Thank you for making an impact and helping us spread the word about Collegiate FUNDay! We’ve given step-by-step instructions below to help. Choose one or more methods of sharing and copy or download the elements from our toolkit.
 
Become a FUNDay Advocate
  • Create/login to a GiveCampus user account
  • Use the sharing buttons (near the video and in the 'Advocates' section) to share the campaign via email, text message, and/or social media. 

Send an Email

SAMPLE EMAIL TO PARENTS:

Hi [NAME] or [Class of XXX], 
Today is Collegiate FUNDay! 💚💛! Our entire community comes together today to show our school spirit as we strive to level up the Collegiate Fund to $1.6 million in 24 hours! Please join me in making a gift of any size today. Your contribution directly impacts the Collegiate Fund which supports our children and the faculty every day.
<your personal donation link>
Go Cougars!
[YOUR NAME]

SAMPLE ALUMNI EMAIL:

Hi [NAME], 
It’s Collegiate FUNDay, Collegiate’s annual day of giving!  💚💛 Today our entire community comes together to show our school spirit as we strive to level up the Collegiate Fund to $1.6 million in 24 hours! I hope you will join me in making a gift of any size today. Your contribution directly impacts the Collegiate Fund and the current generation of Cougars. 
<your personal donation link>
Go Cougars!
[YOUR NAME]


Send a Text

SAMPLE TEXT:

It’s Collegiate FUNDay! 💚💛 Join me in making a gift to support our school. Our goal is to level up the Collegiate Fund to $1.6 million with $250,000 and 850 gifts in 24 hours. #CSFUNDAY25 <your personal donation link>

Social Media

Social media is a great way to engage and spread awareness of Collegiate FUNDay! Make sure you are following us @collegiaterva on Instagram and Facebook so you can like and repost our giving day content to your followers. If you want to go further than resharing our content, you can create your own social media posts to engage and promote giving day to your following. Below you will find a list of ideas to get you started as a FUNDay social media advocate!

As a reminder, if you have a private Instagram account:
  • Your content won’t appear in the #CSFUNDay25 hashtag feed
  • Your posts and stories are not re-shareable by Collegiate
  • The Collegiate account can not see your posts and stories
Here are some great ideas for Social Media:

List of 5 items.

  • Create an Instagram Story

    Instagram story ideas:
    • Premade Graphics
      • Download our premade graphic templates here 
    • Selfie in Collegiate gear
      • “Wearing my green and gold in honor of Collegiate’s FUNDay!”
    • Throwback photo from your time at Collegiate (Alumni)
      • “Giving back to my alma mater that gave so much to me! Classmates, join me in participating in Collegiate FUNDay 2025!”
    • Children wearing their spirit wear (Parents) 
      • Think of this similar to a first day of school photo. “We are ready for Collegiate FUNDay 2025!” 
            *Don’t forget to:
    • Add our GIF stickers to your stories! (Look at the instructions below for details)
    • Add a giving link button (Instructions below)

  • Add a Sticker to Your Instagram Story

    How to use our Instagram stickers on your stories:

    GIF stickers are a great way to make your Instagram stories fun. Once your Instagram story is prepared, click the face button in the top right corner and type @collegiatecougars into the search bar to add fun, Collegiate stickers to your stories.

  • Add a Giving Link to Your Instagram Story

    2. Prepare your Instagram story
    3. Click the face button in the top right corner (photo example above)
    4. Click on the link button
    5. Paste the URL
    6. Click ‘+ customize sticker text’ and add the text you want on your button (‘give now,’ ‘join in the fun,’ etc.)
    7. Click ‘done’ and your link should appear on your story. You can change the color by tapping it, move it around your screen to change the location, and pinch it to change its size.

  • Create an Instagram/Facebook Post


    • Premade Graphics
    • Selfie in Collegiate gear
      • Sample caption:
        • Today I am wearing green and gold in support of  Collegiate FUNDay. Collegiate FUNDay is all about igniting inspiration at Collegiate! Which area of impact inspires you?? #CSFUNDay25 
    • Throwback photo from your time at Collegiate (Alumni)
      • Sample caption:
        • Today I am giving back to my alma mater that gave so much to me. Classmates, join me in participating in Collegiate FUNDay 2025 and ignite inspiration for students and faculty! 250 alumni donations will unlock a generous $20,000 gift in honor of our retiring faculty! #CSFUNDay25
    • Children wearing their spirit wear (Parents) 
      • Think of this similar to a first day of school photo. 
      • Sample caption:
        • We are ready for Collegiate FUNDay 2025! Today is about giving back to the school that ignites inspiration for our children every day. Give a gift in your favorite Area of Impact and take advantage of all our exciting matches and challenges! #CSFUNDay25
    • Change your Facebook cover photo 
      • Changing your Facebook cover photo for the day is a subtle but effective way to spread awareness! When you change your cover photo to our temporary FUNDay cover photo, your friends will see this update in their timelines. It's a great reminder when they are scrolling through their feeds that it is Collegiate FUNDay and that you are a supporter. 
         *Don’t forget to:
    • Tag Collegiate 
    • Use the Hashtag #CSFUNDay25
    • Add the link to our Give Campus website to promote gifts (*Note: you can only add links to Facebook posts, not Instagram posts)

  • Create a LinkedIn Post

    *We recommend posting and promoting around two weeks ahead of FUNDay! 

    Looking to get the word out to your professional community? This guide will help you get started sharing on LinkedIn.
    1. Follow Collegiate’s LinkedIn account.
    2. Connect with your peers and fellow alumni. 
    3. Re-share our posts about FUNDay
    4. Create a post informing your followers about FUNDay 2025 and encourage them to share your posts  about the campaign. Add a link to give (https://www.givecampus.com/schools/CollegiateSchoolVA/collegiate-funday-2025). Don’t forget to use our hashtag #CSFUNDay25 and tag Collegiate. 

    Sample LinkedIn Posts:

Downloads

    • Instagram / Facebook Post

To download: 
  • Mac: Control + click > 'Save Image As. . .' 
  • PC: Right-click > 'Save Image As. . . ' 
  • Smartphone: Tap and hold image until 'Save Image' option appears

    • Instagram / Facebook Story

    • Facebook Cover

    • FUNDay Sticker

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