<p>Our recently solicitation from NYU was from the Parents Council. I was very impressed with the Matching Gifts info on the website. It linked us directly to my hubby’s company page and it’s gift ratio. We discovered it was 3:1 for donations under $500. So theoretically, we could give NYU $25 and his company would match $75. We were a little more generous than that, but the fact remains that you could give a guilt free $25 knowing you are contributing $100 to NYU in the end. The other thing I liked about the NYU site is that they linked us to a pdf file for our company matching gift form. So I didn’t have to send hubby down to the office’s Human Resources Department looking for official forms–a task that would have delayed the donation. With downloaded form in hand, we had the donation mailed off in a flash. And best of all, you can tell the Parents Counsel to earmark the contribution for Tisch School of the Arts specifically. </p>
<p>Of course, we are fortunate to have an employer with a matching gift program. It’s worth checking into with your own places of employment. Don’t forget that donations are tax deductible!</p>
<p>I would love to have attended the Gala! Too pricey for us but it sounded very cool.</p>