2017 Annual Giving Drive: Women

King County’s Employee Giving Program’s (EGP) Annual Giving Drive provides over 60 prescreened nonprofit organizations whose primary category of service is promoting equity, safe-space, and programs that are important to and for women. Last year, donations by King County employees doubled to this category of service.  This response was a powerful example of the collective impact of individuals … Continue reading 2017 Annual Giving Drive: Women

Win tickets to Remlinger Farms Harvest Festival!

Renewal Challenge! October 16th-19th Don’t miss your chance to participate in the Employee Giving Program’s Renewal Challenge! Did you give during the 2016 Employee Giving Campaign? Have you renewed your pledge this year? Those who renew by midnight Thursday, Oct 19th will be entered to win 2 tickets to Remlinger Farms Harvest Festival. Drawing takes … Continue reading Win tickets to Remlinger Farms Harvest Festival!

2017 Annual Giving Drive: Environment conservation

Whether you want to be part of the change in a child’s life or a defender of the environment, the Employee Giving Program’s (EGP) Annual Giving Drive provides a plethora of prescreened nonprofit organizations to choose from. As part of the Annual Giving Drive, week three highlights nonprofit organizations that are preserving the environment for … Continue reading 2017 Annual Giving Drive: Environment conservation

2017 Annual Giving Drive: Emergency and disaster relief organizations week

The Employee Giving Program’s (EGP) Annual Giving Drive is back in action, and with the recent natural disaster devastating parts of the United States and other countries, this week’s focus is on emergency and disaster relief organizations. The EGP provides prescreened nonprofit organizations to King County employees, where they can give back to their communities directly … Continue reading 2017 Annual Giving Drive: Emergency and disaster relief organizations week

2017 Nonprofit Application Cycle and Workshops

We are excited to announce our 2017 Nonprofit Cycle! We have grown to more than 1,000 organizations participating in our program! In 2016, employees pledged $1.92 million to their favorite organizations. This doesn't include all the love and adoration. We love watching connections blossom! Each year awesome nonprofits, just like you, must apply and meet … Continue reading 2017 Nonprofit Application Cycle and Workshops

The best time to thank your workplace giving donor.

A frequently asked question we get from Nonprofits, especially those new to workplace giving, is: When is the best time to thank my workplace giving donor?  Here is the answer: The Point of Pledge There are a couple of key reasons for this: Nonprofits are not responsible for tax documentation. In a majority of cases, nonprofits … Continue reading The best time to thank your workplace giving donor.

The 1-2-3s on how to retrieve tax documentation for donations

This time of year we often get questions from both employees and our nonprofit partners about documenting workplace giving charitable donations. For payroll donations, the IRS wants you to have two things: A copy of your pledge A copy of a paystub or a W-2 If you donated through the King County Employee Giving Program, … Continue reading The 1-2-3s on how to retrieve tax documentation for donations