The countdown is on and I-House is buzzing with excitement about UC Berkeley's Big Give on March 12th! We are grateful for all of your support throughout the year and wish to thank you in advance for considering taking part in this annual all-campus fundraising drive.
Generous donors want to helpencourage participation, so challenge matcheswill be made if we hit ourgoal of 180 giftsduring Big Give!
We want to give you some ways you can participate:
1. During Big Give
Make a gift between 9:00 p.m. on March 11 and 9:00 p.m. March 12 (PT) at this URL: ihouse.berkeley.edu/biggive2020
Gifts during these donor contest hours help I-House win extra funds!
2. Big Countdown
Ready, set, plan for these contests to help win extra funds for I-House! Post on social media throughout the 24 hours of Big Give. Below are a few contests you may wish to plan for:
9:00 p.m. March 11 – 9:00 a.m. March 12
Random original Tweet or Instagram post that fills in the blank: "I support #InternationalHouse for #CalBigGive bc_________"
9:00 p.m. March 11 – 7:00 p.m. March 12
Post on Twitter or Instagram: "I <3 Cal and I-House because ________ " (fill in the blank and include these hashtags #internationalhouse and #calbiggive)
12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. March 12
Random Cal Throwback Thursday (TBT) photo on Instagram or Twitter wins (must include #TBT, #CalBigGive, and #internationalhouse).
See more Big Countdown contests at biggive.berkeley.edu/leaderboards#contests.
Pro tips:Set an alert to remind you to post during your favorite contest time(s). Make sure to use both hashtags, #internationalhouse and #calbiggive, for posts to qualify for contests.
Check ourBig Give pagefor updates and details of ourBig Give Matches.
Big thanks for your support!
Sincerely,
I-House Alumni Relations, Communications, and Philanthropy Team
(510) 642-4128
ihalumni@berkeley.edu
Pictured above at Coffee Hour are current residents (from left): Ipsha Banerjee, Alina Bieschke, Chris Solomis, Felipe Navarro Martinez and Diler Cavdar.
Photo by resident Friedrich Wegmann.