On I Heart UD Giving Day, the University of Delaware’s largest digital fundraising event, we’re calling on you to spread the word and promote your favorite cause(s).

 

Use the marketing resources below to plan your digital promotion strategy and help promote any of the causes featured on I Heart UD Giving Day. 

 

QUESTIONS? 

Email us at henfunder@udel.edu

Texting

Remember to include a link to your specific project or to udel.edu/IHeartUD

 

Before I Heart UD Giving Day: 

  • Hi, <Recipient Name>! I Heart UD Giving Day is coming up and I’m trying to help <Project Name/Team/Cause> raise <Insert Dollar Amount>. We need your help! If you give on April 30, you could even help us win additional challenge dollars. Thanks for helping me support my favorite cause at UD!

  • Hey, <Recipient Name>! I Heart UD Giving Day starts in <Timeframe>! Join me and the rest of the Blue Hen family in supporting <Project Name/Team/Cause>.

  • On April 30, give during I Heart UD Giving Day! I’ll be supporting <Project Name> because <Impact of Gift Here>. Will you join me, <Recipient Name>?

  • I Heart UD Giving Day is the perfect time to promote the causes we love, <Recipient Name>. On April 30, join me in supporting <Project Name>. Your donation will make a lasting impact at UD!  
     

Day of I Heart UD Giving Day: 

  • Hi, <Recipient Name>! Today is I Heart UD Giving Day and <Project Name/Team/Cause> is trying to raise <Insert Dollar Amount>. We need your help! If you give <Insert Timeframe>, you could even help us win additional challenge dollars. Thanks for helping me support my favorite cause at UD!

  • UD has played an important role in our lives thanks to the generosity of others. Today, I’m proud to pay it forward by donating to <Project Name> on I Heart UD Giving Day. Will you join me?

  • I’m excited to see my Blue Hen family come together today for I Heart UD Giving Day! <Recipient name>, please join me today in supporting <Project Name/Team/Cause>.

  • Today is I Heart UD Giving Day, <Recipient Name>! Please join me in supporting <Project Name> to <Impact of Gift Here>.

  • The Fightin’ Blue Hen spirit drives us to overcome obstacles, transform communities and so much more. Join me in fightin’ for <Project Name/Team/Cause> this I Heart UD Giving Day with a gift of any amount!

  • Hey, <Recipient Name>! Make a gift today and help <Project Name> meet its goal and <Impact of Gift Here>. Your I Heart UD Giving Day gift will make a lasting impact! 
     

After I Heart UD Giving Day: 

  • <Recipient Name>, Thank you SO much for helping <Project Name/Team/Cause> on I Heart UD Giving Day! We reached our goal and we couldn’t have done it without you!

  • Hey, <Recipient Name>! Blue Hens made big things happen on this year’s I Heart UD Giving Day! Thank you for supporting <Project Name/Team/Cause>!

  • One Fightin’ Spirit. Endless Opportunities. A Hugely Successful I Heart UD Giving Day. Thank you for your support, <Recipient Name>!

     

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Social media

Be sure to tag @UDelAlumni in your social posts so that the Office of Development and Alumni Relations can re-share your posts. Please include #IHeartUD and #BlueHensForever so we can follow along!

 

Remember to include a link to your specific project or to udel.edu/IHeartUD


 

Before I Heart UD Giving Day: 

  • One Fightin’ Spirit. Endless Opportunities. I Heart UD Giving Day starts in <Timeframe>! Join us in fightin’ for the causes featured in <College/Unit Name>? #IHeartUD

  • I Heart UD Giving Day is your time to make a difference. On April 30, be a champion for the causes that move UD forward in <College/Unit Name>. #IHeartUD 

  • Make a gift of any amount to <Project Name/Team/Cause> this I Heart UD Giving Day and you’ll provide <Impact of Gift Here>. Your donation will make a lasting impact at UD! #IHeartUD 

  • Make your gift to the causes you care about during I Heart UD Giving Day! #IHeartUD 

  • Every year on I Heart UD Giving Day, Blue Hens come together to show the world what’s possible when passion meets purpose. Embrace the Fightin’ Blue Hen spirit and join me in supporting <Project Name>! #IHeartUD  
     

Day of I Heart UD Giving Day: 

  • Today on I Heart UD Giving Day, show the world how Blue Hens make a difference for the causes that move UD forward, like <Project Name/Team/Cause>. #IHeartUD

  • It’s the Fightin’ Blue Hen spirit that drives us to make a difference. This I Heart UD Giving Day, support your favorite causes that will change the world. #IHeartUD 

  • Every gift of any amount makes a difference. Join me in supporting for <Project Name/Team/Cause> this I Heart UD Giving Day! #IHeartUD 

  • Make a gift for I Heart UD Giving Day and help <Project Name/Team/Cause> meet its goal to <Impact of Gift Here>. #IHeartUD 

  • Today I’m promoting one of my favorite causes. Join me in supporting <Project Name> this I Heart UD Giving Day. #IHeartUD 

  • Your gift on I Heart UD Giving Day can help future generations of Blue Hens overcome obstacles and transform the world. #IHeartUD  

  • I’m excited to see my Blue Hen family come together today for I Heart UD Giving Day! Support the <Number> transformational projects featured in <College/Unit Name>. #IHeartUD 

  • Today, it’s more important than ever to support the educational institutions that contributed to who we are as professionals, citizens, and lifelong learners. I’m grateful to @UDelaware for its role in my life, and I’m proud to show my support as a @UDelAlumni on I Heart UD Giving Day! #BlueHensForever
     

After I Heart UD Giving Day: 

  • Our Fightin’ Blue Hen spirit was on full display throughout I Heart UD Giving Day! Thank you for supporting <Project Name>. #IHeartUD 

  • Your Fightin’ Blue Hen spirit and commitment to <Project Name/Team/Cause> made I Heart UD Giving Day a success! Thank you for your support! #IHeartUD 

  • Thanks to the Fightin’ Blue Hen community for supporting <Project Name/Team/Cause> during I Heart UD Giving Day! Together, we became champions for a cause is making a difference at UD. #IHeartUD 

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Personal Email

To: Your friends and family 

Subject: 

  • Today is the day! 

  • <Project Name/Team/Cause> needs your help!

  • Help <Project Name/Team/Cause> reach its goal!

  • Join me this I Heart UD Giving Day

  • Help support <Project Name/Team/Cause>

Message:

Dear <Recipient Name>,  

Today, on I Heart UD Giving Day, Blue Hens and friends are coming together to support the causes that move UD forward.

Please join me in supporting <Project Name/Team/Cause>! Your gift of any size will show the world how the Fightin’ Blue Hen spirit drives us to make a difference.

UD has played an important role in my life thanks to the generosity of others. Today, I’m proud to pay it forward.

Plus, thanks to generous donors, there are challenges and matches throughout the day to help your gift go even farther! Visit our project page <Hyperlink the Project URL over text> to make your gift and help unlock additional support for our <program/team/cause>.

Join me in supporting a cause that I love this I Heart UD Giving Day. 

Sincerely, 

<Insert your name> 

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Third-Party Email

To: Alumni, donors, friends

Subject:  

  • <College/Unit/Project Name/Team> needs your help! 

  • Join <College/Unit/Project Name/Team> this I Heart UD Giving Day 

  • Help support <College/Unit/Project Name/Team> 

Pre-header:

  • We’re fightin’ for the causes that move us forward

  • Join fellow Blue Hens in giving back today

Message:

Dear <Recipient Name>,  

Today, on I Heart UD Giving Day, Fightin’ Blue Hens and friends are coming together to support their favorite causes. 

<College/Unit/Project Name> is trying to raise <Insert Dollar Amount> to <Impact of Gift Here>. Your gift of any size makes you a champion for our cause and helps move UD forward.

Plus, there are challenges and matches throughout the day to help your gift go even farther! Visit our project page <Hyperlink the Project URL over text> to make your gift and help unlock additional support for our <Program/Team/Cause>.

Join us in fightin’ for a cause that will change the world. 

Sincerely,  

<Signer Name>  

You are receiving this email because of your relationship with the University of Delaware Office of Development and Alumni Relations. If you no longer wish to receive this type of email, click here <insert your decline page link> to update our records.

University of Delaware 
<Mailing address>

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Be sure to download our I Heart UD Giving Day graphics to stylize your emails. 


Here are some examples:

I Heart UD Giving Day
I Heart UD Giving Day

Thank you

If you have questions or need additional information for thanking supporters of your project,
email donor-relations@udel.edu

 

To: Your supporters 

Subject: Thank you! 

Message:

Dear <Recipient Name>,

Thank you for making I Heart UD Giving Day a huge success! 

On the field, in the lab, across campus and beyond, every Blue Hen is fightin’ for something. Your support shows that you are a champion for <Project Name>.

Here’s what the Fightin’ Blue Hen spirit made possible this I Heart UD Giving Day:

  • <Day and Project Highlights>

  • <Day and Project Highlights>

Thank you again for your support!

Sincerely,

<Signer Name>

 

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Graphics for download

Download graphics to use for marketing and promoting your project on I Heart UD Giving Day. 

Header Images

2025 IHUDD Toolkit
2025 IHUDD Toolkit

Email Signature

 

Add the official I Heart UD Giving Day branding to your own images! Download these transparent graphics to customize your social posts, emails and other marketing promotion. 

 

HAVE MORE QUESTIONS? 

Email us at henfunder@udel.edu