Your Gift Matters
settingsYour Gift Identifies You as an Active Member of the OFTC Community
When you give to the OFTC Foundation, you become an essential part of a vibrant community committed to transforming lives through technical education. Your generosity goes beyond a donation — it’s a statement that you believe in the power of education to open doors, create opportunities, and build brighter futures.
As an alumnus, parent, or friend, your support connects you to a dedicated network of individuals who understand the value of skilled training and are passionate about helping students succeed. Your gift fuels scholarships, programs, and resources that directly impact the success of our students and the growth of the college.
By giving to OFTC, you join a special group of advocates who are making a real difference — investing in education, empowering students, and strengthening our community.
Your Gift Helps Continue the Margin of Excellence
Your support is vital to maintaining OFTC’s mission to provide high-quality, affordable education. Generous donors like you make it possible for students to access unique opportunities—from accredited programs and scholarships to essential day-to-day resources that keep our college thriving.
Annual gifts empower OFTC to enhance existing programs, develop innovative new courses, and expand hands-on learning experiences that prepare students for in-demand careers. Contributions toward capital projects and endowments lay the foundation for the college’s long-term growth and success.
Wherever you choose to direct your gift, your generosity strengthens OFTC’s commitment to excellence—ensuring a brighter future for our students and our community today and for generations to come.
Your Rights as a Donor
At the heart of philanthropy is a spirit of generosity and trust—a shared commitment to making a positive impact on our community. We deeply value the confidence our donors place in OFTC, and we believe every donor deserves transparency, respect, and clear communication. To uphold this trust and ensure you feel fully informed and valued, we proudly affirm the rights of every donor who supports our mission:
- To be informed of the organization’s mission, of the way the organization intends to use donated resources, and of its capacity to use donations effectively for their intended purposes.
- To be informed of the identity of those serving on the organization’s governing board, and to expect the board to exercise prudent judgment in its stewardship responsibilities.
- To have access to the organization’s most recent financial statements.
- To be assured their gifts will be used for the purposes for which they were given.
- To receive appropriate acknowledgment and recognition.
- To be assured that information about their donations is handled with respect and with confidentiality to the extent provided by law.
- To expect that all relationships with individuals representing organizations of interest to the donor will be professional in nature.
- To be informed, whether those seeking donations are volunteers, employees of the organization, or hired solicitors.
- To have the opportunity for their names to be deleted from mailing lists that an organization may intend to share.
- To feel free to ask questions when making a donation, and to receive prompt, truthful and forthright answers.
The text of this statement in its entirety was developed by the American Association of Fund-Raising Counsel (AAFRC), Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP), Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), and the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP).