The College of New Jersey Employee Charitable Campaign Overview

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The College of New JerseyEmployee Charitable
Campaign Overview
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What is the ECC?

• Started in 1985, the Employees Charitable
  Campaign gives state and local government
  employees the opportunity to contribute to a
  myriad of charities through payroll deduction.
• Charities are screened by the ECC Steering
  Committee for inclusion.

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Why Give?

• Coordinated appeal
• Benefits others
• Quick and easy--one stop shopping
• Choices, choices, choices

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• Whos Who
• Newark Museum Rescue Mission of Trenton
• D.A.R.E. NJ ARC of Monmouth County
• Freedom House Jewish Community Center
• The Salvation Army The Leukemia and
  Lymphoma Society
• Ronald McDonald Charities Make-A-Wish
  Foundation
• TCNJ FOUNDATION
• Orphan Foundation of America UNICEF
• Animal Protection Institute Trout Unlimited
• WWW.NJSECC.ORG ? Find your favorite charity

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What can 1 a week do?

• By donating 1 a week, or 2 a paycheck you can
  designate your gift to one of 1400 charities
  listed.
• By donating 52 a year (2 a paycheck) you
  earmark your gift to a charity.
• Donating less than 2 a paycheck gives well
  deserved funds to the United Way and other local
  charities.

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What Your Money Can Do!

• 5 a month
• 24 hours of shelter, meals and services for one
  homeless person,
• Buy one acre of unprotected tropical rainforest,
• Plant five trees in an urban area,
• Buy enough food for one guide dog for three
  months.

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Im ready to donate, now what?

• The Pledge Card
• 2 sides
• DO NOT DETACH!
• For payroll deduction, signature required
• Must pledge 52 in order to pledge to a specific
  agency

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Must have full name
Department XXXXX
TCNJ extension/email address
For recognition purposes only
St. Jude Child Hosp 6 5 9 8 2
26 52
52
Staple checks or cash to this side of the pledge
card.
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Must have name XXXX XXXX
x 2
52
Must have signature for payroll deduction (SSN
not needed)
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Remember

• Dont separate the pledge card form
• Make sure information on both sides of the form
  matches
• Make sure all information has been completed

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Answers to Common Questions

• All pledge envelopes must be returned to Human
  Resources
• You can find out your giving history by calling
  the United Way Mercer County (609-637-4907)
• There is an electronic codebook at www.njsecc.org

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More Answers

• 12 month employees 26 paychecks
• 10 month employees 22 paychecks
• Payroll deductions begin January 1

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Questions???

• Chris Rush or Floss Johnson
• Office of Human Resources
• X2730/2283
• crush_at_tcnj.edu or Johnsonf _at_tcnj.edu