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As his first job, the Black teen was ordered to pick cotton.

“As soon as I reached Angola, I went from reading about slavery in my history book to becoming an actual slave,” Winn said. “My first mandatory job was literally picking cotton. While the Black prisoners spent eight hours a day of hard labor in the cotton fields, white prisoners primarily worked inside doing jobs like maintenance and laundry. This is still in practice today.”

Winn told his story earlier this month in Geneva, Switzerland, where he testified before the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD).

As part of a��, he told the committee how, at 16, he was sentenced to life in prison without chance for parole, but two white defendants who committed the same kind of crime were sentenced to eight and 10 years.

And he told of the horrors he endured during his 30 years at Angola, including being locked in solitary confinement six times, once for 13 months, for nonviolent offenses such as refusing to engage in slave labor.

Winn was finally released two years ago following a series of legal changes regarding life sentences for juveniles. Now, at 48, he is executive director of a nonprofit organization he created in his hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana, that advocates for the wrongfully incarcerated and seeks to help keep young people out of prison by offering alternatives to life on the streets.

I was proud to stand with Winn in Geneva as part of a four-person SPLC delegation that worked throughout the week of Aug. 8 – along with a coalition of more than 70 advocates from U.S.-based nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) – to provide documentation to CERD of ongoing racial discrimination and disparities in the U.S.

Winn and I were accompanied by SPLC Chief Policy Officer LaShawn Warren and��, a formerly incarcerated Georgia woman who since 2019 has advocated for voting rights and other issues at the��.

We believe the SPLC and the dozens of other advocates made a powerful impact as����U.S. compliance with the��, a treaty signed by 128 countries.

The committee will issue its conclusions to the U.S. at its closing session on Aug. 30. It will identify key recommendations that the U.S. will be expected to implement and report back on within one year.

Review of racism in the US

We submitted several reports to CERD, including one��, on��, hate and extremism, education and health care disparities, the rights of��, prison slave labor and solitary confinement.

In addition to the CERD briefings, the team met with staff members from other U.N. offices, including the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Special Rapporteur on Racism and the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent.

In her statement to CERD, Dukes told members that while Black people comprise about 30% of the population of Georgia, they make up 60% of those who are denied the right to vote due to the state’s felony disenfranchisement law, a remnant of the Jim Crow era.

Dukes, who is white, told how she was able to terminate her probation early and regain her voting rights while so many others – most of them Black – cannot do so. Since her release from prison in 2017, Dukes has become a community activist in the fight to overturn laws prohibiting people from voting because of a criminal conviction.

“On its face my story is a success story,” Dukes told CERD, “but it shows how arbitrary and unequal the rights restoration process can be, and how one person on probation – in a state that keeps more people under its thumb than any other – was able to successfully advocate for myself in court, with the support of my colleagues and my sentencing judge, while many others face insurmountable odds to achieve the same level of freedom and representation.”

Committee echoes concerns

In their dialogue with the delegation from the U.S. government, CERD members echoed many of the concerns and issues we raised in our reports and statements.

Members pointedly addressed concerns, for example, about the U.S.’s failure to incorporate the anti-discrimination treaty into domestic law or policy and to create a national human rights institution to oversee its implementation and the committee’s recommendations. Members specifically expressed concerns about the Biden administration’s failure to even mention the treaty in the president’s����or in the resulting agency plans.

It’s an issue we not only included in our report but have repeatedly raised during consultations with the U.S. government.

In addition, the committee expressed serious concerns about the erosion of voting rights in the U.S. and urged the Biden administration to devote all possible resources to protecting the right to vote and combating the onslaught of state-level voter suppression laws. It specifically called for measures to strengthen the right to vote; to ensure that states modernize processes and strengthen mail, early voting and ballot access; to prevent gerrymandering; and to stop artificial and unnecessary ID requirements and manipulation of polling stations.

The committee pressed the U.S. government on many other issues, as well, including education and health care inequities, the incarceration and abuse of migrants, the underreporting of hate crimes and much more.

Reflecting material from the SPLC’s main report, the committee urged the U.S. to develop a national plan to combat school segregation and specifically identified discriminatory local funding schemes as an area of concern. Members also sought commitments for specific measures to ensure that teaching is aimed at promoting respect for all cultures and that instruction includes “the forms and consequences of racism” and legacies of slavery.

Pressing forward

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The SPLC-authored����prompted the committee’s request for more information and for a U.S. plan of action on solitary confinement and forced labor, like Winn experienced at Angola. Specific reference was made to labor conditions that recall slavery and to the fact that wage, safety and health protection laws for workers don’t apply to incarcerated people.

The U.S. delegation’s responses to these inquiries were, much like their responses to NGO concerns during pre-review consultations, general and somewhat vague.

Pansy Tlakula, the����for the U.S., pointedly called out the lack of substantive responses and gave a laundry list of topics on which the committee wanted more detailed written responses within 48 hours. Unfortunately, NGOs will not be privy to those responses unless the U.S. chooses to publish them.

Though CERD has no authority to enforce the treaty on the elimination of racial discrimination or its own specific recommendations, its periodic reports can put pressure on governments like the U.S. to act in order to avoid global and domestic condemnation.��

In her closing remarks, Tlakula noted that she grew up under apartheid in South Africa and knows all too well that we can only put racism to rest if we acknowledge it, talk about it and adopt concrete measures to combat it.

That was the goal of our work in Geneva.

The SPLC plans to engage closely with the administration and other NGOs to press for full implementation of CERD’s recommendations and for much more comprehensive civil society consultation in the process.

Top picture: Flags representing the United Nations members line the entry to the United Nations Office at Geneva, housed at the historic Palais des Nations in Switzerland. (Credit: iStock)

Support SPLC’s��through your employee giving��program:

As a donor, you can support SPLC by��donating to them through your employer’s workplace giving program��(CFC#10352��if you’re a military or federal employee participating in the Combined Federal Campaign).��Payroll pledges made through employer-sponsored charitable giving programs represent a��cost effective and near effortless way to support your favorite charities.

As SPLC’s��workplace giving partner, ������Ƶ’s Charities can help your company design and implement a program centered on supporting their work – through workplace giving campaigns, employee fundraising, cause-focused signature programs, volunteerism, donation drives, matching gifts, Dollars-for-Doers, In-Kind Giving and other employee engagement and philanthropic initiatives.��Click here��to request a demo and learn how we can help you do this.

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Since Alzheimer’s Disease Research was founded, we have advanced innovative science by supporting over 860 projects involving more than 2,624 scientists. This work has led to better understanding of the causes and progression of Alzheimer’s, improved diagnostic tools, and important preventive measures people can take to help reduce their risk of this disease.

Researchers found that this test predicts Alzheimer’s brain pathology in people with memory and other cognitive issues. While the test itself cannot diagnose Alzheimer’s, it is an important new tool for physicians to aid in the evaluation process. This test does not involve any radiation and is noninvasive, requiring only a small blood sample. That sample is sent to C2N’s laboratory for analysis by mass spectrometry, and a healthcare provider will discuss the results with a patient. These features make the test more accessible than other diagnostic methods that physicians use to evaluate issues with memory and other cognitive issues and could pave the way for earlier diagnosis and treatment and greater enrollment in clinical trials. “This is a scientific breakthrough with the potential to dramatically change Alzheimer’s research and patient care now and into the future,” said Stacy Pagos Haller, President of Alzheimer’s Disease Research.

The test was developed by Alzheimer’s Disease Research grant recipients Phillip Verghese, PhD, and Joel Braunstein, MD, MBA, who built upon the work of previous grantees David Holtzman, MD, and Randall Bateman, MD. Dr. Braunstein said, “The best chance we have for treating Alzheimer’s disease will come from earlier detection and earlier intervention. We are grateful to Alzheimer’s Disease Research for being such a strong supporter every step of the way.”

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Your donation to Alzheimer’s Disease Research will help scientists find ways to better diagnose, prevent, treat, and ultimately cure Alzheimer’s as well as provide free, valuable information to the public about this disease. ��

If you’re a military or federal employee, you can support Alzheimer’s Disease Research through the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). Our CFC number is 30518.

If you’re a private sector employee, you can also help fund Alzheimer’s Disease Research through your employer’s workplace giving program.

Click here if your company would like to start a workplace giving program to support Alzheimer’s Disease Research. We have partnered with ������Ƶ’s Charities, a workplace giving federation, which connects employees to the causes they care about the most.

Through your generosity to Alzheimer’s Disease Research, you can help end Alzheimer’s by donating:

• $2/week ($104/year) to help buy personal protective equipment, data storage equipment, surgical tools, and cell culture dishes in labs.
• $5/week ($260/year) to help purchase enough agarose, a powder used to make gel to isolate proteins, for several weeks in a biology lab. It could also purchase a vial of an antibody to detect tau in animal models of Alzheimer’s.
• $20/week ($1,040/year) to help cover the cost of an experiment to measure Alzheimer’s biomarkers (signs) in blood samples.
• $20 – $40/week ($1,000 – $2,000/year) to help send a promising young researcher to an international science conference to share research results – a critical venue for analysis of discoveries.

To learn more about the research that you can help support, visit

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“To Change the World…One Leader at a Time” is the ambitious vision of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF). TMCF builds on the legacy of Justice Marshall by providing access to opportunity. Created in 1987, TMCF has provided scholarships to students attending ������Ƶ’s 47 publicly-supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).�� Since its founding, the organization has awarded over $500 million in scholarships and leadership development.

Public Historically Black Colleges and Universities have been disproportionally underfunded compared to other publicly funded institutions.�� TMCF’S���� support to these institutions provides its students with supplemental programs focused on STEM, entrepreneurship, and leadership.�� Additionally, TMCF extends its financial resources to students by providing scholarships that give students the financial freedom to explore development opportunities to upskill and hone their talents.��

“Financial barriers clearly impact a student’s ability to persist toward graduation but it can also prevent students from availing themselves to career development opportunities that help them compete for lucrative careers”, said�� TMCF President and CEO, Dr. Harry L. Williams.�� “For 35 years, TMCF has worked to remove these financial barriers while providing unprecedented access to career development opportunities with Fortune 500 companies. TMCF designs innovative upskilling programs with top companies which has led to more HBCU students being recruited and hired.”��

TMCF corporate partnerships with top companies such as Apple, Boeing, Medtronic, Mondelez, Google. Wells Fargo, John Deere, and others has helped to advance diversity efforts within a cross-section of industries while increasing the profile of prospective talent coming from HBCUs.��

Talent on HBCU campuses has largely gone untapped even though HBCUs produce nearly 20% of all African ������Ƶn college graduates while only representing 3% of the higher education landscape.�� Most of the Fortune 500 have limited, if any, recruitment presence at HBCUs.�� Through their work, Thurgood Marshall College Fund provides an essential link between Corporate ������Ƶ and HBCU talent.���� TMCF’s talent sourcing programs gives qualified students an opportunity to network, interview, and compete for high profile jobs.

Donations��to TMCF support efforts to enhance financial and programmatic resources to more students.��TMCF can��help remove some of the financial burden of college costs��through its scholarship programs. Even with this funding,��there is��a remaining financial need of $12,000 for every student awarded.��

It’s possible that these kinds of��financial gaps��have��contributed to low graduation rates, especially since research has shown that one in three college freshmen drop out of school before their second year.

TMCF’s mission to carry forward the legacy of Justice Thurgood Marshall has secured its role as a champion of HBCUs and the talented students who attend them.����Workplace donations��to TMCF ensures the advancement of its critical work in education, diversity, equity, and inclusion.��

As HBCUs continue to be the��top producers of undergraduates going on to earn doctorates in science and engineering, the work of TMCF has become critical to today’s and tomorrow’s workforce. You can help TMCF keep the doors to a college education open for another student, and join the movement to change the world, one leader at a time. ��

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Support The Conservation Fund through��your employer’s workplace giving program!��If you are a Federal or Postal employee/retiree, or military personnel,����to donate through the Combined Federal Campaign donation portal to The Conservation Fund (CFC #10630). If you work in the private sector, or work for a State government or municipal agency, please contact your HR for a link to your donation portal.��

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Together with millions of supporters, we take on puppy mills, factory farms, the fur trade, trophy hunting, animal cosmetics testing and other cruel industries. We rescue and care for thousands of animals every year through our Animal Rescue Team’s work and other hands-on animal care services.

Earlier this year, the HSUS Animal Rescue Team was approached by the U.S. Department of Justice to remove roughly 4,000 beagles from a breeding facility that supplied laboratories that test on animals. As of Labor Day weekend, all 4,000 were on their way to loving homes! While the Humane Society of the United States is no longer fundraising for the rescue and transportation of the 4000 beagles, the Animal Rescue Team and donations are always needed for extraordinary events like the beagles, natural disasters, hoarding and cruelty cases that require their immediate response.

As a donor, you can fund immediate response efforts and help the��Humane Society of the United States fight all forms of animal cruelty by��donating to them through your employer’s workplace giving program. While there may be multiple donation options depending on your employer-sponsored charitable giving program, payroll deduction pledges in particular are a��cost effective and near effortless way to support the Humane Society of the United States��and have a big impact.

For instance:

• $1.00 per pay period��(x 26 paychecks = $26 total) buys a large bag of dry cat food for the HSUS Animal Rescue team.
• $5.00 per pay period��(x 26 pay checks = $130 total) rescues one animal from a puppy mill, hoarding or fighting situation.
• $8.00 per pay period��(x 26 checks = $208 total) provides basic medical care to ready four rescued animals for placement into a new home.

If you are a Federal or Postal employee/retiree, or military personnel,����to donate through the Combined Federal Campaign donation portal and search for CFC# 11894.

If you work in the private sector, or work for a State/county/local government or municipal agency, please contact your HR for a link to your organization’s workplace giving donation site.��

Are you an employer?��As the��Humane Society of the United States’��workplace giving partner, ������Ƶ’s Charities can help your company design and implement a program centered on supporting their work – through workplace giving campaigns, employee fundraising, cause-focused signature programs, volunteerism, donation drives, matching gifts, Dollars-for-Doers, In-Kind Giving and other employee engagement and philanthropic initiatives.��Click here��to request a demo and learn how we can help you do this.

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Since The Inn opened its doors in 1990, we have supported more than 13,000 children and their families from all 50 states and 94 countries. We are able to house up to 59 families every night, where we take care of the little things, at no cost to them, so they can focus on the big ones: keeping their sick child happy, making time for themselves, and supporting one another.

By supporting The Inn through your employee giving program, your compassion can help make childhood possible for the more than 1,700 sick children who stay free of charge at The Inn, each year, as they battle life-threatening illnesses in pediatric medical trials at the National Institutes of Health.

As a donor, you can support The Inn by donating to them through your employer’s workplace giving program. While there may be multiple donation options depending on your employer-sponsored charitable giving program, payroll deduction pledges in particular are a cost effective and near effortless way to support The Children’s Inn and have a big impact.

For instance:

• $2.00 per pay period (x 26 paychecks = $52 total) helps a family afford groceries during their stay (about $50 per week per family)
• $10.00 per pay period (x 26 checks = $260 total) pays for one night’s lodging at The Inn for a family
• $25.00 per pay period (x 26 paychecks = $650 total) gives families an unforgettable experience by funding a socially distant outdoor trip

If you are a Federal or Postal employee/retiree, or military personnel, donation portal and search for CFC# 10324 or enter “The Children’s Inn at NIH” in the charity search field.

If you work in the private sector, or work for a State/county/local government or municipal agency, please contact your HR for a link to your organization’s workplace giving donation site.

Are you an employer?

As The Children’s Inn at NIH’s workplace giving partner, ������Ƶ’s Charities can help your company design and implement a program centered on supporting their work – through workplace giving campaigns, employee fundraising, cause-focused signature programs, volunteerism, donation drives, matching gifts, Dollars-for-Doers, In-Kind Giving and other employee engagement and philanthropic initiatives. to learn more about the benefits of workplace giving and request a demo to learn how we can help you do this.

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Through its Operation Sharing Program, CAP partners with over 1,300 nonprofit organizations, community-based agencies, churches, and schools across all 13 Appalachian states, as well as Arkansas and Missouri, to collect and deliver donated goods throughout the region. In nearly 40 years, Operation Sharing has delivered more than $2 billion worth of donated materials to more than 1.5 million people.

CAP exists to reduce the impact of devastating generational poverty which means that many struggle with having enough nutritious food to eat while others also deal with living in substandard housing. These are areas that CAP seeks to address.

The projected food insecurity rate in CAP’s service area is 20.74% overall and 24.5% among children. It is not much better seniors. An average of 72% of school-age children CAP serves qualify for free or reduced rate lunches. CAP currently operates two food pantries and partners with another community pantry to support Appalachian for children, their families, and seniors.

Last year alone, CAP’s Home Repair Program help repair or rebuild over 200 houses making these homes safe, warm, and dry. This included homes for a growing number of grandparents raising grandchildren.

Recurring, sustainable gifts are critical to CAP’s ability to continue to offer these comprehensive services. The steadfastness of our donors helps CAP fulfill our mission to build hope, transform lives, and share Christ’s love through service in Appalachia. We know that the health of our region and the nation begins with the provision of adequate support to enable people in impoverished communities to seek, see, and secure new opportunities. You can make that happen. CAP works toward a time when each person we serve can be either self-sustaining or be engaged in communities of care so that their neighborhoods and communities can thrive.

Support Christian Appalachian Project through��your employer’s workplace giving program!��If you are a Federal or Postal employee/retiree, or military personnel,����to donate through the Combined Federal Campaign donation portal to Christian Appalachian Project (CFC #11102). If you work in the private sector, or work for a State government or municipal agency, please contact your HR for a link to your donation portal.��

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Amidst the ongoing presence of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year has seen extraordinary events that have tested the foundations of our democracy. Immediately after the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol, and after a series of elections in which Black voters and other voters of color turned-out at historic rates, states across the nation began introducing legislation to suppress their voting rights and ballot access.

LDF has responded to these attacks on civil rights as we have for the past 81 years — by fighting for racial justice in the courts; at the local, state, and federal levels; and on the ground in communities across the country. Due to the courage and commitment of our clients, the generosity of our supporters, and the dedication and expertise of our staff and cooperating attorneys over the years, LDF has remained what it has always been: a pioneering force in our nation’s quest for equality.

We know that it is the ability to participate in the political process that unlocks so many of the other important civil rights issues. It increases the prospect for meaningful reforms in the criminal justice system. It expands the possibility of education equity. And it opens the doors of opportunity for fair housing practices and economic advancement.

LDF is continuing the fight to protect voting rights in 2021, and we will continue to do so every year, in every election going forward. We are uniquely positioned to navigate one of the most important moments for civil rights in our nation’s history. Join us in our fight to achieve equality for all by donating to LDF through your workplace giving program or through the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC #11104). For more about our work, please visit .

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But in spring 2020, those plans were put on hold. Not only were all in-person Camp activities paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Colby also fell ill��and had multiple hospital visits over the course of the year.����

“He’s had no energy and has just stayed in his room since February last year,” his mom Janka said. “He really can’t go anywhere.”��

Due to the combination of the ongoing pandemic and Colby’s illness, he has been even more isolated than in the past. So, it lifted his spirits when he was able to connect with Hole in the Wall’s CampOut program during a virtual��home visit last June. For an hour, he played��“Finish the Lyrics” with his mom and Hole in the Wall’s CampOut team.��Each player’s Disney music knowledge was challenged, with Colby coming out on top.��And the at-home fun continued in the fall when Colby participated in a Camp mailing series and received three different��packages filled with fun Camp activities like slime- and drum-making kits.

“He gets so excited when a package arrives,” Janka said. “And it’s so good for him to have these activities that he can do on his own.”����

This summer, Colby was especially excited to return to The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp for a four-day Family Camp where he and his mom enjoyed individualized, podded programming filled with their favorite activities like archery, arts & crafts, and yes – fishing – all modified for COVID-19 safety.

“Colby kept talking about going to Camp and catching another snake,” his mom said. “I can’t even get him to leave his room, so for him to talk about going to Camp is huge. We were so grateful to be back.”

Colby and his mom are one of thousands of families who experience “a different kind of healing” through Hole in the Wall’s year-round programs. Whether at Camp, in hospitals, in camper homes or in local communities, these brave children and their families find joy and a supportive community that understands their unique challenges.��

All Hole in the Wall programming is provided at no cost to families, thanks to a caring community of thousands of donors each year who have all made Founder Paul Newman’s dream their own. Whether through a one-time gift, a recurring payroll deduction or monthly gift, these generous friends help provide hope and “a different kind of healing” to children with serious illnesses and their families throughout the Northeast and mid-Atlantic.��

As Paul Newman once said, “The need is great, and so are the opportunities to make a difference – one smile at a time.”

Support The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp��through your employee giving��program:

As a donor, you can support The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp by��donating to them through your employer’s workplace giving program��(CFC#10704��if you’re a military or federal employee participating in the Combined Federal Campaign).��Payroll pledges made through employer-sponsored charitable giving programs represent a��cost effective and near effortless way to support your favorite charities.

As The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp’s��workplace giving partner, ������Ƶ’s Charities can help your company design and implement a program centered on supporting their work – through workplace giving campaigns, employee fundraising, cause-focused signature programs, volunteerism, donation drives, matching gifts, Dollars-for-Doers, In-Kind Giving and other employee engagement and philanthropic initiatives.��Click here��to request a demo and learn how we can help you do this.

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For nearly 60 years, WETA and Classical WETA have served Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia with high-quality, educational cultural, news and public affairs programs and services. Combined Federal Campaign and workplace giving contributions from individual community members have provided vital support to help make WETA’s public service possible.

An independent, not-for-profit public broadcaster and producer, WETA’s mission is to produce and distribute content of intellectual integrity and cultural merit that pique the audience’s curiosity and interest in the world around them, providing opportunities for lifelong learning for��all��who seek enrichment, inspiration and information.

CFC and workplace giving contributions support the broadcast of WETA’s five TV channels — WETA PBS, WETA UK, WETA PBS Kids, WETA World and WETA Metro. Viewers enjoy popular programs such as��Finding Your Roots,��Masterpiece, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Frontline, Antiques Roadshow��and��Nature. Classical WETA is the exclusive home of classical music in Greater Washington, both on air at 90.9 FM and via classicalweta.org. Contributions help fund the inspiring offerings, including radio productions produced by WETA with leading area cultural institutions, opera favorites every Saturday afternoon and a dedicated podcast that explores classical music in-depth.

In addition to broadcasts and productions, WETA has developed valuable national education services including Well Beings, a public media campaign addressing the critical health needs of ������Ƶns through storytelling, conversation and events. Projects for parents and teachers include LDOnline.org, ReadingRockets.org, ColorinColorado.org and AdLit.org.

On the ground in the local community, WETA’s services include Ready To Learn workshops that show families, child-care providers and teachers how to leverage public television’s kids shows to help young viewers learn to read. Workplace contributions also support WETA’s acclaimed local and national television productions.

A top producer of public affairs, history, and arts and cultural programming, WETA creates some of the finest, most-watched programming in television, including the award-winning��PBS NewsHour, Washington Week��and much more.��WETA works with a wide range of independent filmmakers to produce and present works including Ken Burns’s Muhammad Ali and Hemingway, Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s Finding Your Roots and The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song, the Peabody Award-winning Asian ������Ƶns, and many more.

As a non-profit, WETA relies on members of the community to support the company’s mission of service. It is the collective support of members, donors, listeners, viewers, parents, teachers and many others that sustains WETA’s important work.

Your gift to WETA is a gift to the people of your community.

Through your support, you are helping others in the Washington, D.C. area and beyond, empowering audiences to share the joy of learning, to stay informed as citizens, to benefit from a deeper understanding of the nation’s history, and to experience the nourishment of the arts and sublime music. Your CFC contributions will help WETA continue to provide a unique service to the national capital region, creating content of true consequence and bring important ideas to life on behalf of the public.

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Support WETA��through your employee giving��program:

As a donor, you can support WETA by��donating to them through your employer’s workplace giving program��(CFC#99581��if you’re a military or federal employee participating in the Combined Federal Campaign).��Payroll pledges made through employer-sponsored charitable giving programs represent a��cost effective and near effortless way to support your favorite charities.

As WETA’s��workplace giving partner, ������Ƶ’s Charities can help your company design and implement a program centered on supporting their work – through workplace giving campaigns, employee fundraising, cause-focused signature programs, volunteerism, donation drives, matching gifts, Dollars-for-Doers, In-Kind Giving and other employee engagement and philanthropic initiatives.��Click here��to request a demo and learn how we can help you do this.

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“The Salvation Army needs community support to keep our programs running, neighbors helping neighbors. While our annual Red Kettle Campaign raises money to help support our programs, holiday contributions are not enough by themselves. We rely on donations throughout the year to serve people whenever they need it. Recurring monthly gifts from workplace giving mean that The Salvation Army has donations we can count on every month – and, in turn, that our neighbors in need can count on you all year long. Thank you!”

Your support at any level counts. A recurring donation of $10 helps 52 homeless neighbors have hot evening meal and case management. A donation totaling $1,000 supports a child for a full year of music education through our afterschool programs. Even $1 each pay period means that a family of 4 will have a special holiday meal. Donate today.

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