Giving

Brian with UNC Chapel Hill says, “I give through SECC for several reasons: 1. You provide a curated list of donation possibilities, many of which I would want to support, but with your list, I don’t have to track them down individually. 2. The payroll deduction option (even though I rarely use it) is very convenient. 3. It enables me to say to all the other folks who call or email me at home for donations that “I do my charity giving through SECC.” That avoids the hassle of dealing with them and the inevitable “guilt” they try to impose on you for refusing them. Basically, your website covers my rationales”

Cassandra with UNC Chapel Hill says, “I give to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital because parents do not need the stress of finances when dealing with a sick child. And they share their research. I donate to Feed the Children because no one should go hungry. I give to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society because their research has found treatments for both Leukemia & Lymphoma, but also some other cancers.”

Chih-Ing with UNC Chapel Hill says, “I grew up with oral narratives about food insecurity that was experienced by my parents and their families during the Japanese occupation and World War 2 in Singapore. For my dad’s family, this was exacerbated post-war due to an untimely death of my granddad who was the sole breadwinner for his family with children ages 18 months to 12 years of age. Education was a pathway out of poverty for my parents and by the time I was born, my parents had stable jobs and we could live simply but comfortably. We were able to have access to fresh foods especially fresh vegetables as they were the most cost-effective. My journey to where I am today is really because of the many sacrifices and commitment to education made by my grandparents and parents, and for the fact that there were neighbors and others who supported my family when they were down and out, and also nutritious fresh foods being more accessible than junk or processed foods in Singapore. Carolina Cares campaign is a time when I recommit my pledge to support programs that are closest to my heart. In the past years, programs I’ve supported have been ones that support families and children who have food insecurities. Because I’ve benefitted from having access to nutritious fresh foods when I was a child and continue to be afforded that opportunity to get most of my foods from my local farmers’ market, I’m excited that Farmer Foodshare is now one of the organizations that I could make a pledge to.”

Donna with UNC Chapel Hill says, “I give because I want everyone on this planet to thrive. It is my hope that each individual or community that I help will ultimately help others, creating a web of support that will expand beyond that one gift.”

Joseph with UNC Chapel Hill says, “I have donated is because I am a diabetic type two and love to support the research effort.”

Katie with UNC Chapel Hill says, “There are two reasons that I choose to participate in SECC. First, it’s easy. Having a variety of impactful nonprofits at our fingertips to direct dollars towards from our paychecks makes philanthropy effortless. Second, I love the idea of being part of a larger collective giving effort. It’s not just me, staff member in this School or department. But it is public servant leaders for the state of North Carolina choosing to invest their resources back into their communities.”

Sarah with UNC Chapel Hill says, “I have found the range of causes, charities, and organizations to which donations can be given through this mechanism to be ones that I would give to anyway. Doing it through the SECC makes it extremely convenient for me for 2 reasons: • For our household, we budget a certain percent of our income to be allocated to charity, kind of like our tithe for the year. Being able to distribute that budgeted amount each month through payroll across a variety of causes that are meaningful to our family makes the act of giving easy! • Donating in this way also streamlines my charitable contributions come tax time – all the documentation is in one place – I just print out my SECC list each year from the campaign!”

The easiest method is by annual payroll deduction. This method requires a minimum pledge of $3 per month. Deductions will begin January 1, 2025.

The Carolina community has an electronic option to give to the Carolina Cares, Carolina Shares campaign!

Carolina employees have the convenience of making their donation using ePledge. This convenient online method of giving does not require submission of a pledge form. Employees only need their ONYEN and ONYEN password. Once the employee has signed into the platform, they have the option to select their charity designations and payment options. The ePledge method of giving serves as the employee’s personalized pledge form, helping the campaign to remain paperless and save administration dollars needed to manage the campaign.

User ID: Your ONYEN
Password: Your ONYEN password

If you have questions about ePledge, email cccs@hr.unc.edu.

The online pledge form (PDF) allows state employees to also give a one-time gift using cash, check (made payable to NC SECC), or credit card.