Minnesota Zoo Giving Week
April 3-8, 2023
A Celebration of National Zoo Lover's Day hosted by the Minnesota Zoo Foundation
The content below is available for you to download, save, copy, paste, and edit to help you tell your story of why you love the Minnesota Zoo and its mission.
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Drag and drop or click to save images to use in your own social media posts.
Other Tips
Personalize your page. Update your photo and why fundraising for the Zoo is important to you.
Make a donation to get your fundraising started. You’ll give your fundraiser a head start and inspire others to join you. Link your page to social media.
Start asking right away. The earlier you begin, the more you will raise.
Say thank you. Send a thank you email right away and follow up with a handwritten note.
Instructions
How to accept a gift via check
For someone who prefers to give using a check, please make sure it is payable to the Minnesota Zoo Foundation. Also, be sure to write Minnesota Zoo Giving Week (or MZGW for short) and your fundraiser name on the memo line so you get credit for the donation.
Mail your contributions to:
Minnesota Zoo Foundation
13000 Zoo Boulevard
Apple Valley, MN 55124
How to access your fundraising page.
Log in to your personal fundraising page with the email address and password you used when you registered. Click the Forgot Password? link to reset your password. Click MANAGE on the top right corner to get to your page's dashboard.
How to use your dashboard
From your dashboard, you can:
• Customize your page
o Update your profile picture
o Update your story
• Make a personal donation to your page
• View your donations
• Copy an email template to send to your network to ask for donations
• Copy a thank you email template to send to your donors
• Share your page and message on social media
• Set your vanity URL
Prompts to Tell Your Own Story
• It’s important for us to connect with the natural world because…
• I feel connected to nature at the Minnesota Zoo when…
• The Minnesota Zoo is important to our community because…
• I’m excited to connect with nature on the Treetop Trail because…
Social Media Messages
• As part of Minnesota Zoo Giving Week, let's help provide nature experiences that bring people closer to the natural world. The connections between people and nature that you help create will benefit people, animals, and our planet. Please donate to my fundraiser: [insert your fundraiser page link here].
• As part of Minnesota Zoo Giving Week, let's help provide nature experiences that bring people closer to the natural world. Make an impact: [insert your fundraiser page link here].
• Help the community make memories in nature at the Minnesota Zoo that elevate us and change us for the better. Give to my fundraiser at [insert your fundraiser page link here] to make a difference for people, animals, and our planet.
• Picture yourself surrounded by untouched Minnesota wilderness. You feel a breeze wisp across your skin, breathe in the smell of pine needles, and hear wildlife chattering just steps away. These are moments experienced at the Minnesota Zoo — and you can help create them. Join me in connecting people with the natural world by giving to my fundraiser at [insert your fundraiser page link here].
• Will you help me reach my goal of raising $[insert your fundraising goal here] for Minnesota Zoo Giving Week to help connect people with the natural world? The connections you help create will provide a better future for humans, animals, and our planet. Give here: [insert your fundraiser page link here].
Email Message
Dear [Name],
When communities experience the natural world, it cultivates a collective health and wellbeing. Nature improves human lives, while experiences in nature nurture a conservation-mindset that benefits people, animals, and our planet.
This is what the Minnesota Zoo is working toward. A better future for all. And you can help.
Minnesota Zoo Giving Week (April 3-8, 2023) is a great time to support this mission. With your gift to my fundraiser, you’ll help the Zoo connect people, animals, and the natural world to save wildlife.
The Minnesota Zoo provides immersive experiences (like on the upcoming Treetop Trail project) that connect people with wildlife and create a better understanding of and appreciation for the natural world, leading to better outcomes for humans, animals, and our planet.
Want to help?
Join me in working toward a better future for all by donating to my fundraiser. The process is fast, easy, and secure, and you can be sure that it will benefit a great cause!
Donate here: [insert your fundraiser page link here]
Thank you for helping me reach my goal!
Thank You Message
Thank you for supporting the Minnesota Zoo with your donation through my fundraising page for Minnesota Zoo Giving Week! Together, we can build strong connections between people and the natural world, bettering the lives of humans, animals, and our planet. Thank you for joining me!
Pack Leader Prizes
You have a chance to win exciting Treetop Trail swag, grand opening tickets, and more. Prizes will be awarded to top individual fundraisers and top team fundraisers.
Winners will be decided based upon fundraising totals as of 11:59 p.m. on April 8. Donations received after April 8 still make a difference for the Zoo and are gratefully appreciated.
Individual fundraisers: The following prize package will be awarded to two individuals: the individual fundraiser who raised the most money and the individual fundraiser who raised the most donors.
• Treetop Trail swag including a hat and binoculars
• Tickets to a Treetop Trail opening party
Team fundraisers: The following prize package will be awarded to two teams: the team that raises the most money and the team that raises the most donors will receive the following:
• Team invitation to a Treetop Trail opening event
• Digital certificate signed by John Frawley, Director of the Minnesota Zoo and President of the Minnesota Zoo Foundation
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