UC Day of Giving | Ambassador Toolkit

ambassador toolkit Launching April 18 at noon

This is your day. This is our day.

Thank you for participating in the 2023 UC Day of Giving, a 24-hour celebration of community and philanthropy. From Tuesday, April 18 at noon through Wednesday, April 19 at noon, the UC family will come together to support the UC causes that matter most to them.

Your support as an Ambassador is crucial to the success of UC Day of Giving. Within this toolkit are all the resources you need to rally your network in support of UC. Last year we showed the impact we can make when Bearcats come together to support our students, faculty, programs and patients. With your help, we can make this another recordbreaking year. After all, it’s a remarkable time to be a Bearcat.

Before making your gift and asking others to make theirs, it can help to think of your why. Why do you give to UC? Why do you support a specific cause? Why do you give on UC Day of Giving? Finding your why can help inspire others to find theirs.

Important Links & Contacts dayofgiving.uc.edu Facebook Ambassador Group Day of Giving Team Lead: Phillip James Day of Giving Ambassador Contact: Lauren Briede

Track Your Ambassador Activity and Compete with Other Bearcats!

If you haven’t already, sign up to be an ambassador at dayofgiving.uc.edu.

On your Ambassador Dashboard you’ll find your personal referral link to include in all of your communications. Use it! This link will track your impact and make you eligible for ambassador prizes throughout the day.

Ambassador Leaderboard Challenge 1ST PLACE

2ND PLACE

3RD PLACE

$1,500 will be donated to the UC fund of the ambassador’s choice. The ambassador will also receive a UC gift basket.

$750 will be donated to the UC fund of the ambassador’s choice. The ambassador will also receive a UC gift basket.

$500 will be donated to the UC fund of the ambassador’s choice. The ambassador will also receive a UC gift basket.

Plus! social media challenges

Leveraging Your Network

#BearcatsGive Challenge

Ensure that every communication you have with your UC network about UC Day of Giving includes your personal referral link. In addition, there are opportunities nearly every hour to participate in Matches and Challenges to win extra prize money for your chosen cause. These opportunities can help you mobilize your network around competing in a challenge. Scan the code below for the list of pre-released challenges.

Down the Drive Ambassador Challenges April 18: Noon - 2 p.m.

3 - 5 p.m.

6 - 8 p.m.

9 - 11 p.m.

April 19 8 - 10 a.m.

10 a.m. - Noon

The ambassador with the most gifts attributed to their personal referral link in a specified time frame wins an additional $200 to go to the fund of their choice. *Ambassador must have at least five gifts tied to their personal referral link in the time frame to win.

Ambassadors can win only once.

We’ll randomly pick ONE winner during UC Day of Giving who uses #BearcatsGive and give $250 to the fund of their choice.

Why do you give to UC? Challenge

Post “I give to UC because ________” on Instagram Stories. The most inspirational post all day wins $500 to designate to the fund of their choice! To participate in this challenge, include #BearcatsGive in your post.

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6th Anniversary Challenge

Tag 6 people who will want to make a gift in honor of our 6th UC Day of Giving! We’ll randomly pick ONE winner to receive $500 to go to the fund of their choice, plus a UC Prize Pack! To participate in this challenge, include #BearcatsGive in your post.

Don’t forget to tag @uofcincyalumni in all of your posts, too!

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Challenges

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A great way to amplify our UC Day of Giving messages is to follow our UC, UCAA and UC Foundation social media accounts. It’s so easy to like and share posts made by our accounts; just don’t forget to share your ambassador link, use #BearcatsGive and tag @uofcincyalumni in every post.

Say “Cheese,” Bearcats!

Change your profile pictures on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and TikTok. Images are available for download through your ambassador dashboard.

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start today Familiarize yourself with the UC Day of Giving platform and get your personal referral link from the Ambassador Dashboard.

Don’t keep all the fun to yourself! Encourage other dedicated Bearcats to become UC Day of Giving ambassadors too.

Join our exclusive Ambassador Facebook group so you can get all of our updates and fun images and posts to share to your page.

your giving day timeline Start here

April 11 | Start your marketing campaign one week out. Update your profile picture and share our Save the Date graphic. Use #BearcatsGive and your referral link.

April 18 | It’s noon! Make your gift online and start encouraging others to do the same! Share fun images and memes, check the challenge schedule, and visit the Ambassador Facebook group for updates.

Copy, paste, post!

Let your network know that on April 18 and 19 we need every member of the Bearcat family to show up for UC Day of Giving and make a gift of any size to support the things that matter most to them at UC. To help lessen the pressure of figuring out what to post or share, we’ve created some sample social posts, emails and texts (like the one below!) to help you get started.

Scan the code below to copy, paste, and post!

Let’s hustle! UC Day of Giving is here and we’ve got 24 hours! I hope you’ll join me in making a gift. I just made mine to *fund name,* but you can make yours to the things YOU love most at UC. Visit *personal referral link* to make your gift. Help show the world it’s a remarkable time to be a Bearcat.

April 19 | The final countdown! Check your ambassador standing and game plan for the last few hours. Text your Bearcat bestie, send that follow-up email, and share our "I made my gift!" graphics to help inspire.

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