{"id":35,"date":"2015-08-26T07:57:55","date_gmt":"2015-08-26T12:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/secc\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2026-03-31T09:22:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:22:53","slug":"get-involved","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/secc\/get-involved\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Involved"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p>Start planning now! When the 2026 campaign launches this fall, there are a number of ways you can participate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/epledge.uwdc.org\/crm\/Start.jsp?accountNumber=4985495\"><strong>Donate<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; Every dollar and donation counts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Get your co-workers to donate<\/strong> &#8211; Whether as a formal coordinator for your unit, or just as a champion for the campaign, connecting with co-workers you know to pitch helps make the campaign successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Setup a special event<\/strong> &#8211; A great way to get your co-workers or others in your campus building engaged in the campaign is to setup a special event. This could be as simple as a penny war or a bake sale, raising additional funds that can be added to the campaign totals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your school, college or department is having an event, or if you&#8217;d like to get more involved in the campaign, please email details to <a href=\"mailto:kjoc@uwm.edu\">kjoc@uwm.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Check out some fun ideas from past years that have helped raise money for the SECC campaign!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The College Of Nursing has sponsored a Cake\/Pie Walk and a Fruit and Veggie Walk to engage staff and raise money.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Departments have also used potluck lunches or afternoon dessert gatherings as a way to raise money. A suggested donation of $5 is common.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bake sales in building lobbies &#8211; often involving multiple departments &#8211; engages all of the foot traffic in your building in the campaign<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The United Way <a href=\"https:\/\/giving.wi.gov\/volunteer-and-chair-hub\/\">Volunteer Hub<\/a> has more information on special events.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":435,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-35","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Get Involved - State and University Employees Combined Giving Campaign (SECC)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/secc\/get-involved\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Get Involved\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/secc\/get-involved\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"State and University Employees Combined Giving Campaign (SECC)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-31T14:22:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/secc\\\/get-involved\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/secc\\\/get-involved\\\/\",\"name\":\"Get Involved - 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