NAU Advancement experienced an outpouring of generosity last year through the annual employee giving campaign with donations totaling $269,700.<\/p>\n
Twenty-six percent of NAU\u2019s employees joined in the Ounce 4 Ounce giving campaign, a 5 percent increase from the previous year. Participation on campus percolated through departments as more than 50 volunteer team leaders encouraged co-workers to give. Departments around campus offered additional incentives, and several, including Gateway Student Success Center, had 100 percent participation.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe asked faculty and staff to provide vital funds for important programs and departments on campus, and they pitched in,\u201d said\u00a0Stephen Riggs<\/strong>, director of the NAU Fund. \u201cNAU employees believe in the university\u2019s mission, and their investment of time and money speaks volumes to our alumni, donors and students.\u201d<\/p>\n For this year\u2019s spring campaign, contributing employees were offered incentives through Advancement\u2019s partnership with Sodexo, Starbucks and the NAU Bookstore. Faculty and staff were eligible to receive a travel mug and coupon for a free beverage from Sodexo or coffee from Starbucks in addition to a 25-cent discount each time the mug was used on campus. The NAU Bookstore offered discount coupons to participants.<\/p>\n To learn more about the Ounce 4 Ounce campaign, click\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"