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Will You Care for California?
Make a gift during the Our Promise Campaign, October-December.
We’re celebrating 65 Years of Caring for California! State employees raise nearly $5 million for nonprofits every year during the Our Promise campaign. Show you Care for California by making a payroll deduction or increasing your donation during the Our Promise Campaign October 1 – December 31, 2022. Log into Cal Employee Connect and make a gift or increase your donation and be entered to win a weekly prize drawing for a $50 gift card!
Our Promise Campaign Chairs
2022 Co-Chairs and Vice Chair Announced
Our Promise California State Employees Giving at Work is honored to host dynamic chairs from different state agencies during the campaign that runs annually October-December. State agencies – along with other departments – work to ensure that every state employee is given the opportunity to donate to philanthropic organizations throughout the state. During the campaign, employees can give to any 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization having as low as $5 per pay cycle deducted from their wages.
Our Promise Chairs
YOU Made All the Difference
One-Time Donations Now Available Year-Round
With your support, the Our Promise Spring into Action campaign raised more than $10,500 to support nonprofits across the state! Each one-time donation made a difference to California’s recovery. And now, you can make a one-time donation to a cause of your choice at any time by logging into Cal Employee Connect, giving you more flexibility to respond directly to current events.
Spring into Action Results at a Glance
Celebrating the 2021 Campaign Donors and Volunteers
The Our Promise Campaign Raised Nearly $5 Million
Despite another challenging year for California, thousands of state employees continued to support their favorite causes through Our Promise: California State Employees Giving at Work in 2021.
“I’m honored to recognize my colleagues in state government for their hard work and commitment to the Our Promise program,” said 2021 Our Promise Co-Chair Josh Fryday, California’s Chief Service Officer.
Our Promise Fundraising Results
Our Promise and state employees work hard to make a difference in your community! These are the past 5 years of fundraising results in the Our Promise Campaign. For each state department, you’ll find how many donors they have, as well as how much they’ve raised among those donors.
2022 Our Promise Campaign Evaluation
Your feedback improves the Campaign for next year!
Thank you for helping us Care for California. We would appreciate your feedback to help us improve campaign proceedings for next year. Please complete this survey, and provide as much detail as you would like in the comment section at the bottom.
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Four Reasons to Set Up an Our Promise Account
California State Employees Giving at Work is online
Charitable giving is easier than ever! Our Promise has partnered with Cal Employee Connect to offer online giving for the first time in its 65-year history.
State employees will be able to create their accounts through Cal Employee Connect.
How Our Promise Happens
How does a staff of 3 support the nearly 290,000 California state employees in the largest statewide employee giving campaign? Spoiler alert– we don’t do it alone.