{"468771":{"#nid":"468771","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Charitable Campaign Closes Nov. 15","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003ESo far this year, nearly 800 employees have given to Georgia Tech\u0027s Charitable Campaign, but it will take many more to reach this year\u0027s giving goals.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EThis year\u0027s participants have donated or pledged more than $250,000. The Institute goal is for 1,500 members of the campus community to participate and to raise $375,000. Employees have until Sunday, Nov. 15 to make a contribution or pledge.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EDonating through TechWorks (\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.techworks.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ewww.techworks.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E) is preferred, as it is confidential and secure, and provides options for payroll deduction, credit\/debit card, and WebCheck. For additional information or a paper pledge form, visit the Charitable Campaign website at \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.charitable.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ewww.charitable.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E or contact Campaign Chair Joseph Hughes at \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:charitable@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Echaritable@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch6 class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EAbout the Campaign\u003C\/h6\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EThe annual campaign collects donations for nonprofits and charitable organizations that serve communities all over the state and beyond. All state entities, including University System of Georgia (USG) schools, participate in the annual fundraiser.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003ELast year, 1,361 Georgia Tech employees pledged $365,579 \u2014 a significant increase compared to recent years.\u0026nbsp;For the past eight years, Georgia Tech has been the recipient of the Governor\u2019s Cup, which is awarded annually to the state institution with the highest average contribution per employee. Tech has won the Cup a total of 13 times. In 2015, Georgia Tech also was awarded for having the largest total increase in contributions and the highest level of employee participation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EDonations are accepted via payroll deduction on an ongoing basis, or as a one-time donation. For those who choose to give through payroll deduction, the contributions will begin in January 2016. Employees can give to a general fund or choose specific organizations to which they would like to direct their donations.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003ELast year, 1,361 Georgia Tech employees pledged $365,579 \u2014 a significant increase compared to recent years. This year\u2019s goal is to raise $375,000 and have 1,500 employees participate.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This year\u2019s goal is to raise $375,000 and have 1,500 employees participate."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2015-11-11 12:00:19","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:58","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-11-11T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2015-11-11T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"244801":{"id":"244801","type":"image","title":"Charitable Campaign Logo","body":null,"created":"1449243722","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:42:02","changed":"1509375428","gmt_changed":"2017-10-30 14:57:08","alt":"Charitable Campaign Logo","file":{"fid":"228000","name":"charitablecampaign.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/charitablecampaign.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/charitablecampaign.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":30261,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/charitablecampaign.jpg?itok=HZfciZyp"}}},"media_ids":["244801"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.charitable.gatech.edu\/","title":"Tech Charitable Campaign"},{"url":"http:\/\/techworks.gatech.edu\/","title":"TechWorks"}],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2094","name":"charitable campaign"},{"id":"3423","name":"employees"},{"id":"4790","name":"fundraising"},{"id":"342","name":"Georgia"},{"id":"166873","name":"state charitable contributions program"},{"id":"171151","name":"State of Georgia"},{"id":"1966","name":"usg"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:charitable@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJoe Hughes\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECharitable Campaign\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kristen.bailey@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKristen Bailey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}