Participation is simple! Just follow the steps below. Scroll down for email and social media materials.
- Send an email to your friends and families asking them to contribute, and then follow up with a reminder email. Ideally you’ll send it to at least 10 people — your parents, your roommates, your Moody classmates and professors, whomever else you think is supportive of your work — but the more the merrier.
- Post at least two times on your social media channels — but, again, more is always better, so feel free to overdo it!
- Say thank you to your donors either by email or by tagging them on your social media.
- Win prizes! See below for more details.
Have any questions? Got ideas and/or feedback? Please contact one of the 2024 SSV ambassadors!
Prizes
- The person who raises the most amount of money wins a pair of tickets to any Antone’s show and two Antone’s T-shirts of their choice! $200 raised minimum.
- Every $30 or more donation in your honor will get you a chance to win a $25 Pluckers gift card. 1 available.
- Every $20 or more donation in your honor will get you a chance to win a free burger, drink and fries meal from In-N-Out. 2 available.
- Every $10 or more donation will get you a chance to win a $5 Dunkin’ gift card. 10 available.
🏆 The entity that exceeds their fundraising goal will be named the SSV GOAT and claim the victory trophy, to be proudly displayed for the next 12 months. If more than one entity exceeds their goal, trophy will be awarded to the org with the largest percentage over goal.
Email and social media templates
When reaching out to family and friends, consider using the following email template. We encourage you to put your own spin on it!
Subject: 📺 ✏️🎶📷🎙 Help students like me get amazing experience 📹 🎤 📻 📰
Dear {Name},
As you may know, I’ve been spending a lot of my time outside of my classes with {entity}, part of Texas Student Media at The University of Texas at Austin {this semester/this school year/since start date}.
Through my involvement, I have been getting real-world, practical work experience that’s preparing me for my professional and personal life beyond college. I’ve also made some great friends along the way, as we work together to keep the UT community informed and connected through student-led and produced news, entertainment and communications.
Can I count on you to help continue this essential work at our award-winning student-run media entities?
Your charitable gift through Support Student Voices will help train future journalists, editors, radio producers, TV showrunners, podcasters, photographers, videographers, designers, communicators and leaders like me.
Donate and learn more now at supportstudentvoices.org. Whether it’s $5 or $500, every dollar counts.
Thanks for your support!
{Name}
P.S. Please enter my name in the “in honor of” box as you’re making your donation and help me reach my fundraising goal. Thanks again!
Posting to your social media accounts is a great way to reach a wider audience. Here are some materials to get you started. Personalize them to yourself and emphasize donating to your specific entity. Feel free to write your own posts and create your own graphics to share with other members of your entity!
Be sure to explore the graphics we provide below as well as the talking points that this year’s SSV ambassadors emphasized.
- Help us keep UT Austin connected through quality daily news and entertainment. Donate to a Texas Student Media entity today and support the next generation of reporters, editors, radio producers, podcasters and TV showrunners. #SupportStudentVoices #UTMedia
- Amplify UT Austin’s student voices by making a gift today! Your support helps us continue to provide award-winning student-run media. #UTAustin #Journalism #MediaTraining #StudentRun
- Your gift to a Texas Student Media entity helps us train the next generation of journalists, editors, radio producers, podcasters, and TV showrunners. Support student voices today! #SupportStudentVoices #UTMedia
- Join us in amplifying UT Austin’s student voices by donating to Texas Student Media. Your gift helps us continue to provide quality daily news and entertainment. #UTAustin #StudentRun #MediaTraining #Journalism
- Help us magnify UT Austin student voices through a donation today. Texas Student Media trains future journalists, editors, radio producers, podcasters, and TV showrunners through our award-winning student-run media entities. Your support helps us continue to keep UT Austin connected through quality daily news and entertainment. Donate now! #SupportStudentVoices #UTAustin #MediaTraining
- Texas Student Media is dedicated to providing the UT Austin community with quality daily news and entertainment. Your support helps us continue to train the next generation of journalists, editors, radio producers, podcasters, and TV showrunners. Join us in supporting student voices today! #UTMedia #StudentRun #Journalism