Hi all -

Another successful stuffing party!

Huge thanks to everyone who was able to join us that past Friday for our annual stuffing party at the Fil-Am Hall. As usual, the room was abuzz with the positive energy of so many of our partner agency reps. And many hands did make for light work -- the task of stuffing 13,000+ envelopes was completed in just over 2 hours, whew!

Congrats to those agencies who were winners in our stuffing party drawing:

• $50 prizes (3) to First Years Children's Center, Neurodiverse Connections, and West Sound PAWS

• $75 prizes (2) to Habitat for Humanity and The ReUse Depot

• $100 grand prize to Bainbridge Boys Lacrosse

Red Envelopes will be mailed out next week!

All materials are back at Blue Sky Printing, for sealing and stamping, and envelopes will start hitting mailboxes next week -- marking the true beginning of giving season :)

OCFA donations site has launched!

In other exciting news, the donations side of the OCFA site (donations.onecallforall.org) is finally live, allowing for an enhanced user experience (including additional payment options, and an "intent to give" feature for DAF, IRA, or brokerage gifts). It also now matches the cleaner aesthetic of our main site (shout out to Fina Valenzuela-Fletcher of Mindful Minds Marketing).

Pages to bookmark for future reference

And speaking of our new site, there are a couple of pages that you'll want to bookmark for future reference (the links below should supercede any prior links you might have):

• Partner Agency Resources page = a centralized location for info, graphics, etc., related to the Red Envelope campaign (still a work in progress; ping me if you need something that's not yet there), and a communications archive

• Donor Reports page = where you'll find details of how your org is doing thus far in the campaign (we try to update every 2-3 weeks); this replaces the now-defunct "partner portal" 

Lastly, as we all enter the busy giving season, please remember that we are here to support you as best we can. Don't hesitate to reach out with any questions.

Best,

Lisa

Hi all,

Friendly reminder that OCFA's annual old-school stuffing party is happening next Friday, October 9th starting at 9:00 at the Filipino American Community Hall on Bainbridge (7566 High School Rd NE). 

We'd love to see as many of you as can make it, as we've got 14,000 envelopes to manually stuff! Please feel free to share with others at your org, including staff, volunteers, board members, and friends. The more, the merrier :)

Coffee and light snacks will be provided, as will door prizes ($ and t-shirts!) and OCFA buttons, car magnets, yard signs, and extra return envelopes.

Parking at the Fil-Am Hall is somewhat limited, so carpooling is encouraged. If needed, you can park on the adjacent BIMPRD property and walk over. 

No need to RSVP, just show up anytime after 9:00. We're usually done by about noon or so, as many hands make for light work.

We appreciate your partnership, and are excited to get these envelopes stuffed and sent out into the community on behalf of you all!

Best,

Lisa

PS - In case you're wondering, envelopes will then be mailed starting around Oct 15th.

Hi all -

As we continue to update our website, I've got a couple of updated links that you'll want to bookmark for future reference, as neither are navigable from our top menu:

1) Our Partner Agency Resources page, where you'll find useful info & dates (including the slides and Zoom recording from last week's Red Envelope 101 webinar); icons & graphics for use in your own communications; and an archive of my Partner Agency correspondence.

and

2) Our Donor Reports page, which is your gateway to finding your org's donor data for the current campaign. This will be updated periodically as time allows. (You'll note that permission to view these Google sheets has only been granted to official reps of your org; if you need to share with someone else, you can create a copy.) Don't worry if you don't see any info in there yet; we're just getting this campaign started!

Analysis of 25/26 Campaign

As for other news, I've just done a big data analysis of the #s from our 25/26 campaign. Although I can't share specific donor info or partner agency distribution details with everyone, I thought some of you might be interested in the big picture:

• Campaign total was $3,139,114.19, which came across 13,073 allocations to 134 partner agencies, OCFA, and the Community Fund, from 1,985 donations (1,414 unique donors)

• The Community Fund was over $62K, with 11,900+ eligible allocations (of $20 or more), which led to CF shares clocking in at $5.21/ea

• Median allocation was $50

• 10% of donations came from donors who chose to remain anonymous

And if you really want to geek out, here are a few graphics indicating % of overall dollars and then overall transactions by payment type (you'll notice the outsized representation from DAFs and IRAs, which I suspect is true for donations to many of your orgs as well):

26/27 Red Envelope materials are printing as we speak. I look forward to seeing many of you (and/or volunteers from your org) at our stuffing party on October 9th!

Cheers!

-Lisa

Hi all -

Happy September and back-to-school! Our website is now live with the 26/27 lineup of partner agencies (check out the full list in our Nonprofit Directory), ready as always to collect donations on your behalf.

Welcome to the 7 organizations (re)joining for 26/27:

• Bainbridge Boys Lacrosse

• Bainbridge Island Pickleball Community

• Community Response Fund at BCF

• Ink & Ribbon Press

• One Heart Wild

• The ReUse Depot

• Sharing and Spreading Hope

As we gear up for the busiest part of our fundraising season, I also wanted to share some important dates & info:

1) Red Envelope 101 webinars

Attending one of these webinars is a great way to learn the important details about OCFA, and a chance to ask questions. I highly recommend it for those who are new to their organizational roles, or for anyone from our new partner agencies. This year, I'll be hosting 2 sessions:

• Weds Sept 9th at 12:00 noon

• Thurs Sept 10th at 7:00 pm

Please RSVP if you'd like to attend, and I'll forward you the corresponding Zoom link. Feel free to invite staff, board members, or volunteers from your organization as appropriate. (If you're unable to attend, slides from the presentation will be available afterwards.)

2) Annual stuffing party on Friday, October 9th! 

As usual, we will be setting up shop at the Fil-Am Hall on Bainbridge, from 9am to noon on Fri Oct 9th to manually stuff 14,000 envelopes. Please drop by to lend a hand, mingle with other partner agency reps, and help us officially kick off the new campaign. No need to RSVP.

3) BI Rotary's Community Grants cycle: Sept 15th - Oct 15th

The application window for the Rotary's annual Community Grants for local nonprofits is approaching! Visit their info page to learn more about requirements and eligibility: https://www.bainbridgeislandrotary.org/how-we-serve/community-grants/

4) BCF's free nonprofit training series

The Bainbridge Community Foundation once again has a great lineup of nonprofit workshops this fall. Click on the links below to learn more and register (or reach out to Nicole Nathanson at BCF: nicole@bainbridgecf.org).

• End of Year Fundraising with Brittany Kirk: Thurs Sept 17th from 10-12 at Bainbridge Performing Arts (BPA)

• Nonprofit Management Mini-Course with David Harrison: Thursdays in October (10/1, 10/8, 10/15 and 10/22) from 3-5pm at BCF

• Real Time Strategic Planning with David Marzahl: Thurs Nov 12th from 10-12 at BPA

• Improving Core Financial Reporting with Erin Thomasson: Thurs Dec 3rd from 10-12 at BPA

As always, let me know if you have any questions or need support!

Best,

Lisa

Hi partner agency rep -

I'm pleased to let you know that your final disbursement check from our 25/26 Red Envelope Campaign is on its way to you. This check is for donations we have received on your behalf from January 1st through July 31st, 2026, plus your shares of the Community Fund (1 share for each donation of $20+ throughout the campaign year, logging in at a record $5.21/ea):

Check #: xxxx

Amount of disbursement: $xxxx

As always, One Call For All has absorbed all fees related to processing your donations, as well as issued appropriate tax acknowledgements to donors. We are happy to support you in this regard, so that you can continue to focus on your organization's mission.

As you may know from my previous emails, we've been working on updating the OCFA website -- both some aesthetic and functional updates. Phase 1 is complete, so check it out at www.onecallforall.org! Phase 2 will be an upgrade to the donations side of our site (donations.onecallforall.org), and is expected to debut in September. (We'll keep you posted. For the time being, the usual donation pages are still in place.) As a result of all this, the former systems for accessing your donor data (both the Partner Portal and the Donor Reports page) are now obsolete, but here is your Google sheet itemizing your donations for the year: xxxxx (Please respect the sensitive nature of this information, and do not share with anyone outside your organization, including a fiscal sponsor.)

Lastly, as we wrap up this record-breaking $3.1M campaign, please know how much we appreciate your partnership in raising both funds and awareness for our local nonprofit community. We are so fortunate to live in a place where the good work of our 130+ diverse partner agencies is affirmed and generously supported!

All the best,

Lisa

Hello new Partner Agency reps, and welcome to OCFA's 26/27 campaign!

Now that August is upon us, the 26/27 version of our Red Envelope Campaign is officially underway, and includes all of YOU!

Although our hard-copy, snail-mail envelopes will not be sent to all Bainbridge households until mid-October, you are free to start making use of our resources (consider bookmarking our Partner Agency Resources page for now) and directing donors to our site on your behalf. Your organizational profiles and donation pages have all been created, and you are now included in our online nonprofit directory. (These links should still work with our revamped website -- we're doing both aesthetic and functional updates -- which should be launched by end-September; we'll let you know when that's ready, too!)

Speaking of dates, just to reiterate the timeline for these opening months of the new campaign:

• August = soft launch of 26/27 campaign (i.e. we can start collecting funds on your behalf)

• Mid-September = Red Envelope 101 webinar (via Zoom) to learn more about the campaign and have a chance to ask questions; I will offer up a few dates as the time gets closer

• Early-Mid October = stuffing party at the B.I. Fil-Am Hall on Fri 10/9 from 9:00 am-12:00 noon (followed by mailing of envelopes the next week)

• Late October = special OCFA supplement to the BI Review will go to all Island households; you'll have an opportunity to place an ad (at reduced nonprofit rates) if you'd like to gain some visibility

And although I'll cover more specifics of the annual timeline in the Red Envelope 101 webinar, a quick reminder of our distribution schedule so that you can plan your finances accordingly:

• Disbursement check #1 will be issued in mid-January 2027, for donations received 8/1/2026 through 12/31/2026 (this tends to be 85-90% of annual funds raised)

• Disbursement check #2 will be issued in mid-August 2027, for donations received 1/1/2027 through 7/31/2026 *plus* your shares of the Community Fund (1 share earned for each donation of $20+)

Welcome (or welcome back, to a few of you) to One Call For All! We're excited to have you with us for the coming year!

All the best,

Lisa