Support Us

Memoriums and Honorariums

What better way to honor the memory of a loved one or to celebrate the accomplishment of a friend or family member than by helping others. Honor those who have made a difference in your lives! A gift in their name will help the Diabetes Society provide education and support to those living with the disease. Memorial and honorary gifts can be a one-time donation. After receiving your gift, the Diabetes Society will send a card to the honoree or to the deceased’s family acknowledging your thoughtful donation; the amount given is never indicated. You may add a personalized message to the card if you wish. You will receive a letter acknowledging your donation as well.

Gifts may also establish a memorial/honorary tribute fund. The fund will enable you to inform others to give to the Diabetes Society in memory of your loved one or in honor of your special event. You will receive a list of donors on a regular basis that will allow you to send your own thank you note. If you wish, we can send you a supply of donation envelopes for future giving.

You may make a Memorial or Honorary donation to the Diabetes Society by simply filling out the Memorial or Honorary Donation Form, and then submitting it online, over the phone or by mail.

Download Contribution Form

Workplace Giving Programs

Workplace giving programs are an easy and effective way to give to the Diabetes Society through your employer.

Workplace Campaigns

Whether you work for a private company or a public organization, you can use the ease and convenience of payroll deduction to make your gift. Many companies participate in workplace giving through United Way or Local Independent Charities campaigns to support local and national charities. Your employer’s giving campaign may provide you the opportunity to give to the Diabetes Society. For more information contact your Human Resources Department or call us at (408) 287-3785 x124.

Matching Gifts

You may be able to double or even triple your gift to the Diabetes Society by taking advantage of a matching gift program offered by your employer. Current employees, and in many cases retirees, are eligible to have their charitable gifts matched through these programs, and it is  easy to do. Just submit a matching gift form along with your donation to double your support! If you have any questions regarding Workplace Giving or Matching Gifts, please call us at (408) 287-3785 x 124 or contact your Human Resources department.

Here is a partial list of local corporations that will match employee contributions:

3Com Abbott Laboratories Adobe Systems, Inc. Advanced Micro Devices Allstate Foundation Apple Computer, Inc. Aspect Telecommunications AT&T Automatic Data Processing Bank of America Bank of Santa Clara Bay Networks, Inc. Behring Diagnostics Inc. Boole & Babbage, Inc. Cadence Design Systems, Inc. The Chevron Companies Cisco System, Inc.

Citibank The Clorox Company Cypress Semiconductor Corp. Deluxe Corporation Fujitsu America, Inc. Gap, Inc. Guidant Corporation Hewlett-Packard Company IBM Intel Corporation Johnson & Johnson Kmart Corporation Macy's West Madge Networks,Inc. McKesson Foundation Motorola, Inc. National Semiconductor Network General Corporation

Olin Corporation Pacific Bell Raytheon Company San Jose Mercury News Schering-Plough Corporation Seagate Technology, Inc. Sega Foundation Siemens Business Communication Systems, Inc. Sun Microsystems TRW Systems Integration Group United Defense LP Varian Associates, Inc. Wells Fargo Bank Westinghouse Electric Corp. Whole Foods Xerox Xilinx

Stock Donations

By donating stock, you will avoid capital gains taxes and be able to claim tax deductions for the full market value of the stocks or bonds up to 30% of your adjusted gross income. We will send an acknowledgment letter for tax purposes. This is an excellent way to leverage your gift in support of the Diabetes Society.

Our Broker:

• Morgan Stanley
• Phone: 800-736-1053
• Account Number: 656-098261-0-302

Other Options to Contribute

• Annual Giving
• Cash, Checks, Credit Cards
• Car Donations
• Family Funds
• Gift-in-Kind
• Planned Giving
• Bequests
• Charitable Gift annuity
• Charitable Lead Trust
• Charitable Remainder Trust
• Donor Pooled Income Fund
• Retirement Assets Options

For more information, please contact Adriana (408) 287-3785 ext 124 or Adriana@diabetessociety.org

Technology Wishlist

We are accepting donations for the following electronic equipment:

• 60GB 5400 IDE/ATA-66 Desktop Internal HDD
• 80GB 5400 DMA/ATA-100 Notebook Internal HDD
• 80GB 7200 IDE/ATA-100 Desktop Internal HDD
• 160GB SATA/150 Desktop Internal HDD
• 160GB Portable 2.5" External HDD, USB 2.0
• Hewlett-Packard 3GHz P4 Windows Desktop System from TechSoup Stock
• 17" LCD Monitor from IBM
• 512MB PC2100 Notebook SODIMM
• 1GB PC3200 DIMM
• PDA 266MHz, 128MB SDRAM, Color Display, Wi-Fi, Windows Mobile
• Linksys WRV54G Wireless-G VPN Broadband Router
• Cisco Catalyst C2960-48TT-L Switch
• 10/100/1000BASE-T PCI Adapter
• Wireless PowerPoint Presentation Remote Control, USB
• 512MB Flash Drive Memory, USB

If you any questions, please contact Information Services at (408) 287-3785 ext 133 or IS@diabetessociety.org