What it is and how it works:

The NJECC is a 16-week campaign, taking place between September 15 – December 31 this year. During that time, we will feature 14 specific causes – a different cause each week – and will showcase some of the NJECC charities that address those causes.

As a donor, there a couple ways you can participate in and engage with these cause weeks:

(1) Attend Virtual Charity Fairs:

While the pandemic is preventing us from holding in-person charity fairs this year, that doesn’t mean you can’t connect with this year’s NJECC charities! We asked the participating charities to share videos, photos, and stories about their impact, and we will be sharing those with you through our weekly Virtual Charity Fairs.

Corresponding with each of the 14 cause weeks (click here for our cause week calendar) we’ll be featuring throughout the campaign, there will be a dedicated landing page on the donation portal, which will showcase charities you can support through the NJECC who address that featured cause. Those landing pages will be used to host our Virtual Charity Fairs.

To participate in each week’s Virtual Charity Fair, visit the NJECC donation portal at www.charities.org/NJECC.

On the donation portal home page (screenshot shown below), click on the “Featured Cause” button. From there, a landing page for that week’s featured cause will display – empowering you to “visit virtually” and engage with NJECC charities and the videos and stories they have shared to connect you with their mission and those they help.

(2) Connect with the NJECC and participating charities on social media:

We invite you to follow the NJECC on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (and encourage your work colleagues to join you)! Between September 15 – December 31, we will be sharing examples of how your donation can have an impact and connect you with the NJECC charities and causes you can support through the New Jersey Employees Charitable Campaign. Plus, by following us on social media and sharing our posts – you’ll be helping us reach other New Jersey State Employees, empowering us to grow our campaign results and help even more charities and the important causes they address.

Follow us on social media:

• Facebook
• Twitter
• Instagram

Want to be a “Super Fan” for the NJECC? Can’t wait until one of our special cause weeks to post about that cause on social media? No need to wait. Download our social media kit! Complete with messages and graphics that we’ll be posting throughout the campaign, this kit makes it easy for you to post content promoting the campaign.

NOTE: We are making final edits to our 2020 NJECC Social Media Kit for employees to use. We will post a link on this page when it is ready to download. Until then, feel free to contact Sarah Ford at sford@charities.org to be added to our “Super Fan” social media list, and she’ll make sure you receive a copy of the kit once it becomes available.

(3) Donate!

Save the Date! The 2020 NJECC kicks off on Tuesday, September 15, 2020. Once you have had a chance to learn about the charities participating in this year’s campaign, visit the NJECC donation portal at www.charities.org/NJECC to make your pledge!

You have the option to donate to more than 800 charities that impact communities on a local, state, national or international level – and you can donate online via payroll deduction or credit card. You can support as many different charities as you want, as long as you donate a minimum of $52 to each charity (per state regulation).

After you make a donation, you will receive a special “I gave” badge, which you can place in your email signature or share on social media to show that #NewJerseyGives and encourage your colleagues to join in the fun.

(4) Share Your Selfie! Participate in our “I give because…” Video:

Anytime between September 15 – Dec 4, download one of our “Share your selfie” templates (they are in a Word document format). Briefly state the reason why you choose to give to NJECC charities and take a picture of your self holding the sign (you can either print a copy or fill it out electronically and display it on your computer while you take the picture/selfie). We will compile all the selfies we receive into a video to wrap-up the 2020 campaign in December, and to thank everyone for supporting the critical work our NJECC charities do to help our communities thrive.

Click here to Submit your selfie to the NJECC communications team

Download a “Submit Your Selfie” template:

Below are previews of three templates you can choose from. Click on the template you want to use, in order to download that template as a Word document you can edit.

  

The City of Trenton held an agency fair on October 19th.  

Mayor Eric Jackson kicked off the City of Trenton’s annual NJ Employees Charitable Campaign yesterday. Campaign Coordinator Lysandra Montero, NJECC Steering Committee representative Paula Aldarelli from EarthShare NJ, Reana Barakakos from One Simple Wish, Pam Senatore from Family Guidance and Sue Dunning from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mercer County were on hand to address the employees from the City of Trenton.

The NJECC kicked off the 2017/2018 charitable campaign on Friday, September 8^the at the New Jersey State Museum. The campaign will run through December. Co-Chair Dr. Harvey Kesselman, President of Stockton University welcomed state and local campaign coordinators and spoke about the importance of giving back and how beneficial the program can be for charities participating in the campaign.

The NJECC is a direct way to help those in need sustain local, national, and international health, educational, environmental and social service organizations, and make a meaningful contribution to your community.

NJ Employees Charitable Campaign co-chairs Commissioner Richard Hammer from the NJ Department of Transportation and President Harvey Kesselman of Stockton University announced the statewide campaign raised over $700,700 at the annual recognition ceremony held on March 31^st at Mercer County Community College Conference Center.

The campaign which runs from September through December each year, provides state and local municipal employees with the opportunity to contribute to more than 1,100 charities through payroll deduction.

Commissioner Hammer and President Kesselman were honored for their commitment to the 2016 campaign. Their energy, dedication, and support helped increase the credibility and visibility of the campaign.

The Commissioner and President gave out the Chairperson’s award to departments that demonstrated outstanding dedication, exemplary participation, and for exceeding the previous year’s fundraising goal. The awards went to the Office of Information Technology, NJ State Commission of Investigation, the City of Trenton, The College of NJ, Stockton University, and NJ Institute of Technology.

Susan O’Brien presented the Campaign Manager Award to the following coordinators for team leadership, dedication and going above and beyond to promote the ECC. The awards went to Peter Baratta/Stockton University, Sharon Simmons/Department of Transportation, Daryl Jones and Chris Papp/Department of Education, David Zappariello and Sue Lubrano/South Jersey Transportation, John Cipriano and Gerri Greco/Office of Information Technology and Yetta Somers/Board of Public Utilities.

The Campaign also acknowledged and thanked The Credit Union of New Jersey for partnering with the NJECC. The ability to provide campaign materials for the coordinators would not be possible without the generous support from the credit union.