matava, and discussed the importance of Farm Bureau as both collaborator and clientele, and the importance of keeping good relationships with the local UCCE office. Both reiterated the mutual benefits that come from a strong working relationship between UCCE and Farm Bureau. They also discussed UCCE San Diego's office lease, and the need for facilities that satisfy the requirements of the UCCE office, such as storage, laboratory, greenhouse and commercial standard kitchen space.

“Regardless of whether UCCE San Diego continues to lease the Farm Bureau offices, UCCE San Diego will show its presence and visibility at the Farm Bureau building at least on a rotational basis and will continue to collaborate with the important partner that is Farm Bureau,” Bachie said. 

The final stop was at Escondido City Hall for a brief tour guided by Jennifer Schoeneck, deputy director of economic development for the City of Escondido. Also in attendance were leaders from nearby community colleges. Schoeneck provided detailed information on a currently unused warehouse facility that the city intends to remodel and retrofit so it can be used as an agricultural hub. Various agricultural technology companies, universities and colleges would use the space together to conduct research, teach and support agriculture within San Diego County. Humiston expressed her appreciation for the potential of the center and said that UC ANR will look at opportunities to collaborate with the city to develop the facility into a broad-spectrum agricultural hub.

Throughout the field tour Humiston was accompanied by Eric Middleton, UCCE integrated pest management advisor; Chandra Richards, agricultural land acquisitions academic coordinator; Robert Padilla, digital media specialist; Jan Gonzales, project coordinator and community education supervisor; Shirley Salado, EFNEP community education supervisor; Lea Corkidi, staff research associate; and Sue Lake, administrative officer.

By the end of the visit, Humiston and the group had gained a deeper understanding of UCCE San Diego programs, projects, challenges and opportunities.

Save the date for UC ANR statewide conference on April 24–27

The 2023 UC ANR statewide conference will be held on April 24–27 at the Fresno DoubleTree and Fresno Convention Center in Fresno. Please mark your calendars and plan to join your UC ANR colleagues. 

For the first time since 2018, ANR academics and staff from across the state will gather to share best practices on how to elevate and amplify their research, extension and education efforts.

The conference is also the official kickoff to UC ANR's 2025-2040 visioning process. We will begin identifying the challenges facing California and set a course detailing how we can more effectively address them over 15 years. 

For more information, please visit the conference website at https://ucanr.edu/sites/statewideconference2023.

If you would like to propose a presentation, fill out the request form at https://surveys.ucanr.edu/survey.cfm?surveynumber=38880. All suggestions will be evaluated by the Learning & Poster Session Committee.  

For more information, visit https://ucanr.edu/sites/statewideconference2023.

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