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It’s Back! Countdown to Christmas 2020

This month, the UP community is celebrating the Advent Season with the development office’s 25 Days ’til Christmas online calendar. So far, we’ve shared Advent prayers, gourmet baking tips from Fr. Dan Parrish, Christmas playlists, and more. Join us in counting down to Christmas with a new surprise each day.

Columbia Sportswear Employee Store: You’re Invited!

With the holiday season here, now is a great time to shop at the Columbia Sportswear Employee Store. University of Portland faculty and staff have exclusive acces from December 4 to December 27. To allow more time for shopping, the store will be open from 8 a.m. – 10 p.m. daily. Plan your shopping for weekdays and evenings to avoid the store’s peak times.

  • Holiday Sale discounts are in addition to already marked Columbia employee pricing (40 – 50% off regular retail pricing)
  • Holiday Sale 10% off discount runs until December 6, 2020
  • Holiday Sale Doorbusters will be available through December while supplies last
  • All the latest products from the Columbia Sportswear Company family (SOREL, Mountain Hardwear, prAna, and of course Columbia Sportswear)

Please bring your UP employee invitation, either printed or on mobile phone. Also bring your work ID and personal photo ID. You can bring four guests as long as you are present. Not available for online purchases. Shoppers are required to bring their own face coverings to wear while shopping and Columbia is taking all precautions to keep employees and visitors safe and healthy.

UP Donors Gave From the Heart on #GivingTuesday

#GivingTuesday was last Tuesday and UP donors showed up! More than 1,100 supporters made gifts totaling over $260,000, mostly for tuition assistance and student emergency funds. These gifts help students and their families who have been impacted by wildfires, health complications, and lost wages this year. They also provide much needed funding for financial aid, UP’s academic programs, Pilot Athletics, centers, and student support services. From the bottom of our hearts — thank you to all who gave!

Get Ready for #GivingTuesday, Dec. 1

#GivingTuesday is nearly here, and the University community is reminded to get ready for fundraising for all departments, centers, clubs, or schools with the 2020 #GivingTuesday Social Media Toolkit. This year’s #GivingTuesday takes place on December 1.

Contact Jessie Lamb, director of annual giving, at lamb@up.edu if you have questions or need support.

New Fundraising Resource for Schools & Centers

The Office of Development has launched a new resource for departments across campus to help reach out to donors and potential donors. This quick start guide provides tips for using your communications to tell stories that will generate financial support for your programs and projects as well as information about how the Office of Development can support you. Campaign tool kits for annual fundraising campaigns, such as Giving Tuesday and Pilots Give, will also be available here throughout the year. You can find the quick start guide using this link.

For more information contact Jessie Lamb, development, at x7124 or lamb@up.edu.

 

Columbia Sportswear Employee Store Passes: You’re Invited!

University of Portland faculty and staff are invited to take advantage of exclusive access to the Columbia Sportswear Employee Store from Friday, September 4 through Sunday, September 27. A pass for this offer is available at this link.

The safety of store employees and shoppers is their number one priority. Below are some of the precautions being taken to ensure safety while in our store:

  • Wiping down and sanitizing checkout surfaces between each customer
  • Sanitizing fitting rooms between each customer
  • Providing hand sanitizer for shoppers and employees
  • 6’ marked checkout lines to maintain social distancing
  • Limiting number of customers allowed in the store at one time
  • All employees will be wearing face coverings
  • Shoppers are required to bring their own face coverings to wear while shopping
  • Contactless payment options like Apple Pay

The employee store offers its customers the Columbia Sportswear employee discount of 40 to 50 percent off retail pricing on all the latest products such as SOREL, Mountain Hardware prAna, and Columbia Sportswear. Click here to view September promotions.

Please bring the UP invite, printed or shown on mobile phone; work ID and personal photo ID. The offer is valid for employees and four guests; employee must be present. The offer is not valid for online purchases.

Find store location and hours here or on the invite.

Olivia Bormann: “Let’s Get Together”

All University employees who identify as Black (adjunct, faculty, staff, administration, etc.) are invited to contact Olivia Bormann, associate director of development and DIP graduate intern. Bormann has created an informal affinity roup for Black identified employees to meet and greet. The group has an email list so members can all stay in contact, organize more events, and share trainings and resources. Overall, the mission is to gather and provide informal support to each other.

Please email bormann@up.edu to be part of the group at and if you have any questions/concerns or need ADA.

UP #GivingTuesdayNow Results: Thank You!

Last week UP joined #GivingTuesdayNow in its global day of giving. Over 395 UP donors gave more than $200,000 and unlocked $25,000 in challenge gifts. We would like to especially thank UP employees for participating—at least 65 took this opportunity to support UP’s mission. Through this outpouring of support, UP can respond to the new and extraordinary needs of students as they prepare for their return in the fall. Thank you who participated in the success of this great day!

Marie Jobes: Farewell and Good Luck!

Marie Jobes, development, is leaving UP to take on her new role at nonprofit Girls Inc. Marie started in development after graduating from UP and significantly grew student giving. She constantly brought fresh ideas and optimistic energy to Annual Giving Team projects.  Even in her last few weeks at UP, Marie has been determined to wrap up projects with strong attention to detail and to always put her best foot forward every step of the way.

Marie’s last day was Thursday, May 14. She requested a quiet departure, but you can join in recognizing her by sending a personal note or leaving her a message on kudoboard at this link.

Best wishes, Marie. You will be missed.

#PilotsGive Has Been Postponed, But Watch for #PilotsGiveBack!

In light of growing concerns around Covid-19, development has made the difficult decision to postpone #PilotsGive, originally scheduled for April 1-2 , until a future date.

For the last two years, #PilotsGive has been a truly special occasion, bringing together worthy causes on campus with supportive donors from the greater Pilot community. We look forward to the day, hopefully not far off, when we will be able to announce that #PilotsGive is back on the calendar.

With the move to online learning last week at UP, everyday life on our campus has changed tremendously. However, it’s still very important for Pilots near and far to feel connected and a part of a positive and hopeful community. For this reason, we have decided to transition #PilotsGive into something more responsive to the current global situation.

In the days ahead, we will be sharing #PilotsGiveBack, an online movement for collecting stories, words of inspiration, connections to faith, and ways to provide impact. Near or far—all Pilots will be able to participate! Stay tuned!