Share the Love and Give a #BearHug!

Join us in celebrating Valentine’s Day by sharing your love of Missouri State! Submit BearWear pics of you and your Valentine and we’ll share on the Alumni Association Facebook page on Valentine’s Day. Upload your photo of your Bear Valentine to https://www.gomaroon.com and tell us your story! It can be anyone you choose—husband, wife, significant other, children, pets, or your best pal ever!

#BearHugs all around for the #BearCrowd

Please consider showing a little “Bear” love and give a #BearHug to a Missouri State crowdfunding campaign by making a gift or advocating for their cause. Visit http://www.missouristatecrowdfunding.org to view the latest campaigns. (http://bit.ly/2eODjiM)

Key Details

What: #BearHugs on Valentine’s Day
When: February 14, 2018
Where: Missouri State University
Who: MSU students, faculty, staff, alumni, and donors are encouraged to participate
How: Participate by giving #BearHugs and sharing your love of Missouri State

Join the conversation

• Spread the love of Missouri State by using #BearHugs the days before and on Valentine’s Day when sharing pics of you and your sweetie. Tag your posts with #GoMaroon
• Promote MSU Crowdfunding using the hashtag #BearCrowd
• Whenever possible, tag Missouri State University or @missouristate, or the Missouri State University Foundation or @FoundationMSU, or Missouri State University Alumni Association or @MarooNation.

Make an impact with MSU Crowdfunding

• Connect with other Bears on MSU Crowdfunding
• Donate to a specific crowdfunding campaign or share on social media to help spread the love!
• Click on the “Make a gift” button and choose the area you want to support!

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Facebook Sample Post

Happy Valentine’s Day! Boomer Bear wants to give everyone #BearHugs! Help Boomer spread the love today – make a gift and share your love of Missouri State! http://bit.ly/2eODjiM

Twitter Sample Post

Fall in love with a Bear? Send @MarooNation your pics and we’ll share your love story on Valentine’s Day for #BearHugs

Social Media Posts for #BearCrowd Campaigns

• Twitter
  • Share the Love and give a #BearHug!  Visit the Athletics Giving Challenge #ILoveTheBears campaign to see how you can help! #BearCrowd http://gvcmp.us/4frm1n
  • Give the Missouri State Winter Guards Travel campaign a #BearHug and make a gift of any amount! #BearCrowd http://gvcmp.us/bz394s
• Facebook
  • Valentine’s Day is a great day to make a difference!  Spread the love and share the Support MSU Doctor of Physical Therapy students that are helping children with disabilities in Uganda campaign on your social media!  #BearCrowd #BearHugs http://gvcmp.us/r1fpdp
  • Happy Valentine’s Day!  Celebrate with @MissouriState by giving the MSU Concrete Canoe campaign a #BearHug by making a gift! http://gvcmp.us/qvembx

Current campaigns to support at Missouri State University

• Athletics Giving Challenge #ILoveTheBears http://gvcmp.us/4frm1n
• Missouri State Winter Guards Travel http://gvcmp.us/bz394s
• Support MSU Doctor of Physical Therapy students that are helping children with disabilities in Uganda! http://gvcmp.us/r1fpdp
• MSU Concrete Canoe http://gvcmp.us/qvembx
• Class of 2018 – Senior Class Gift http://gvcmp.us/1r780i

How to show your support for a crowdfunding campaign

• Make a gift. Big or small, every gift counts.
• Become an advocate. Create a GiveCampus account and gain the ability to track your impact. See how many clicks, gifts, and dollars your outreach generates.
• Share the campaign by word of mouth or via the campaign’s Facebook and Twitter buttons.
• Create a matching gift or challenge to encourage others in your network to give. You can match dollar for dollar up to a fixed amount and even structure your challenge to be based on donor participation.
• Upload a personal plea – a short video to explain your support and to encourage others to give.

Interested in creating a campaign on MSU Crowdfunding?

Faculty, staff, and student organizations can create campaigns on MSU Crowdfunding.  We provide campaign owners with tools and templates. There are also hands-on workshops available to further assist you in building and managing your campaigns.

Please email crowdfunding@missouristate.edu if you’re interested in creating a campaign or if you have any questions regarding MSU Crowdfunding.