UA Giving Day Champion Toolkit
UA Giving Day Champion Toolkit
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Let's Celebrate 49 hours for Alaska!
Let's Celebrate 49 hours for Alaska!
Encourage alumni, friends, faculty, and students to celebrate the power of investing in higher education for Alaska during February 22-23, 2023.
As a champion, you are critical to the success of the Giving Day event to raise money for supporting initiatives across the university system.
Thank you for investing in University of Alaska students!
1. Make a Gift on Feb 22-23
1. Make a Gift on Feb 22-23
Help build the transormational power of UA Giving Day for students with your donation.
Unlock extra funds throughout the UA System by donating to funds with UA Giving Day Challenges.
2. Get your Champion URL
2. Get your Champion URL
Track how many donors and dollars you connect to Univeristy of Alaska on Giving Day.
Qualify for Champion competitions and drawings.
Don't want to create a Champion URL? Go on to Step 3.
Tips
Tips
If you had a Champion URL last year, you need to sign in to your existing account and create a new Champion URL
You can sign up through the UA Giving Day site to become a champion.
When you sign up as a champion you will receive an email with a personalized URL
Share your personalized URL via email, text, and social media with classmates, friends, family and followers
Track your progress on your Champion Dashboard
3. Share on social media in public post with #49HoursforAlaska
3. Share on social media in public post with #49HoursforAlaska
Win a roundtrip Alaska Airlines ticket: Share your Champion URL on social media. More details
Win a roundtrip Alaska Airlines ticket: Anybody can enter by sharing why they love UA on social media. Learn more about the President Pitney Social Media Drawing.
Use the UA Giving Day Photobooth and share your photo with friends
Learn about more prizes in UA Giving Day Facebook Events.
Tips and sample posts
Tips and sample posts
Link to either your Champion URL or a givingday.alaska.edu page
Include #49HoursforAlaska
Make your post public
Include photos of our university spirit!
Use these samples or create your own!
I made my UA Giving Day gift to support [UA/UAA/UAF/UAS] students. Will you join me? givingday.alaska.edu #49HoursforAlaska.
[UAA/UAF/UAS] donors made a difference in my life. For UA Giving Day today, would you donate to support students in achieving their goals?
givingday.alaska.edu #49HoursforAlaska.
UA Giving Day is here! If # people donate to [fund] for UA Giving Day (Feb 22-23), I pledge to donate an extra $[amount]. givingday.alaska.edu #49HoursforAlaska.
4. Connect with your network
4. Connect with your network
People are more likely to give a gift when they hear from a friend.
Email, text, and call!
Tips and
sample email
Tips and
sample email
Always include your Champion URL or a link to the givingday.alaska.edu webpage
Personal is better!
Consider writing your email and deciding on who to send the email to before UA Giving Day. You can even schedule the email to send on Feb 22 and Feb 23. On UA Giving Day, you can follow up with the people you emailed with a text or phone call as a reminder
Use this sample or create your own!
Subject line: Support [UA/UAA/UAF/UAS] Students – UA Giving Day is here!
The University of Alaska’s second giving day is February 22-23, 2023! We are celebrating “49 hours for Alaska”. Donors will have the opportunity to support their favorite [UA/UAA/UAF/UAS] programs.
Now is your opportunity to show your support for [UA/UAA/UAF/UAS] Students.
Visit: [givingday.alaska.edu/UAS or givingday.alaska.edu/UAF or givingday.alaska.edu/UAA or your Champion URL] and make your gift today.
Pick an area that you care about. I am supporting [note program area] because [share one or two sentences about why this program is important to you and what you love about UA/UAA/UAF/UAS].
Now, more than ever, it is our participation that counts. Let’s show Alaska how much [UA/UAA/UAF/UAS] means to us. Make your gift today!
Sincerely,
Name
5. Keep informed
5. Keep informed
Mark that you are attending the UA Giving Day Facebook events to see updates from your university.
Check your email frequently.
Registered champions will be emailed time-sensitive surprises throughout UA Giving Day.
To get notices from UAA, UAF, and/or UAS, select all of your affiliated universities during registration OR on your Champion Dashboard.
Keep track of Challenges that are close to being unlocked.
More resources:
More resources:
UAA Champion Toolkit: More ways to win money to support UAA, tips, sample social media posts, branded impages, and digital swag
UAF Champion Toolkit: Digital swag, sample social media posts, and tips for making a big difference for UAF students
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