How You Can Make A Difference

Thank you for your interest in changing the life of student at the University of Oregon. Your generosity helps support a multitude of dynamic leadership education, service learning and civic engagement opportunities for students, staff and faculty throughout the University community.

There are many ways you can contribute to these efforts:

Make an on-line donation below

     Corporate Partners Program

     Cash or Check

     Gift in Kind

If you would like to support a specific Holden Center program or initiative, please note it this in the Additional Comments box on the UO Foundation online giving page.

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The Holden Center depends on private sources of funding to sustain and expand its impact at the UO. The reasons for giving are numerous and significant. Your support provides students with the opportunity to pursue their community service and leadership interests. It allows them to partner with faculty and various communities to work together to solve community identified issues and problems. It provides them with unique training and educational opportunities that prepare them to be successful in the workforce. Ultimately, it empowers them to believe that they can actually make a difference in the world.

Join the UO and the Holden Center in its efforts to prepare the capable and effective leaders that we need. You can choose from many ways to give and designate where your gift goes. The HLC offers a multitude of leadership, service and civic programs and experiences that you may find interesting. Several cornerstone programs are highlighted below. The Holden Leadership Center is also looking for mentors, advisors, and programmatic ideas. If you have interest in helping us design a unique effort that speaks to the needs of our students and local community, please contact us.

The University of Oregon, major donors, nonprofit and government agencies, local community and national foundations, annual fund donors and program alumni help sustain the work of the Holden Leadership Center. We are grateful for their generous support; our future depends on them and on finding new supporters for our work. To continue to make a difference, we need your help.

To learn more about how you can support leadership education, service learning and civic engagement at the University of Oregon, please contact The Holden Center at 541-346-1146.