For this edition of Almabase Spotlights featuring Liberal Arts Colleges, we shine the spotlight on Marietta College’s fundraising success at their Giving Day in 2020.

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💡An Idea That Helped Marietta College raise $192,000 on their Giving Day

A big part of what made Marietta College’s fundraising efforts so successful was their creative approach to engaging with their alumni. They have experimented with several campaigns in the past that have worked well for them. Here’s the campaign that stood out for us.

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💡 The #Luv4MC Social Media Campaign

To gather alumni support for their Giving Day 2020 that’s celebrated each year on the college’s Founder’s Day, 14th February, Marietta College launched the #Luv4MC campaign on social media. The social media campaign was launched right before the giving day and helped build momentum. #Luv4MC encouraged Marietta alums to come forward and share stories and pictures about why they love their college. This unique, heartfelt engagement strategy created a ripple-effect that encouraged other alumni to advocate for the campaign and helped the college raise over $192,000 from 1,210 donors!

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🌟 Our Source of Inspiration

Kathryn "Kat" Gloor is the Senior Director of Annual Giving at Marietta College. Kat holds a Bachelor of Arts in French from Oberlin College, and completed coursework at L'Institut de Traducteurs, d'Interprètes et de Relations Internationales in Strasbourg, France. She served on the Board of Directors of New Haven Sister Cities and Collective Consciousness Theatre, and has volunteered and chaired events for many organizations.

Kathryn is excited to return to Ohio, and work with the passionate members of Marietta's Long Blue Line.

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