Payroll Pledges: United Way of Central Indiana

We are very grateful to two members of the Eli Lilly team -- Timothy Coleman and George Whitfield -- who made payroll pledges to support BDPA Education and Technology Foundation (BETF) through the United Way of Central Indiana.

Our hope is that more BDPA supporters will take advantage of payroll deductions as a way to help us fund BDPA programs, scholarships and services.

Please feel free to reply to this post if you have questions or wish to discuss the idea further!

Payroll Pledges: United Way of Metro Chicago

BDPA Education and Technology Foundation (BETF) is very pleased to report that there are five donors making payroll pledges to support BDPA programs and services through the United Way of Metro Chicago (UWMC).

All five donors are employed with BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois (a subsidiary of Health Care Service Corporation). Share some BDPA-Love with:

1. Sterling Blackmon
2. Diane Harrison-James
3. Sheila Marionneaux
4. Tanshaneika Swire
5. Kimberly Turner

Our goal is to have an increasing number of donors that take steps to make payroll pledges in support of BDPA programs, scholarships and services. Have you considered it?

AT&T United Way Employee Giving Campaign

BETF proudly receives pledged payments through the AT&T Employee Giving Campaign made by Gibran McDuffie. Our foundation is proud to be part of the annual giving program for AT&T. The donation made by Gibran will be used to support BDPA Chicago programs and services.

Our hope is that other BDPA members will consider making payroll deductions during annual giving campaigns put on by United Way, Combined Federal Campaign or the company itself. Others may simply want to make a one-time donation directly to BETF in support of the youth education programs taking place all over the country.

Please share some 'BDPA-Love' with Gibran in the COMMENTS section below!

Payroll Pledge: Microsoft Employee Giving Campaign

BDPA Education and Technology Foundation (BETF) would like to see a much higher level of individual giving via payroll deductions. We estimate that only 2% of BDPA members make donations to support BETF via United Way, employee giving campaigns or Combined Federal Campaign. It would be nice to see that number rise significantly over the coming weeks and months.

As such, we are very happy to see that Kevin Robinson (Microsoft) made a payroll deduction pledge via the Microsoft Employee Giving Campaign to support BDPA programs and services in Charlotte, North Carolina.

There are scores of Microsoft associates and Blacks at Microsoft (BAM) members who know about the good works of BDPA. I'm hopeful that other Microsoft associates will follow the positive example set by Charlotte-based Kevin Robinson.

Learn more about payroll deduction options here.

Donors from Macy's Make Payroll Donations via Truist

BDPA Education and Technology Foundation (BETF) is very appreciative of employees from Macy's who are making payroll deductions in support of BDPA programs via Truist. Currently these monthly payroll deductions are targeted to support the BETF Endowment Fund and Jesse Bemley Scholarship Fund.

We send our thanks to Johnathan Watkins for his generosity.

We hope that other members of Macy's team will follow his lead and use payroll deductions to support BDPA programs, services and scholarships.

Bank of America Employees Make Payroll Donations Through United Way of Metro Dallas

BDPA Education and Technology Foundation (BETF) is very happy to let you know that we've received our first donation from the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas. The donation came as a result of a payroll pledge made by Derek MacCallum (Bank of America).

Our hope is that other Bank of America employees in the metro Dallas area (and beyond!) will join Derek by making payroll pledges of their own in the coming weeks and months.

Members of Deloitte Team Make Payroll Pledges to BDPA via Truist

BDPA Education and Technology Foundation (BETF) is very appreciative of Deloitte employees who are making payroll deductions in support of BDPA programs via Truist. Currently these monthly payroll deductions are targeted to support BDPA Middle Tennessee, BDPA Philadelphia and the BETF Endowment Fund.

We send our thanks to Jonica Cowan, Larry Quinlan and Hayward West for their generosity.

We hope that other members of the Deloitte team will follow their lead and use payroll deductions to support BDPA programs, services and scholarships.

SunTrust United Way Campaign

BDPA Education and Technology Foundation is grateful to Ruffin Bell for his payroll pledge through the SunTrust United Way Campaign. Ruffin asked that his donation be used to support the BDPA Richmond chapter programs and services.

Our hope is that other SunTrust employees will follow Ruffin's example!

United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley

BDPA Education and Technology Foundation is grateful to Philips Healthcare employee Danna Sturdivant for her payroll pledge via the United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley. Danna serves as the national coordinator for the annual BDPA High School Computer Competition (HSCC).

BETF provides an annual scholarship -- the Dr. Jesse Bemley Scholarship -- to the highest-performing students at the annual HSCC championship. Danna asked that we apply her personal donation to the Bemley Scholarship Fund.

Our hope is that others who support the HSCC program will consider making a payroll pledge via United Way or other employee giving campaigns to support the Bemley Scholarship Fund!

Payroll Pledges: Wells Fargo Community Support and United Way Campaign

BDPA Education and Technology (BETF) is pleased to report that our organization has been designated to receive charitable contributions through the Wells Fargo 2010 Community Support and United Campaign.

Pledges were made by Reva Chamblis (Twin Cities) and Erica Frazier (Charlotte) in support of BDPA programs hosted by their local BDPA chapter.

Our hope is that other members of the Wells Fargo team will consider making payroll pledge to BETF in the future. For now, we hope you will join us in thanking Reva and Erica for their generous support!

Payroll Pledge: United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg

BDPA Education and Technology Foundation (BETF) is pleased to receive payroll pledges via the United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg that are being used to support programs hosted by BDPA Richmond chapter.

Have you considered making a payroll pledge to support our nonprofit efforts?

AT&T United Way Employee Giving Campaign

BETF proudly received pledged payments through the AT&T Employee Giving Campaign made by Gibran McDuffie. Our foundation is proud to be part of the annual giving program for AT&T. The donation made by Gibran will be used to support BDPA Chicago programs and services.

Our hope is that other BDPA members will consider making payroll deductions during annual giving campaigns put on by United Way, Combined Federal Campaign or the company itself. Others may simply want to make a one-time donation directly to BETF in support of the youth education programs taking place all over the country.

Please share some 'BDPA-Love' with Gibran in the COMMENTS section below!

Abbott Employee Giving Campaign

BDPA Education and Technology Foundation (BETF) is very happy to be recipient of the generosity from employees at Abbott Labororatories.

Giving back is an essential part of Abbott's culture, and their employees' generosity mirrors that of their company. Abbott employees contribute more than $12.6 million annually through their Employee Giving Campaign and Matching Grant program, and these donations were matched by $4.6 million in contributions from the Abbott Fund. At a time when employee giving campaigns at most large corporations experienced diminished participation, employee participation in the Employee Giving Campaign rose to 73 percent from 65 percent the previous year.

Our hope is that the number of Abbott employees that choose to support BDPA programs and services via payroll deduction will continue to increase. Are there any Abbott employees in your local chapter?

Allstate Giving Campaign

BDPA Education and Technology Foundation (BETF) proudly received pledged payments through the 2010-2011 Allstate Giving Campaign made by Malvirse Dervin, Beverly Edwards, Yvette Graham, Sheri Holloman-McKinney, Tsion Kokebie, Cheryl Lewis, Ura Puranda, Desiree Webb-Walker and one anonymous employee.

Our foundation is proud to be part of the annual giving program for Allstate Insurance. The donations made by these eight (8) BDPA members will be used to support BDPA Chicago programs and services. Allstate Insurance leveraged the generosity of these BDPA employees with an additional 15% matching fund donation.

Our hope is that other BDPA members will consider making payroll deductions during annual giving campaigns put on by United Way, Combined Federal Campaign or the company itself. Others may simply want to make a one-time donation directly to BETF in support of the youth education programs taking place all over the country.

Please share some 'BDPA-Love' with Malvirse, Beverly, Yvette, Sheri, Tsion, Cheryl, Ura and Desiree.

Matching Gift: MillerCoors

BDPA Education and Technology Foundation (BETF) is pleased to learn that an anonymous employee at MillerCoors made a payroll pledge to us during the company's employee giving campaign. The payroll pledge was collected by the United Way of Rockingham County.

The pleasant surprise is that MillerCoors provided a 50% matching gift bonus on top of what the employee donated!

Very cool!

Raytheon Charitable Giving Through Payroll Deduction

BDPA Education and Technology Foundation (BETF) is grateful to the employees of Raytheon who are making donations through payroll deductions. Raytheon encourages its employees to make contributions to the communities in which they live and work. These payroll deductions make up a significant portion of Raytheon’s community impact.

BDPA Los Angeles chapter president John Malonson is a member of the Raytheon team. He is using their payroll deduction program to support programs and services provided by his chapter.

BETF is hopeful that all BDPA supporters that work in Corporate America will consider making payroll deduction donations in the coming weeks and months.

Increasing Payroll Pledges for BDPA Programs

BETF looks to significantly increase the donations received from United Way offices and other payroll pledges around the country. We need volunteers in each of the 45 BDPA chapters to work our United Way Project. To date, the following chapters are actively working the Payroll Pledge Project (NOTE: all donations are totals sent over last 365 days):

1. BDPA Baltimore: Michael Tyson (President)
2. BDPA Charlotte: Melendee Jones (Vice-President) - Microsoft Giving Campaign ($1,156), Wells Fargo United Way Campaign ($2,805)
3. BDPA Chicago: Audra Anderson (Vice-President) - Abbott Laboratories Employee Giving Campaign ($540); Allstate Giving Campaign ($1,289); AT&T United Way Employee Giving Campaign ($1,026);  United Way of Metro Chicago ($460)
4. BDPA Cleveland: Sylvia Calhoun (SITES Coordinator) -
5. BDPA Dallas: Chris Johnson (President) - United Way of Tarrant County ($2,000)
6. BDPA Detroit: Anquanette Clegg (Past-President) - United Way of Washtenaw County ($374)
7. BDPA Los Angeles: John Malonson (President) - AT&T United Way Employee Giving Campaign ($75); Raytheon Charitable Giving ($950)
8. BDPA Middle Tennessee: Jonica Cowan (Member) - Truist United Way ($646)
9. BDPA Philadelphia: Hayward West (President) - Truist United Way ($264)
10. BDPA Rhode Island: Felix Fontes (President) - Bank of America United Way Campaign ($108)
11. BDPA Richmond: Jamar Arvin (Past-President) - United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg ($1,078); Bank of America United Way Campaign ($62); WellPoint Associate Giving Campaign ($728)
12. BETF Endowment Fund: Wayne Hicks (Executive Director) - Allstate Giving Campaign ($97); Employee Giving Fund of Boeing ($356); JPMorgan Chase Employee Giving Campaign ($66); Microsoft Giving Campaign ($938);  National Black United Fund ($2,169); Truist United Way ($440); United Way of Central Indiana ($746); Wells Fargo United Way Campaign ($650)
13. BETF General Fund: Wayne Hicks (Executive Director) - Allstate Giving Campaign ($6); Employee Giving Fund of the Boeing Company ($175); JPMorgan Chase Employee Giving Campaign ($1); Microsoft Giving Campaign ($352); National Black United Fund ($165); United Way of Central Indiana ($69)
    
14. BETF, Jessie Bemley Scholarship: Wayne Hicks (Executive Director) - Allstate Giving Campaign ($27); Employee Giving Fund of Boeing ($97), JPMorgan Chase Employee Giving Campaign ($24); Microsoft Giving Campaign ($250); National Black United Fund ($587); United Way of Central Indiana ($378); United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley ($131)

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United Way of Central Indiana

We are very grateful to four (4) members of the Eli Lilly team -- Timothy Coleman, Dr. Marlene Griffin-Bunnell, Robin Leslie, Shondria Seaton -- and one anonymous donor who made payroll pledges to support BDPA Education and Technology Foundation (BETF) through the United Way of Central Indiana.

Our hope is that more BDPA supporters will take advantage of payroll deductions as a way to help us fund BDPA programs, scholarships and services.  

Please feel free to reply to this post if you have questions or wish to discuss the idea further!

United Way of Washtenaw County

BDPA Education and Technology Foundation (BETF) would love to see all of our members that work in Corporate America taking advantage of payroll deductions to support our efforts.   As such we were pleased to see that Tonji Zimmerman (University of Michigan) made payroll deduction donations via the United Way of Washtenaw County in support of the programs and services offered by BDPA Detroit chapter.

Our hope is that Tonji's selfless actions will be replicated by others. 

What say u?

Payroll Pledge: JPMorgan Chase Good Works Employee Giving Campaign

JPMorgan Chase Foundation informed us that one of its employees directed her personal campaign pledge to the BDPA Education and Technology Foundation (BETF). BETF is proud to be one of the 4,500 nonprofit organizations supported by this employee giving campaign.

Earlier this year we learned that JPMorgan Chase Foundation was going to provide a 100% matching gift for a donation made by Estelle Cephas (Northern Delaware).

Our hope is that other JPMC employees will consider making payroll pledges to support BDPA programs and services.