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Volunteer Toolkit

Thank you for volunteering for Denison and spreading the word about our annual Day of Giving. Volunteers like you are a critical part of a successful giving day. This year, we’re highlighting the ways in which gifts from alumni shape the everyday experiences of our students—how giving makes the Denison experience possible. We’ll focus on areas like athletics, student leadership, on-campus events, new academic programs, the arts, and student employment. Take some time to think back to how you experienced your life at Denison, especially in these donor-funded areas.

Whether you pick up the phone, text, email, post in a Facebook group, or on your own profiles, we’re excited to see the message of this year’s Day of Giving spread and can’t wait to see all of the photos and memories that result (in addition to gifts!). Happy connecting!

In advance of the Day of Giving:

  • Send personal emails/texts to friends and classmates inviting them to give
  • April 1 (One week in advance) share a post to social media with a photo during your time as a student on The Hill
  • Make a gift!

Day of Giving: April 7, 2022

  • AM: Share a post on social (public, if possible) promoting the Day of Giving. Options:
    • Share a post on Facebook
    • Instagram Feed Post
    • Instagram Stories (be sure to tag @DenisonU)
    • Twitter
  • Comment on our social media posts on Facebook and Instagram and reply to our Tweet or retweet

Day of Giving Ambassador Checklist

In Advance of the Day of Giving:

Change your Facebook Profile Photo

  1. Change your profile picture to a photo from you during your time at Denison or one of  you sporting Denison gear.
  2. When you change your profile photo, add a caption. A quick copy-paste optios:
    • Are you #DenisonProud? Join me in supporting Denison on the annual Day of Giving on April 7 to celebrate how our gifts – large and small – make the Denison experience possible. https://support.denison.edu/dayofgiving

Share a photo on Facebook or Instagram
Share a photo on Facebook or Instagram from your time at Denison inviting your friends to participate. Be sure to  use #DenisonProud! Write your own caption or use ours:

  • Denison’s Day of Giving is coming up! Gifts to Denison make the student experience possible: from arts and athletics, to new academic programs, student leadership, and events. Join me in making a gift on April 7. #DenisonProud https://support.denison.edu/dayofgiving
  • Denison’s Day of giving is coming up on April 7 – I’m giving in honor of my experience with _______. Will you join me? https://support.denison.edu/dayofgiving

Email/text classmates using messaging above

On the Day of Giving:

Engage with our social media posts
Engage with our social media posts by doing one or more of the following:

  1. Share our post with your own caption
  2. Engage with our content:
    • Tag friends on our early AM Facebook post encouraging them to give. Bonus: share a photo from your time at Denison and tag the friends in that photo!
    • Tag friends on our Instagram post challenging them to give.
    • Screenshot our Instagram Story Post and share your why (be sure to tag @DenisonU so we can repost).

Post to Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter
Some prompts:

  1. Why do you give to Denison? How has Denison positively affected your life?
  2. What did you participate in during your time at Denison? Give in honor of that experience and share your reason with your friends. (think affinity groups)
  3. Who was your favorite professor at Denison? Your favorite class? How did they shape your college experience? (think your major or specific experiences)

Or use our copy examples!

Denison’s day of giving is today! Join me in making a gift in honor of your favorite Denison memory or organization.#DenisonProud https://support.denison.edu/dayofgiving

How-to and Common Issues with Social Posts

How to make a Facebook post public

  1. Click the user icon just right of your post time. This may be a globe or lock.
  2. Select “Public” as your option. The icon will change to a globe and your post will be public.

Alternatively:

  1. Click the three dots in the upper-right corner of your Facebook post.
  2. Choose “edit post.”
  3. Click the grey button next to save in the lower-right corner and change to “public.”

How to use Instagram Stickers

  1. Click your profile photo or swipe from left to right
  2. Choose your photo to upload and adjust.
  3. Click the square smiley face and choose “@mention”
  4. Tag @DenisonU
  5. Choose the square smiley face again and click “gif”
  6. Type “Denison” and choose your sticker
  7. Place the sticker on your post and click “your story”

Note: Denison will only see your post if your account is public BEFORE you post. If you’d like to change your privacy settings:

  1. Go to your profile
  2. Click the hamburger menu (three lines) in the top right
  3. Choose settings → privacy → account privacy
  4. Toggle private off.