Image
Loading...
October 1 marks the launch of Duke’s annual Doing Good employee giving campaign, and this year, there are many exciting opportunities to get engaged through service and volunteering. Doing Good celebrates Duke employees giving their time, talent, and treasure to benefit local communities.
Image
“This year, we are celebrating our nonprofit partners’ resiliency in Durham and the Triangle,” says Tuere Bowles of Duke Community Affairs. “Duke proudly works with numerous organizations serving vulnerable communities with limited resources. By joining forces, we can tackle pressing challenges while upholding Duke’s values.”
Since last September, 662 Duke volunteers logged 176 hours of service in Durham and beyond. The team with the most volunteer shifts was the Duke Human Vaccine Institute, with 13 team members logging 32.5 hours, followed by the Duke Office of Climate and Sustainability, whose team of five contributed to the Miracle League of the Triangle.
“Volunteering with the Miracle League was an amazing opportunity for our team to play baseball with some of the coolest kids in the Triangle,” said OCS assistant director of strategy and administration Jason Elliott. “I have been a fan of the Miracle League for years since my niece, Cora, is on the team, and it is an absolute blast!”
Loading...
Did you know: Duke has a Partnership Platform that is a central resource for community engagement activities across the university and health system? Its volunteering platform provides an easy way for faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members to find service opportunities and log volunteer hours. It also serves as a portal for nonprofit organizations to post volunteer shifts to help meet their critical needs. Learn more.
Image
Duke undergrad Daya Brown was far and away the top individual volunteer over the past year, with 97.5 hours logged with the Durham County Cooperative Extension, CovEducation, Meals on Wheels Durham, and Purpose Learning Lab, where she serves as a tutor and mentor.
Purpose Learning Lab empowers youth to reach their full potential through inclusive STEAM, digital, and wellness programs. By providing hands-on learning during out-of-school hours, the organization builds confidence, encourages academic growth, and opens pathways to STEM and creative careers. Their programs include enrichment labs, wellness workshops, digital literacy, tutoring, mentorship, summer camps, entrepreneurship, substance abuse education, and mental health support.
“This experience has been deeply enriching, allowing me to support minority and low-income students in the Durham community while helping them strengthen their curriculum and academic confidence,” says Brown.
“A guiding quote for me, both personally and professionally, is Maya Angelou’s, ‘I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel,’” says Brown. “At Purpose Learning Lab, I strive to embody this in my work. Many of the students I serve face unstable home environments, so it is especially important—particularly for the young women I mentor—that they see education as a light in the darkness and a beacon for their future.”
Loading...
The Doing Good Employee Giving Campaign Funds support organizations working in the five priority areas outlined in Duke’s Strategic Community Impact Plan—Community, Health, Housing and Neighborhoods, Education, and Economic Mobility—and the United Way of the Greater Triangle. Employees can make financial contributions through payroll deduction, credit card, or e-check. Learn more.