Employee Giving programs are the fastest growing pathway to philanthropy for individual donors. Municipal agencies have offered payroll deduction giving opportunities for city, state, county, and federal employees for many years. The Combined Federal Campaign is one of the oldest, and can be the most cumbersome to navigate. At the same time, corporate, private, and nonprofit employees are giving through programs like United Way, Benevity, EarthShare Oregon, and Black United Fund of Oregon’s upcoming Workplace Giving program. This workshop will offer an overview of payroll deducted employee giving programs, review the benefits of these programs, and also offer strategies to addressing their hurdles - which include navigating their systems, donor engagement and stewardship.

Learning Objectives

1. Basic understanding of employee giving programs that exist and how to connect with them as nonprofits
2. Strategies for navigating challenges and barriers to participation
3. Strategies to maximize donor relations with employee giving donors

About the Presenter:

Marina Muñoz de Martínez (she/hers/ella) | Director of Development & Partnerships, Race Forward

Marina Muñoz de Martínez has worked and taught in the fundraising community for over 20 years. A passionate advocate and practitioner of equity in philanthropy, Marina has had the joy of working with donors and community organizations to raise money for causes such as the first fully bilingual exhibition at the New Mexico History Museum, a completely renovated campus for Animal Humane New Mexico, and countless projects and programs in arts & education collaboratives across the nation. Marina currently resides in the Pacific Northwest, where she gives her time among various BIPOC-led nonprofit organizations to continue to build community around anti-racist and decolonial reforms within the industry. In her downtime, she is an avid yoga practitioner, gardener, cinephile, and seamstress for burlesque, wrestling, and drag performers. Marina shares in life’s joys and struggles with her spouse, two pitbull dogs, and one bossy calico cat. Marina holds an A.A. in Liberal Studies from College of San Mateo, a B.A. in Recreation Administration from San Francisco State University, a certification in Nonprofit Health and Human Services from the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance, and a M.P.A. in Public Administration Management from University of New Mexico.

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