ABOUT CAMPAIGN
- United Way of Northern California is a fundraising organization that supports community programs run by local non-profits.
- The United Way campaign is a concentrated fundraising effort from September to December of each year.
- UWNC presents its mission and goal to local businesses and offers employees the opportunity to donate through payroll deduction.
- UWNC also raises funds through local events and one-time donations.
- The flexible structure of UWNC allows businesses to creatively fundraise and hold a campaign that the employees can have fun with.
PAYROLL DEDUCTION
- Payroll deduction allows any business employee to have a donation deducted from their paychecks and sent to UWNC for distribution.
- When employees donate to UWNC’s general fund, their donations stretch across the entire community and impacts programs including youth education and mentoring, disaster relief, drug and alcohol rehabilitation, low income counseling, physical therapy, senior services and much more.
- The UWNC general fund is made up of county specific agencies who have applied for grants.
- Applications are reviewed by a group of local volunteers who determine grant amounts for the year.
- Each specific county has its own general fund.
- An employee may donate to ANY 501c3 proved non-profit through the UWNC giving campaign – these are called designated contributions.
- An employee may start and stop their deduction at any time during the year, although deductions generally run from January to December.
