Power Positive Change with the 'Doing Good' Employee Giving Campaign
Annual staff and faculty giving campaign supports efforts to address a range of community needs
Growing up in Henderson, Jacqueline Richardson said she never got a sense that money was tight. But looking back, she realizes that keeping her household going was more of a struggle than she thought.
That鈥檚 why Richardson, a clinical laboratory scientist in 老牛影视 Hospital Transfusion Service, makes it a point to donate to , Duke鈥檚 annual employee giving campaign that provides financial support to a variety of area schools and non-profits.
鈥淢y parents made it work, but I鈥檓 sure there was also support from community partners back then,鈥 said Richardson, who鈥檚 been at Duke for 35 years. 鈥淪o I feel like it鈥檚 very important that once you get to a place where you can give back, it鈥檚 important to do that and help your neighbors to achieve more and have comfortable, safe lives.鈥
Employees can select the kind of need they鈥檇 like their tax-deductible donation to address by choosing among six areas: , , , , , or the . Employees can donate at any time using the Duke@Work portal to make a one-time donation or set up regular contributions through payroll deductions. During the 2021-22 fiscal year, Duke employees raised roughly $439,000 for the campaign.
鈥淭his is the way that we, as a collective Duke, one body, university and health system employees can come together to make a big impact not just in Durham, but the whole region,鈥 said Assistant Director of Strategic Initiatives and Planning for the Duke Office of Durham and Community Affairs Domonique Redmond. 鈥淲hen Duke employees give together, we send a unified message that we support the communities in which we live and work.鈥
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