Showing posts with label Fundraiser. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fundraiser. Show all posts

Thursday, May 1, 2014

CKUA Spring Fundraiser Update

Happy Fundraising!


It is that time of year when all of our lovely volunteers and staff are hard at work! We are currently in the middle of CKUA's Spring  Fundraiser, which started on Thursday April 24th 2014 and will run until Sunday May 4th 2014.

Our main objective is to be able to provide our dedicated listeners with the best quality services. By celebrating music and engaging the community we strive to make life worth listening. Our target goal for the fundraiser is to reach $500,000 dollars in donations from our fantastic donors. Currently we are sitting at $248,304! (almost half way there!)

As many of you already know, the fundraiser does not limit our donors to a one time donation. We also allow them to become ongoing donors (or increase their already pre-existing monthly donations) as well as we offer a donated hour of broadcasting for the high rollers. For example a donation of $500 allows the donor to dedicate an hour of program on behalf of themselves or even on the behalf of a loved one  for a special occasion! However as many of you (our volunteers) know, the busiest time is during the double your dollar hours! This is the perfect time for a donor to donate because there donation will be doubled from a pool of donations we have gotten from other fantastic leadership donors. To see a list of those donors please visit http://www.ckua.com/common/medialib/376/731661.pdf .

Remember, it is never too  late to donate! You have till Sunday May 4th 2014 to donate to the Spring  Fundraiser please call 1-800-494-2582 or visit http://www.ckua.com/!



Need an incentive to donate? During the fundraiser we are giving away many prizes including a Grand Prize trip sponsored by AMA Travel with airfare and accommodation for four nights to Memphis, Tennessee! To read more about our fundraiser prizes please visit http://www.ckua.com/campaign_prizes .

The Spring Fundraiser would not have successfully started if it were not for both our volunteers and donors. A huge thank you goes out to all our fantastic volunteers that have been working hard in helping this  run smoothly. Another huge thank you goes to the generous donors that have contributed to the future success of CKUA. As well as a huge thank you to the food donors that have supplied us with w the essentials to keep our volunteers energized and motivated. For a list of participating food donors please visit http://www.ckua.com/common/medialib/376/731721.pdf . Without any of YOU we would be no where. THANK YOU on behalf of all of the staff at CKUA.


Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Fundraiser Feedback

First of all, we'd like to thank everyone for participating & making this Fall Fundraiser a success. Susan Campbell said it best on her last day in the office - CKUA's volunteers are filled with passion from the tops of their heads to the tips of their toes. And that passion shows in how much you do for the station.
 

Also a huge thank you as we rolled out our new platforms these past few weeks; our blog, Facebook Group & Mailchimp forms have hopefully not been too painful. But if they have been painful, we want to know about it! We have created this short (in minutes) survey in regards to your experiences with fundraiser & our new digital formats. It's all important in making sure we can continue to make your CKUA Volunteer experiences even better!



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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Email Sign-ups

As the Fall Fundraiser comes to an end, I hope everyone has been having an amazing time. I know it's been great to see so many of your smiling faces around the building this week! The campaign is going great - as always, your role as volunteers is absolutely vital and we're so grateful for all the hard work you're putting in.

And because we want to continue seeing all your smiling faces around here, I just want to make sure that everyone knows how to receive email updates from this blog. Signing up for emails is completely optional, and if you don't want them, you don't have to have them. We'll continue to post blog stuff on Facebook, and if you prefer to occasionally hop on over here and check what's happening yourself, that's fine as well. But for those of you who want to receive emails, I hope this will clear up any confusion.

Signing up for emails is very simple. Just click on the "Subscribe to Emails" button along the right hand side of the blog.



This will open a page with a form on it. Fill out the form and click "Subscribe to List." You'll then receive an email that asks you to confirm your subscription. Once you follow the directions in the email, you should be subscribed!


The "Dear Volunteers" email with content from the blog sends out once a week, on Thursday evenings. If nothing changes on the blog that week, no email will send. Occasionally we may send out other emails that contains information more time sensitive - the winner of the cake draw, for instance.

If at any time you want to unsubscribe from emails or change your information, you can do so by clicking the "Unsubscribe from this list" or "Update subscription preferences" links located at the bottom of every email. You can also email us and we can make changes manually.

And that's all she wrote! If you have any concerns, issues, or questions about this blog, the emails, or even about volunteering in general, don't hesitate to ask here, on Facebook, or by email. And keep on smiling!

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Campbell Cake Winner!

Fall Fundraiser is upon us! Hope the first day went well for everyone. In case that wasn't exciting enough on it's own, though, we have a winner of their very own Campbell's cake (though we hope you share!).

Thanks everyone who rushed to sign-up for shifts using the form here on the blog. We really do appreciate your support for this blog, even if we have to bribe you with cake. Not that cake is ever a bad thing!



We placed everyone's names into a random generator and the lucky winner of the Campbell's Cake of their choice is.....

Clayton Brad! 

Congratulations Clayton. Please let us know here in the comments or in the facebook group what kind of cake you would like and what day you'd like it. If you're not sure what flavour you'd like, you can always leave it up to Susan. She hasn't disappointed us yet!

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Fall Fundraiser; Parking & Transit

With Fall Fundraiser fast approaching, we thought we'd break down some of the parking and transit options for getting to CKUA (9804 Jasper Avenue).


Parking meters prices are:
     High demand areas - $3.50/hr
     Medium demand areas - $3.00/hr
     Low demand areas - $2.50/hr
 AND Evenings starting at 6pm & all day Sundays are FREE.

There are numerous parkades downtown, the closest are:

Library Parkade  10165 - 100 Street
Open 24 hours 7 days week
Free on Statutory Holidays
Library Parkade Rates (Last Updated: December 1, 2012)

Canada Place Parkade  9700 Jasper Avenue
Open 6:30am -10pm (Monday thru Friday)
Open 7:30am - 11pm (Weekends)
Weekend rates apply on Statutory Holidays
Canada Place Parkade Rates (Last Updated: December 1, 2012)

And there is always the option of parking at your nearest LRT & getting off at Churchill station. 

If you are planning to come via Edmonton Transit then their Trip Planner will help you find the most efficient way to get here.

And if you have any tips on parking downtown we would love to hear them!

Friday, October 4, 2013

Win a Campbell Cake!

Volunteer Draw! 



Win a Campbell Cake of your choosing! 

How? Sign up for your fundraiser shift using our new MailChimp form http://ckuavolunteers.blogspot.ca/2013/09/fall-fundraiser-new-sign-up-form.html?spref=fb . Those who have already signed up with the form are golden & if you signed up via email, you can still enter your shift on the form for your change to win. That's right we're bribing you. The Draw is on October 11, & Susan will bring your cake to your fundraiser shift of choice.

Volunteer Op; Fall Fundraiser

Fall Fundraiser October 17 - 27, 2013

There are still plenty of shifts available, & you can see them all on our color coordinated calendar!! To see all the available shifts for the Fall Fundraiser go to October 17 - 27 and veiw by day, when a shift has been filled it color is turned to gray, and you can filter what shifts you see with the drop-down menu in the top right hand corner (its a little arrow). To sign up for available shifts, fill out the form on the Fundraiser page (in the menu bar at the top this page).



Thursday, October 3, 2013

Lurking In The Library


You are the music while the music lasts.
T. S. Eliot


Passion is a word that gets thrown around a lot these days – you can’t talk about much without being told to ‘follow your passion’. When it comes to talking about music this word carries quite a bit more weight. How many times have you listened to a song and instantly been transported back in time? Or heard a total ear worm that is so infectious you hit repeat over and over?



Fall is here and we’re gearing up for campaign; the theme is passion. Much like family, passion for music is something that we can all unite on, whether that passion is geared towards Tafelmusik, Rose Cousins, Bob Marley, or The Clash (or the brand new $200 Clash boxset that just came out that I can’t justify buying)… And campaign is the time of year where you can make your requests heard. So what music sucks you in completely and drags you back? For example, every time I hear Metronome by Nomeansno, it doesn’t matter that I’ve heard it a million times – in my mind the only time that exists is when I saw them at Sled Island with my friend Joel and the entire venue lost their minds at 4pm on Sunday – there was not one person there standing still. I seriously have to go listen to that song RIGHT NOW, but I’ll wrap this up with a request – support us and please please request that one song that drives you nuts in the best way possible. Myself and the loyal team of Library Runners will be waiting for your requests!


Thursday, September 19, 2013

Fall Fundraiser; New Sign-up Form

Fundraiser is just around the corner, have you signed up to volunteer yet? Well fret no more, we have this handy sign-up form here.

Welcome to the brand new volunteer sign-up form! It's a little bit different, we know, and it might be confusing, strange, or maybe you just don't like it. If you have any questions, please ask! We're just as new at this as you and want to know what people find confusing. And we're always happy to help!

At the bottom of this form is a note section. If you have any comments, suggestions, or just want to tell us you do or don't like this new system, please enter them there. We welcome every kind of feedback.

And, as always, all information entered here will remain private and will only ever be used by us at CKUA to contact you regarding volunteer opportunities.

Also, please note that scheduling will be confirmed with you the same way it always has been - by email! The filled-in schedule may be placed on the blog for reference sake, but for now the calendar that's up is for you to see what shifts are available. 

Thank you!

To view the full calendar of shifts check out the Fundraiser blog page.

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