How to Participate

Thank you so much for stepping up to rally support for WWU Give Day 2024 on April 25! For the ninth year in a row, Western’s community will come together for a common cause—to support students, research, programs, athletics and clubs across campus. For 24 hours, alumni, friends, faculty, staff and the community are encouraged to show their support by making a gift to the WWU fund that most inspires them.

As always, YOU are critical to Give Day's success! Give Day is so powerful because students, faculty, staff and alumni like you join us to spread the word through your own networks. We are excited about the opportunity to help you raise the most money possible to achieve your goals!

Together, we will celebrate the values and ideas that define Western and how we change the world. 

Thank you for being a WWU Give Day Ambassador! 

By fundraising for specific programs, clubs, sports or departments, you and other groups and individuals play a HUGELY important role in this annual campaign. You promote WWU Give Day through your channels and highlight the value of philanthropy in the lives of Western students. By serving as an ambassador and asking others for support, you are amplifying your impact and improving the lives of students for years to come.

From the shore to open waters—let’s launch a WWU Give Day campaign 

Strong peer-to-peer outreach is central to the success of WWU Give Day. You can use this Give Day toolkit to reach the most people with the most compelling ask for support. 

Need Help? Reach out to the Western Washington University Annual Giving Team 

• Fred Gold – Director of Annual Giving – Fred.Gold@wwu.edu 
• Nick Harvey – Associate Director of Development – Nicholas.Harvey@wwu.edu 
• Jenna Stoller-Schoff – Associate Director of Development – Jenna.Stoller-Schoff@wwu.edu
• Grace Bentley – Assistant Director of Annual Giving – Grace.Bentley@wwu.edu

One of two ways:

• You can sign up to be an ambassador for your area (recommended if your area raised less than $4,000 last year). This requires little of you: Sign up for a link to support the area you’re fundraising for, and we provide sample outreach copy for you to tweak (or copy/paste) into your own outreach.

1. Visit the VikingFunder login page or the Welcome Give Day Ambassadors page and enter your email. Follow the instructions in the email to log in to ScaleFunder (our Give Day platform) and get your own unique referral link.
2. Visit our Messaging page to get everything you need as an ambassador to inspire people to give.
3. Use "Follow the WWU Outreach Calendar" below to generate support!

• You can create a Give Day page (recommended if your area raised $4,000+ last year, though we're happy to give anyone a page who wants one). This requires more of you, but if you want to put in the work, we’re happy to help! You must be officially affiliated with the department, program or project for which you want to create a page and you’ll need to generate about 3-4 paragraphs about why your department, program or project is important, plus have a few pictures to post.
  1. Complete the Give Day Page Request form (note: you’ll need to be logged in with your WWU email address).
  2. Within two business days, we’ll email you a link to log into ScaleFunder, the platform that hosts our Give Day.
  3. Check for an email from ScaleFunder with “Invite to Western Washington University" as the subject line. Click the “Sign In” button in that email;
  4. Use the “reset password” or “create account” buttons as needed.
  5. Click "WWU Give Day 2024."
  6. Click “Departments.”
  7. Click on the name of your program.
  8. Build your page on ScaleFunder. Reach out to the Annual Giving team if you need assistance.
  9. Use "Follow the WWU Outreach Calendar" below to generate support!

Start with who you know – friends, family, mentors, neighbors, colleagues – people who are invested in your success. We recommend building a spreadsheet of names, email addresses, and cell phone numbers.

Visit https://foundation.wwu.edu/DataRequest and request a list of previous donors to your area. You can reach out to those past donors (or coordinate that outreach amongst club, team, or department members) and ask for their continued support!

Lists from University Advancement Data will include donors from the past 5 years and any alumni from your area who are contactable by email. Your list will be similar to this.