coe-staff: KICK OFF for the 2019 Charitable Fund Drive

[Diana Jamison]

Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Dear Colleagues,
The Oregon Employees' Charitable Fund Drive for 2019 is here!!   Please do not miss out on your best chance all year to make a budget-friendly charitable donation, using the ease of payroll contribution.

This important once-a-year campaign is a great way for University employees to support charities you are most passionate about.  Many University employees may not know that they have the opportunity to give to more than 750 charities working in Oregon - on issues ranging from health to housing, from social equity to the environment, from animals to arts and culture!  The dollars University employees pledge today have an immediate positive impact<https://www.oregon.gov/gcfs/Pages/Success-Stories.aspx> on both Oregonians' lives and Oregon's livability AND 100% of all employee donations are passed on to umbrella organizations.

Last year 2 people from the COE donated, out of approximately 1,000 faculty and staff members.    We are hoping to increase the number of pledges this year.  If every State of Oregon employee gave just $5.00 a month to the Fund Drive, we could raise more than $3.2 million for our nonprofit community. It's amazing what a lasting impact University faculty and employees have when we give together!

Directions for logging in online to provide your generous donation is below.    Thank you very much.
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*         Giving online is easy at (http://ecfd.oregon.gov and click "PLEDGE NOW").

*         Give online at ECFD.OREGON.GOV 1) Go to ecfd.oregon.gov and click on "PLEDGE NOW" 2) Click "DONORS PLEASE LOG IN HERE" and enter your: > Username: UO ID Number  > Password: For first-time users, your password will be your first and last name in all caps with no spaces. (example: JANESMITH) You will be asked to confirm your email address and state agency /location. 3) Enter your pledge amount and then select the charities you're passionate about. (Returning donors can repeat their 2017 pledge by clicking "Yes" in the "Replicate Your Last Pledge" box.) 4) Find nonprofits to support either by looking at lists under umbrella groups, or click "Search Mode" and type in keywords related to charities that interest you. 5) Be sure to SUBMIT your pledge at the bottom - and you're done!
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More information!!

Please click on the link below to view the 2018 Employee's Giving Guide that answers questions, provides information, and provides a listing of organizations and their you may pledge to.

https://www.oregon.gov/gcfs/Documents/CFD-18-Employee-Giving-Guide.pdf

*     You can designate your gift to any of the 750 nonprofit groups who participate in the Charitable Fund Drive.
*     Your payroll contribution will begin in January 2019 and will stop on December 31, 2019.
*     All charities in the Charitable Fund Drive are carefully screened each year to make sure they meet stringent criteria before they are allowed to raise funds.
*     If you can't decide on a charity to give to, or hold a fundraiser to benefit ALL charities, you can choose the "Add Undesignated" option when you pledge online. [If you use a paper pledge form, enter code #5000.] Undesignated gifts are split among all statewide umbrella groups and local United Ways.
*     All Charitable Fund Drive expenses are paid by the umbrella groups that benefit from the campaign. Expenses (always less than 10% of funds raised) are pre-approved by the umbrella groups before the campaign begins.


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