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Keep California Strong – All year
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With 30,000 current donors and more than 290,000 employees, the State of California can make a major impact on local communities with a gift through Our Promise workplace giving campaign.
Established in 1957, Our Promise gives state employees the ability to give back through the ease of payroll deduction. While new donations can be started anytime in the year, our annual fall campaign is an opportunity to connect with thousands of certified nonprofits and learn how they are impacting communities across California.
To read more about the timeline of the campaign, visit our FAQs.
Live with Sacramento Theatre Company (10/22)
Join us via Facebook Live Thursday at 12:00 pm PST
Tune in via Facebook Live for our interview with Sacramento Theatre Company (STC).
WHAT: Learn how Sacramento Theatre Company one of the oldest and one of the largest arts institutions in the region, presents classical, musical, and contemporary plays continues during this difficult year.
Causes to Observe in October
Learn about 5 certified organizations
You may already know that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but there are so many more!
We’ve made your search a little easier by compiling Our Promise’s Certified nonprofits that support these various causes.
Patrick Harbison to Host Virtual Nonprofit Fair Live Sessions
Tune-in for the Kick-Off event September 14-18 on Facebook
For the past 4 years, Our Promise: California State Employees Giving Online has had the pleasure of Patrick Harbison as a publicist, ensuring that our mission to connect California state employees with nonprofits is fulfilled with flair!
Nonprofit Fair Goes LIVE!
Join us all week from Sept. 14-18
This year, Our Promise is kicking off the 2020 campaign online!
Join us on Facebook as we go LIVE daily from September 14-18.
Our Promise 2020: Keeping California Strong for All
Gearing Up to Launch in September
Our Promise, the largest annual fundraising campaign for State employees is launching in September. Despite the challenges of the global pandemic, State agencies and departments are working to ensure that every State employee is given an informed and educated opportunity to donate to qualified non-profits throughout California.
Why I Promise
A state worker shares what Our Promise means to her
Every state worker who chooses to become an Our Promise donor has a reason why. Some even have amazing stories behind their passion. Meet Dawn Clark-Lamb and learn about what her Our Promise giving means to her.
Nonprofit organizations need Our Promise
Each year, thousands of nonprofit organizations depend on the generous contributions from Our Promise campaign donors. Last year, state employees raised nearly six million dollars.
Our Promise Campaign Announces New Chair
California's Chief Service Office Josh Fryday Leads Effort to Support Nonprofits
Our Promise: California State Employees Giving at Work is delighted to announce the appointment of Josh Fryday, Chief Service Officer at California Volunteers as the new Chair of the 2020 campaign.
“Our Promise is honored to have Mr. Fryday’s leadership,” says Tabitha Angel, Director of Our Promise. “We know his passion for service will help us connect and inspire more state employees through these unprecedented times.”
Top 10 Nonprofit Organizations of 2019
California has spoken! Through your generosity, the Our Promise Campaign has raised over 5.7 million dollars to nonprofit organizations all over the world. Which nonprofits do you support with your designation?
Celebrating 2019 at the Thank You Breakfast and Awards
The Our Promise Campaign Raised $5.7 Million
The Our Promise Thank You Breakfast celebrated the state employees who contributed to Our Promise: California State Employees Giving at Work.
“The impact of this campaign is to build a richer, more vibrant, more inclusive and healthier California,” said 2019 Our Promise Chair Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, California Surgeon General. “You all work very hard as state employees. You go above and beyond to do more and to give more to help our most vulnerable is so heartening.”
2019 Campaign Results
Here you will find information for 2019 that includes the total number of employees, how many of those who participated in the campaign, and how much money those employees raised.
Click here to view the results.
Submit an Event
Are you coordinating a special Our Promise event for your department that you would like to add to our calendar? Submit the information below, and we will post to our event calendar.
2018 Campaign Results
Here you will find information for 2018 that includes the total number of employees, how many of those who participated in the campaign, and how much money those employees raised.
Click here to view the results.
Our Promise Thank You Breakfast & Awards
Thank you for attending the 2018 Our Promise Thank You Breakfast! We appreciate everything you do to make the Our Promise campaign successful.
The event honored our committed and hard-working department and agency Chairs, Vice Chairs and other campaign volunteers, who worked to spread the word about the opportunity to give back, and the 30,000 state employees who contributed to Our Promise: California State Employees Giving at Work.
Thanks to the generosity of state workers, the 2018 campaign raised $5.9 million! If you wish to see all of the results from the campaign, click here.
2017 Campaign Results
Here you will find information for 2017 that includes the total number of employees, how many of those participated in the campaign, and how much money those employees raised.
Supporting organizations that help our servicemen and women
USO
During the last Our Promise campaign, I elected to contribute through a monthly deduction to the United Service Organizations (USO). For those of you that don’t know, the mission of the USO is to “strengthen America’s military service members by keeping them connected to family, home and country, throughout their service to the nation”. Today, USO facilities can be found in airports and near American military bases around the world. Additional information regarding the USO can be found at: https://www.uso.org/about
Our Promise is here
Caring for California. What does this mean to you? What do you want to see in your community?
We all have a vision for our neighborhoods, our city and our state. Our Promise: California State Employees Giving at Work is your opportunity to support causes and nonprofits that will help your vision become a reality.