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Giving Tuesday 2022 - Thank you Donors!
Thanks to donations from readers like you, our Pollinator Gardening project raised a total of...
Thank you for making GivingTuesday 2021 successful
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
Thankful Thursday
Our program had a successful Giving Tuesday thanks to generous donations from our community that...
It's Giving Tuesday!
Today is #Giving Tuesday! The UC Master Gardener Program is once again participating in Giving Tuesday's 24-hour global giving challenge, a movement about ordinary people coming together to do extraordinary things.
Celebrated on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, Giving Tuesday kicks off the charitable season. With so many digging into gardening for the first time, there is a surge in demand for resources and trusted home gardening information. Giving to the UC Master Gardener Program helps create gardening resources, virtual workshops and empowers gardeners to support food banks, schools, and community gardens.
How can you help? Here are a few simple ideas:
- Join us and donate. Your gift can be applied directly to support your local county program.
- Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for exciting updates. Tag @UCMasterGarden and include the hashtags #GivingTuesday and #GiveBack.
- Please share this message with friends and family and encourage them to join the movement!
We're asking you to join us in supporting the UC Master Gardener Program by helping spread the word to friends and family who want to support you in making an impact. Thank you for all you do for the UC Master Gardener Program and for joining the #GivingTuesday movement! For more information visit: mg.ucanr.edu/GivingTuesday.
Today is Giving Tuesday!
It's Giving Tuesday, and we hope you will consider making a gift to our program. Last week we...