Ambassador STAR Awards are peer-nominated awards for individuals or teams, to recognize outstanding contribution during the Annual Giving Drive. Service Excellence: Katherine Festa, Department of Community and Human Services The Service Excellence Award honors Ambassadors that go above and beyond in providing excellent customer service. This year’s award winner has led by example in their commitment and…
Ambassador STAR Awards are peer-nominated awards for individuals or teams, to recognize outstanding contribution during the Annual Giving Drive. Inspiration: Kathy Gill, Elections This award recognizes the person or team who helped others shine a little brighter. Their passion, hard work and enthusiasm is contagious. They overcame obstacles during the Annual Giving Drive or were determined…
Ambassador STAR Awards are peer-nominated awards for individuals or teams for outstanding contribution during the Annual Giving Drive. Rookie of the Year: Kendall Cornejo, King County Sheriff’s Office This award recognizes employees who in their first time serving as an Ambassador who take the opportunity by the horns. This person received 7, that’s right, 7 separate nominations! She was…
We are excited to announce the opening of our 2018 application cycle! Our program has grown to include more than 1,000 participating nonprofit organizations. In 2017, King County employees pledged $1.92 million to their favorite organizations. That monetary total, or course, doesn’t convey all the love and adoration. We love watching community connections blossom! Each…
In 2016, despite knee surgery, Misti Straight completed eleven 5Ks—that’s nearly one a month! Misti loves sports. She’s an avid Seahawks fan and frequently spends her time cheering from the stands at Mariners games, Seahawks games, and NHL games. She also serves as Vice President on the board of a junior football nonprofit, Pac Highway…
The King County Employee Giving Program Committee is recruiting for open slots.
It’s tax time! Employees want to know: how do I document workplace giving charitable donations for my taxes? 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, lucky you! Here’s…
It’s that time of the year to recognize a colleague who went far and beyond the call of duty to make a difference in the community! With the Employee Giving Program’s Annual Celebration just around the corner — Thursday, February 15, 2018 (details below) — which celebrates outstanding effort and contributions made by departments and individuals, we want…
In 2018, the King County Employee Giving Program (KCEGP) is launching its new volunteer program. In partnership, King County Information Technology (KCIT), a department of King County government, and KCEGP are initiating a pilot engagement to accomplish three objectives: Understand technology needs of Nonprofits Align volunteer services Establish an ongoing program KCIT has more than…
Story submitted by Beverly Hawkins, King County Employee Listening to NPR, National Public Radio, I heard a story about the Ebola outbreak in Liberia a few years back. It spoke of the brave doctors on the frontline, fighting this horrible affliction. One doctor, after coming down with Ebola, was nursed by his mother in an…
