Thank you for helping to make 1831 Day a resounding success!
December 13, 2022
Strategy
- Energize your specific groups’ alumni base and parents by encouraging donations on Denison’s birthday, 1831 Day, on Tuesday, December 13, 2022.
- Emails sent from coaches, professors, or other prominent leaders within a group will provide a personal touch that will help bolster support for your team, department, organization, etc.
- Further your reach and reinforce your message by sharing Denison’s 1831 Day posts on your teams’ social media pages (or create your own!).
- Share upcoming events or points of pride in your messaging!
Basic Messaging
- Denison’s 191st birthday, celebrate the birthday of our “fair college on the hill” with a gift toward (group name)
- As with a traditional birthday party, we’re inviting the people with whom we share a special bond – you! Show up for our (group name) students by making a gift this 1831 Day.
- Your generosity enables students to unlock their potential to become the architects of their own lives. Gifts to (group name) on 1831 Day will help students in this journey of self-discovery to find success now and into the future.
Affinity Group-Specific Messaging
- Include pride points for your organization. For example, athletics teams could celebrate recent wins or previous successes. BAA could celebrate the establishment of a new endowment to honor Dr. John L. Jackson!
- Get alums and parents excited about the future of your organization! Mention future plans, initiatives, events, etc., to highlight all of the great work that your organization will be doing in the future.
- Discuss how their gift can help you achieve your group’s goals! Whether it’s travel, professional development, or upcoming events, gifts designated to your group can help provide your organization with the funds you need to succeed!
- Signature from leadership within your group. This could be a coach, professor, student leader, team captain, or anyone that can provide that personal touch to your messaging!
Please contact William Boorn (boornw@denison.edu) in the Office of the Annual Fund if you have any questions or require additional operational support!
Specialized Affinity Group Information
Denison Athletics Teams
Links to direct giving pages:
Field Hockey: support.denison.edu/fieldhockey
Football: support.denison.edu/football
Ice Hockey: support.denison.edu/hockey
Women’s Basketball: support.denison.edu/womensbasketball
Men’s Basketball: support.denison.edu/mensbasketball
Women’s Cross Country: support.denison.edu/womensxcountry
Men’s Cross Country: support.denison.edu/mensxcountry
Women’s Fencing: support.denison.edu/womensfencing
Women’s Golf: support.denison.edu/womensgolf
Men’s Golf: support.denison.edu/mensgolf
Women’s Lacrosse: support.denison.edu/womenslacrosse
Men’s Lacrosse: support.denison.edu/menslacrosse
Women’s Soccer: support.denison.edu/womenssoccer
Men’s Soccer: support.denison.edu/menssoccer
Women’s Squash: support.denison.edu/womenssquash
Men’s Squash: support.denison.edu/menssquash
Women’s & Men’s Swimming & Diving: support.denison.edu/swimdive
Women’s Tennis: support.denison.edu/womenstennis
Men’s Tennis: support.denison.edu/menstennis
Women’s Track & Field: support.denison.edu/womenstrack
Men’s Track & Field: support.denison.edu/menstrack
Softball: support.denison.edu/softball
Volleyball: support.denison.edu/volleyball
Dr. John L. Jackson Endowment
The information landing page for the Dr. Jackson L. Jackson Social Movement Leadership Endowed Fund with the giving link is:
Dr. David Baker Endowed Funds
The information landing page for the Dr. David Baker Endowed Scholarship Fund and the Dr. David Baker Endowed Fund for Experiential Learning with the giving links is:
Summer Tutti
The information landing page for the Summer Tutti performing arts camp for youth with the giving link is:
Denison Venture Philanthropy
The information landing page for the Denison Venture Philanthropy endowment with the giving link is:
Black Alumni Association General Fund
Gifts to the Black Alumni Association support the work, activities, and events of the Black Alumni Association. The giving link is:
Reunion Giving
Reunion is right around the corner, June 2-4 2023. Please consider supporting future Denisonians with a gift of any amount today in honor of both your class year and Denison’s 191st birthday.
To make your 1831 Day Reunion gift, please visit support.denison.edu/1831 and be sure to write “Class Year Reunion” in the “Additional Comments” section.
James J. Rorimer Endowed Fund for Entrepreneurship
Jim Rorimer ’07, a native Clevelander and a New Yorker at heart, passed away peacefully on December 7, 2021, after a courageous battle with esophageal cancer that was waged on two continents for nearly two years. Jim was very entrepreneurially minded, and sadly, his life was cut short before any of his business ideas could come to fruition. The James J. Rorimer Endowed Fund for Entrepreneurship will honor his legacy by providing student entrepreneurs at Denison the assistance they need to launch their own businesses successfully.
Make a gift in Jim’s memory and support future generations of Denison entrepreneurs. The giving link is:
Latin American and Hispanic Alumni Association
Gifts to the Latin American and Hispanic Alumni Association support the work, activities, and events of the Latin American and Hispanic Alumni Association.
To make you 1831 Day gift toward the Latin American and Hispanic Alumni Association, please visit support.denison.edu/1831 and be sure to write “LAHAA” in the “Additional Comments” section.
Denison PRIDE
Gifts to Denison PRIDE support the work, activities, and events of the Denison PRIDE.
To make you 1831 Day gift toward the Denison PRIDE, please visit support.denison.edu/1831 and be sure to write “PRIDE” in the “Additional Comments” section.
