Thanks to the Cal Alumni Association, YOUR remarkable story of support for our Filipino Language Studies program was featured today on their online Cal Connections newsletter and Facebook page. What a wonderful way to commemorate October’s Filipino American History Month, a nationally recognized month since the U.S. Congress passed resolution H. RES. 780 in November 2009. 

Read YOUR story here, and THANK YOU for making history in support of our Filipino Language Studies students!

What an exciting final stretch to this campaign! Thanks to YOU, we have raised $25,850 of our $25K goal to support our Filipino Language students for years to come! We are also awaiting word on additional gifts (including employer matching & Charter Hill Society Match gifts), which we will report on in the coming weeks. 

Although our online crowdfunding campaign has ended, gifts can still be made over the phone by calling Gift Services at 510.643.9789. Please be sure to reference the Filipino Language Studies Fund number: FN7621000. 

In addition, our crowdfunding page will continue to serve as a resource to share the remarkable 30+ history of the program, as well as its impact on the Pilipinx American community at Cal. We welcome any additional insight you may have to ensure the accuracy of our historical content. Please feel free to reach out to Melissa Urbano at murbano@berkeley.edu.

We cannot thank you enough and look forward to your continued engagement with the Filipino Language Studies community. 

Go Bears!

Click the image below to view the final journal project of the Spring 2021 Filipino Language Classes entitled, “distansya”.

We could not have reached 83% of our goal without your support - thank you SO MUCH! With just 2 days left, please help us raise the final $4,128 towards our $25K goal! Here's how...

• Help spread the word by sharing the following link with your networks: https://crowdfund.berkeley.edu/amb/updatepg
• Consider making an additional gift to the campaign
• Leverage the current Charter Hill Society Match and double your impact!
  • For a limited time, undergraduate alums can double the impact of their gift and become a member of the Charter Hill Society. A generous anonymous donor will match gifts made between June 1 and June 30, 2021 or until the matching funds are exhausted. Undergraduate alums who have never been a member of the Charter Hill Society are eligible for this exciting opportunity. Existing donors upgrading to these levels within the fiscal year will also qualify for the match. For more information, visit https://charterhill.berkeley.edu/charter-hill-match.php

WE CAN DO THIS! Thank you for your support!

Since our last update in April, YOU have helped raise 72% towards our goal. Thanks to you, we are just $6,975 away from reaching $25,000! 

With only 20 days left until the end of our campaign, we would like to ask for your help in the following ways.

• Help spread the word and/or create your own mini-campaign to raise funds by sharing the following link with your networks: https://crowdfund.berkeley.edu/amb/updatepg
• Consider making an additional gift to the campaign.
• Leverage the current Charter Hill Society Match and double your impact! 
  • For a limited time, undergraduate alums can double the impact of their gift and become a member of the Charter Hill Society. A generous anonymous donor will match gifts made between June 1 and June 30, 2021 or until the matching funds are exhausted. Undergraduate alums who have never been a member of the Charter Hill Society are eligible for this exciting opportunity. Existing donors upgrading to these levels within the fiscal year will also qualify for the match. For more information, visit https://charterhill.berkeley.edu/charter-hill-match.php

WE CAN DO THIS! Thank you for your support!

Ever since our campaign launch during Big Give in March, your generous donations & shares have helped us reach $17,325 of our $25,000 goal! Thank you so much!

With just $7,675 left to raise by June 30, please continue to share this link (https://crowdfund.berkeley.edu/amb/updatepg) with your networks and use the following messaging on your social media accounts to maximize our impact.

Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

“I just made a gift to the new Filipino Language Studies Fund at Cal to support our students and to grow the program for years to come. Help us reach the initial goal of $25K to kick off this campaign by going to https://crowdfund.berkeley.edu/amb/updatepg, and PASS IT ON!”

To thank you for your generous contribution and support, the Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced Filipino classes cordially invite you to their "Distansya" Journal Launch THIS FRIDAY!

Topic: DISTANSYA Filipino Journal Launch

a semester-end celebration of all Filipino classes and their communities highlighting original student works in Filipino.

Time: Friday, Apr 30, 2021 5:00-6:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

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Meeting ID: 916 9516 1827

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The Filipino Language Studies Fund Campaign Working Group

YOU helped raise 55% ($13,790) of our $25,000 goal in just 24 hours to support Filipino Language Studies during Big Give! Four days later, YOUR gifts & shares on social media helped us reach 63% ($15,775). What an amazing feat! 

Thank you for showing our campus community (and the world!) the deep and far-reaching impact of this program, as well as your commitment to ensuring its continuity and growth for years to come.

Please continue to share this link (https://crowdfund.berkeley.edu/amb/updatepg) with your networks - as well as your stories - so that we can reach our initial $25,000 goal (just $9,225 to go as of today!). Use the following messaging on your social media accounts to maximize our impact.

Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

“I just made a gift to the new Filipino Language Studies Fund at Cal to support our students and to grow the program for years to come. Help us reach the initial goal of $25K to kick off this campaign by going to https://crowdfund.berkeley.edu/amb/updatepg, and PASS IT ON!”

In the meantime, our Filipino Language Studies Fund working group is solidifying plans for a comprehensive campaign that will enable us to realize the vision highlighted on our crowdfunding page, so please stay tuned.

This is just the beginning!

We are excited for the official launch of our crowdfunding site during Big Give on March 11, the university's annual, campus-wide, 24-hour fundraising campaign. Please join us by making a gift and spreading the word about our campaign. Big Give officially begins at 9 pm PST on March 10 and ends at 9 pm PST on March 11.