Donate
Play a part in encoding the world’s writing systems by donating to SEI.
Funds go towards paying specialists and students to conduct research on specific scripts, and help cover research travel, administrative costs, and website maintenance.
Ways to Donate
Donations are tax-deductible in the US within the limits as prescribed by law (see IRS Publication 526).
Note: A portion of your philanthropic gift (7.5%) is allocated to support our fundraising efforts and capital renewal projects on campus. This level compares favorably to those at other UC schools and select institutions. One third of this amount is directed to capital renewal; one third to campus-wide fundraising operations; and the remaining third to fundraising operations at the school, college, or program benefiting from your gift. More information is available here.
See here for information on employer matching on gifts.
Go to the secure website for the Script Encoding Initiative Fund and make your donation there. You will receive official acknowledgement of your contribution, and our heartfelt thanks!
You can also make a donation to the Script Encoding Initiative with your credit card by calling UC Berkeley Gift Services at +1.510.643.9789, stating that the donation should go to Script Encoding Initiative (fund number FU1226000)
Personal Checks (in U.S. dollars) should be made out to “UC Berkeley Foundation”, with “Script Encoding Initiative” written on the memo line, and sent to.
University of California, Berkeley
Donor and Gift Services
1995 University Avenue, Ste 400
Berkeley, CA 94704-1070
If a letter accompanies the check, it should specify that the money is a “gift.”
Our Gift to You
Donate $1OO or more to SEI to receive a World’s Writing Systems poster.
ln order to receive it, please send an email with “WWS Poster” in the subject line and include a copy of the donation receipt, your mailing address, and the preferred poster edition (A, B or C).
Posters are courtesy of our collaborators in the Missing Scripts program.
Concept: Johannes Bergerhausen – IDG Mainz, Germany
Research: Dr. Deborah Anderson – SEI, UC Berkeley, USA
Type Design: Johannes Bergerhausen, Arthur Francietta, Jérôme Knebusch, Morgane Pierson – ANRT Nancy
Poster Design: Johannes Bergerhausen, Ilka Helmig – Cologne, Germany
Website: worldswritingsystems.org since 2019
A – Unicode 14.0 Chronological poster
B – Unicode 14.0 Geographical poster
