Inside Iowa State
Oct. 13, 1995
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Iowa Shares Partners With State Health Association For Fall 
Campaign

by Linda Charles
The Iowa Shares campaign has a new twist on campus this year.
Donors can give to two agencies with one pledge card. As an 
experiment, Iowa Shares and the National Health Agencies of 
Iowa (NHAI) have combined their campaign efforts at Iowa 
State into the "Partnership for Iowa."

"This partnership will expand charitable choices for all ISU 
employees," said Peggy Baker, Iowa Shares executive director. 
"Iowa Shares and NHAI believe more choices mean more of our 
community will be served."

"Our administrative costs will be significantly less under 
the partnership," added Ivy Ward, executive director of NHAI, 
a federation of 13 Iowa health agencies.

If successful, the partnership could expand into other areas 
next year, said Nancy Guthrie, Iowa Shares media 
representative. Iowa Shares conducts its fund-raising 
campaign at 18 workplaces throughout Iowa.

Iowa Shares is a coalition of 22 organizations that work for 
issues supporting women, the environment, peace and justice, 
the community and animal rights. New member organizations 
this year include Amnesty International of Iowa, Animal 
Rescue League of Iowa Inc., Children & Family Urban 
Ministries, People Place and Women's Resource Action Center.

Eighty-six cents of each dollar Iowa Shares collects goes 
directly to its organizations, Guthrie said.

This year's campaign focus is on increasing the number of 
people who contribute, she added. At least 100 ISU employees 
must contribute to the campaign through payroll deduction 
this year for Iowa Shares to continue its university drive 
next year.

"Iowa State participation has been very positive," Guthrie 
said. "Employees have been responsive and receptive to more 
charitable choices.

"Where we've been able to make personal contact, we get an 
excellent response. Because Iowa Shares and NHAI have limited 
promotional resources, both federations will continue to 
build and expand their network of ISU friends who help by 
sharing information with colleagues about the work and member 
organizations of the two federations," she said.

Iowa State employees should have received their pledge cards 
in campus mail during the last week in September. They are 
asked to return their pledges by Oct. 31.

Anyone who didn't receive a pledge card or wants more 
information can call Ralph Knox, Iowa Shares campus contact, 
4-9794.

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