{"id":216566,"date":"2026-01-30T11:04:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T16:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/?p=216566"},"modified":"2026-01-31T23:01:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T04:01:48","slug":"montclair-state-university-launches-call-for-1day4montclair-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/2026\/01\/30\/montclair-state-university-launches-call-for-1day4montclair-champions\/","title":{"rendered":"ÌÇÐÄvlog Launches Call for #1Day4Montclair Champions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ÌÇÐÄvlog is calling on alumni, students, faculty and friends to step up as <strong>#1Day4Montclair<\/strong> <strong>Champions<\/strong> and help power ONE DAY on April 23, the University\u2019s tenth annual day of giving designed to rally the Red Hawk community around the programs and priorities that matter most.<\/p>\n<p>Champions play a key role in spreading the word, inspiring classmates and colleagues and fellow alumni, and amplifying the impact of every gift. With just 24 hours to reach as many Red Hawks as possible, the campaign relies on peer-to-peer outreach to build momentum and strengthen connections across the Montclair network.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What Champions Do<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As a Champion, you help create excitement before and during the campaign by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Making your gift<\/strong> on or before April 23. Alumni who have already given this year can participate by making an additional gift of $5 or more during the 24-hour campaign.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Engaging your workplace.<\/strong> Encourage colleagues and fellow alumni at your company to support Montclair and explore opportunities for corporate matching gifts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reaching out to your network.<\/strong> Use email and social media to invite friends, classmates and family to join you in giving.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sharing on social platforms.<\/strong> Post on <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/montclairalumni\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MontclairUAlumni\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/montclairalumni\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a>, <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@montclairalumni\" target=\"_blank\">Threads<\/a> and <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/montclairalumni\/\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn<\/a> using your personalized<br \/>\nChampion link to track the impact of your outreach.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Registered Champions receive access to a digital toolkit with sample messages, graphics and a suggested outreach timeline to make sharing easy and effective.<\/p>\n<p>Each Champion receives a personalized dashboard to monitor gifts generated through their unique link in real time. Throughout the day, participants can see how many donors they\u2019ve inspired and how their efforts are helping move Montclair closer to its campaign goals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cONE DAY for Montclair is when our entire community comes together to elevate our students and support their success across campus,\u201d says Kara Baldwin Brennan \u201892, Senior Director of Annual Giving.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cOur Champions are our most passionate advocates, helping spread the word and inspire others to take part. It\u2019s a fun, meaningful way to be part of ONE DAY and make a difference for current and future Red Hawks.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"mailto:brennanka@montclair.edu\">Email Kara Baldwin Brennan &#8217;92 to Become a Champion<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>A Decade of Impact<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Since its launch in 2016, <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/givingday.montclair.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">ONE DAY for Montclair<\/a> has demonstrated the power of the Red Hawk community and reinforced the collective impact of alumni and friends working toward a stronger, brighter future. Across a decade of impact, more than 8,000 individual donors have raised more than $1.9 million.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/01\/One-Day-by-the-Numbers-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"476\" height=\"1190\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Champion Incentives<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>To recognize and thank Champions for their leadership and outreach, Montclair offers a series of incentives and rewards:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Montclair tech stickers<\/strong> for all registered Champions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>YOU + TWO challenge:<\/strong> Make your own gift and inspire two additional donations to receive a Montclair T-shirt.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Top Champion recognition<\/strong> for those who raise the most dollars and secure the most gifts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends interested in becoming a #1Day4Montclair Champion can sign up to receive their personalized link, toolkit and dashboard access. Together, Champions help ensure that ONE DAY for Montclair reaches every corner of the Red Hawk community and fuels the programs, scholarships and initiatives that shape the University\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p>For more information and to register, email Kara Baldwin Brennan &#8217;92, Senior Director of Annual Giving, at <a href=\"mailto:brennanka@montclair.edu\">brennanka@montclair.edu<\/a> or call her at <strong>973-655-7492<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Building on a decade of ONE DAY for Montclair campaigns \u2014 with more than $1.9 million raised toward supporting student success \u2014 the University invites its community to lead outreach and power this year\u2019s tenth anniversary event. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":486,"featured_media":215458,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[225,224],"class_list":["post-216566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-76_alumni-news-and-events","tag-giving-day","tag-one-day-for-montclair"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/486"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=216566"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216566\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":216614,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216566\/revisions\/216614"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/215458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=216566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=216566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=216566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}