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Dear Friends and Colleagues, We’re thrilled to invite you to participate in this year’s giving campaign!  The UMass Amherst Community Campaign (UMACC) is a fantastic opportunity for us to unite around a common goal: strengthening our community. Join us and your colleagues in supporting a cause you’re passionate about, and become the driving force that helps nonprofits fulfill their missions.  The donations we make through UMACC support a diverse range of causes, from food security and medical research to the arts, environmental protection, family services, animal welfare, and so much more. You can donate to any 501(c)(3) nonprofit you’d like. The UMACC team makes it easy to contribute through payroll deductions, or you can opt to pay by check or credit card. Let’s come together to make a meaningful impact. Here’s to making a difference—Go you, Go UMACC, and Go UMass! Warm regards, Laura and Pam
Pamela Adams, Auxiliary Enterprises Director of Bakery Operations and Executive Pastry Chef
Laura Vandenberg, Associate Vice Chancellor and Vice Provost for Research and Engagement

Great Reasons to Give through UMACC! It is a great way to connect with your co-workers and to help those in need.

It’s fun and easy!

It shows the local community that UMass cares.

It reduces administrative work for nonprofits and since over 80% of UMACC donors renew, it's a predictable form of income for them.

Your can give to several nonprofits at once.

Payroll deduction enables you to spread out your payments throughout the year.

It makes record keeping a breeze and things are easier at tax time.

Giving as a part of a community towards a common goal motivates people to participate, who would not donate otherwise. (For real!)

Where Your Donation Goes

It's a lot of work every year to process over 2400 donations and to pay 400 nonprofit organizations!

UMACC is fortunate to partner with CHC: Creating Healthier Communities, our Campaign Fiscal Administrator.

CHC's fee is only 6% of the donations that come in. CHC is a 501(c)(3) organization. CHC focuses on eliminating health disparities. Learn more about CHC in the FAQs.

That means 94% of what you donate goes to the nonprofit(s) that you choose, and 100% of your donation goes to nonprofit organizations.

If you pay by credit cards fees will be deducted from your gift.

UMACC program expenses are paid by the office of External Relations and Community Events.

Feel more comfortable with a Paper Pledge form?

Click button below to download a form

Have questions? Email Jen Gallant at umacc@umass.edu.

Mailing address:  UMACC/External Relations and University Events  Munson Hall  101 Hicks Way  Amherst, MA 01003

COMMUNITY STARTS WITH YOU!