Stewies Celebrate Valentine's Day Campus-Wide! |
Terry College of Business
As a thank you to faculty and staff donors for their “sweet support,” Terry delivered branded cookies made by Julie Bean’s Bakeshop and a thank you note from Dean Ayers to all faculty and staff donors that gave during the 2022 calendar year.
For more information, reach out to Catherine Henry. |
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College of Engineering
The College of Engineering commissioned a series of three paintings by artist Paige Adair (BFA ’16) exclusively for donors and friends. This limited edition print is the third and final painting in the series and was sent to all faculty and staff donors along with “bundtlet towers” from Nothing Bundt Cakes. The first two prints were sent in the previous two years and were used as faculty/staff stewardship gifts as well. The original paintings by Paige are now showcased in the Driftmier Engineering Center. The Engineering development team hand-delivered the gifts to faculty/staff donors on Valentine’s Day.
For more information, reach out to Kim Brown. |
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College of Veterinary Medicine
A punny Valentine email from the College of Veterinary Medicine team was sent to their FY23 donors, Heritage Society members, and endowment donors.
For more information, reach out to Abby Bryant. |
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Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
The development team at Franklin mailed Valentine’s Day cards to any UGA faculty or staff member who donated to the Franklin College since the previous Valentine’s Day. The inside of the card included a voucher to Jittery Joe’s Coffee. Mary Alston Killen started this initiative in 2016 and looks forward to it every year. This piece of stewardship is important to their entire team as they know there are so many deserving areas around campus where faculty/staff can choose to give philanthropically, and they are so grateful these donors choose to support the arts and sciences.
For more information, reach out to Mary Alston Killen. |
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Student Affairs
The Student Affairs development team delivered backpacks on Valentine’s Day to all faculty and staff donors currently on campus who made a gift to any designation in Student Affairs in FY22.
For more information, reach out to Kimberly Whitten. |
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Dawg Day of Giving
Mark your calendars! Dawg Day of Giving will take place on Thursday, March 30th. Dawg Day of Giving is a unified fundraising effort calling on the University of Georgia community to elevate private support. Anyone can participate and all gifts count–regardless of amount or designation. This year, Annual Giving has set a goal of 10,000 gifts!
Sherry Abrams shared with Team Stewardship the timeline of events leading up to Dawg Day of Giving: - Save the Date Phase (December – Early March)
- Early Giving Phase (March 23-29)
- Dawg Day of Giving (March 30)
- Stewardship Phase (Begins March 31st)
Giving Day will be busy and full of energy with five email blasts, a high social media presence, Engagement Center text messaging, a Student Ambassador phone-a-thon, and stewardship. Stewardship emails will be sent to donors on March 31st, and a mailed stewardship piece will reach their mailboxes in April. Stewies can make the day a success by working with your unit to strengthen the Dawg Day of Giving presence on campus. Annual Giving will supply everything you need to set up a table at your school or college to promote the day, including pom-poms, stickers, t-shirts for volunteers, beads, buttons, yard signs, and photo props. There will also be an on-campus event hosted by Student Alumni Council at Tate Plaza from 10:30 AM-3 PM to educate students about philanthropy at UGA and give them an opportunity to make a gift.
Annual Giving has prepared a Digital Toolkit that includes a comprehensive collection of everything you need for a successful Dawg Day of Giving. The toolkit includes a new style guide, new promo mark, new graphics and new messaging. You can access the link to the toolkit via the button below. |
Dawg Day of Gratitude
We are excited to announce that Dawg Day of Gratitude (formerly Thank a Donor Day) will be held on Thursday, April 13th at Tate Plaza! Dawg Day of Gratitude is a university-wide celebration of donor support and an opportunity for students to thank our donors and learn about the impact of private giving on their education. Students will have the opportunity to complete three stations at Dawg Day of Gratitude: - Notecard Station: write a thank you note to a donor
- Social Media Station: scan a QR code to follow UGA Alumni accounts on social media
- Poster-making + Photo Station: create a message of gratitude on a poster, then jump in a photo booth for a quick picture
Prizes are given to students based on the number of stations they complete and include a sticker sheet, koozie and t-shirt.
New this year – we are rolling out Dawg Day of Gratitude across campus! Stewies are welcome to set up their own table at their school or college. Donor Relations will provide registration cards, paw print stickers for completed stations, notecards, pens, and a prize for students who have completed their notecard. Students can then head over to Tate Plaza to complete the last two stations to earn more prizes. For more information or to volunteer for Dawg Day of Gratitude, reach out to Calli Choe. |
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Welcome, Baby Decker! Jordan Dotson and her husband, Denny, welcomed their son Decker Ward Dotson into the world on December 15, 2022. Decker made his grand entrance weighing 7 pounds, 6 ounces. Both Decker and Jordan are doing well!
Jordan will return from maternity leave on March 15th. Please continue to reach out to Calli Choe for presidential acknowledgments and Dawg Day of Gratitude questions and Shearron Hamlin for football and Cumulative Giving Societies questions.
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FY23 Faculty Gratitude Reports
141 chairs and professors provided a message of gratitude for the fund that supports their teaching and research! This year, we are moving the gratitude reports to a new format. The messages of thanks will be displayed in a booklet so that donors can see the broader impact of faculty support across campus in addition to their individual giving. We are excited about the changes and can’t wait to share a sneak peek with you soon. For more information, reach out to Caitlin Lacey. | Scholarship Thank You Notes
FY23 Fall Gratitude Report data has been sent to the printer! We are currently awaiting the first set of proofs. These reports are estimated to drop at the end of March.
FY23 Spring Gratitude Report requests will be sent over the weekend with a collection deadline of March 17th. We plan to send Spring Gratitude Report data to the printer in mid-April, with reports being mailed by the end of May.
If you have summer study abroad and/or other specific summer requests, please contact Lauren Schlesinger. |
GAIL Scholarship Recipient Uploads The Advancement Services team has been working hard over the last year to add FY21 scholarship recipient data to GAIL. FY22 data from FAME is not ready yet, but Advancement Services hopes that uploads for FY21 data can be finished by the time FY22 data is ready.
If you have any questions about a fund being awarded or recipient information, please check in FAME by using the Stewardship Scholarship Activity Report w Consolidated Name Listing or contact Lauren Schlesinger. |
2023 Birthday Cards We’ve made some exciting changes to increase the number of donors who receive a birthday card from Donor Relations & Stewardship in 2023! This year, pop-up birthday cards will be sent to donors with lifetime academic giving of $250k or more, loyal donors with 25+ consecutive years of academic giving, Cumulative Giving Society members, and current and Emeritus Trustees. For more information, reach out to Daynes Parker. |
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Dawg Day of Giving March 30, 2023
For more information, reach out to Daynes Parker. Dawg Day of Gratitude April 13, 2023 | 9AM-1PM Tate Plaza
For more information, reach out to Calli Choe. Team Stewardship
May 18, 2023 | 11AM-2PM UGA Veterinary Teaching Hospital hosted by College of Veterinary Medicine
For more information, reach out to Caitlin Lacey. |
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Do you have news to share in the next issue? Reach out to Caitlin Lacey! |
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