Frequently Asked Questions Regarding
the Faculty & Staff Giving Program

1. Where can I designate my contribution to the Faculty & Staff Giving Program?

Your contribution can be designated to scholarships, departments, endowed chairs and many others. When you designate your gift, you can support the area of your choice. Your entire gift directly benefits the area you choose. To see a list of accounts, go to www.emufoundation.org. Click on "Make a Gift", scroll down to "Gift Information", choose an account from the drop-downs or search by department, scholarship, or key word. Having trouble finding what you're looking for? Call Cathy Cart at 734-481-2320.

2. When can I make my gift to support the students and programs at EMU?

If you want to make a gift utilizing all of your paychecks through payroll deduction, the deadline is December 7, 2007. After that you can still make a gift through payroll deduction, but your gift will be divided by the number of pay periods left in the calendar year. Gifts can be made to the Faculty & Staff Giving Program year-round. Making a gift to EMU is easy. Besides payroll deduction, you can also fill out the gift form online, print it, and enclose it with a check through campus mail to: Judy Williams, EMU Foundation 1349 S. Huron, Ypsilanti, MI 48197. Or you can make a gift using your credit card on the Web site. If you would like to make a transfer of stock, talk about a planned gift, or establish an endowed scholarship, contact your college development director or Pamela Wright at 734-481-2308.

Why are we receiving an e-solicitation instead of a brochure, like we usually do?

Switching to an e-solicitation format is the most cost-effective way to reach all of our faculty and staff. The Foundation has also received feedback from our donors that they want a more user-friendly way to view accounts and designate their gifts. By utilizing our secure online gift form, all of these options are readily available. Please let us know what you think as we are always looking to improve this program.

3. Are all faculty and staff required to make a gift to the Faculty & Staff Giving Program?

Contributing is not required. It has, however, become a University tradition because of the dedication and great participation of faculty and staff. Faculty and staff see the needs of the University first-hand and want to make an additional difference in the lives of our students and in programs we care about.

4. How do faculty and staff gifts help?

Each year, faculty and staff contribute to scholarships, programs and other special projects at EMU. These gifts make an immediate and long-term difference in the lives of our students and the quality of our programs. Corporations and foundations often look at the contribution level of our faculty and staff when considering a major gift to EMU.

5. How much of each gift is deducted for development expenses?

None! 100 percent of each and every faculty and staff gift goes to the account you designate.

6. What gifts count toward Faculty & Staff Giving totals?

All gifts made by an EMU employee or emeritus faculty and staff count toward the totals. These generous gifts are made year-round and truly make a difference at EMU. Many faculty and staff support expendable and/or endowed scholarships for students, as well as their own programs.

7. What is the Partnership for Excellence Fund?

The Partnership for Excellence Fund is an account that allows faculty and staff to give to the area of greatest need. The greatest need for the 2007-08 Partnership for Excellence Fund is scholarships and program enhancement.

8. What is the purpose of the Foundation?

The EMU Foundation is a private, nonprofit corporation whose mission is to solicit private funds on behalf of and for the exclusive benefit of EMU, and to expand its resource base through the management of assets and the investment and disbursement of funds.

9. Who do I contact for more information about the Faculty & Staff Giving Program?

Please contact Pamela Wright, Annual Fund Manager, at 734-481-2308 or via e-mail at pamela.wright@emich.edu.