One environment. One simple way to care for it.
Workplace giving campaign season is upon us once again!
Fall is the time when many companies promote their workplace giving opportunities. This is your chance to take advantage of one of the simplest and most convenient ways to give to the Surfrider Foundation.
The Surfrider Foundation is a member of EarthShare, a nationwide network of the most respected environmental and conservation organizations. EarthShare partners with employees and employers across the country to support hundreds of environmental groups through efficient and effective payroll deduction giving and offers a simple way to care for the environment.
Workplace giving is probably the easiest way to make a charitable gift. If your company offers an EarthShare workplace giving program, you can choose an amount that you wish to have deducted from your paycheck each pay period. These payroll deductions are fully tax deductible and take place automatically.
Think about it . . . If you get paid every two weeks and choose a payroll deduction of $25 (That’s a half a tank of gas! Or, four large mochas!) from each paycheck, that will translate to a $650 donation by the end of the year.
Through EarthShare’s workplace giving programs, you can elect to contribute only to the Surfrider Foundation or you can donate to all of the environmental and conservation charities you normally support by designating them in your EarthShare gift.
Federal employees and military personnel can get involved too. Each year, from September to December, the US government offers its employees the chance to participate in the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC). Through this workplace giving fundraising drive, Federal and military employees raise millions of dollars that benefit thousands of charities. EarthShare is a part of many state and municipal government agencies’ giving programs as well.
PLEASE NOTE: Surfrider Foundation’s CFC code is 10642. For a listing of codes for other charities please visit www.earthshare.org
If EarthShare is not offered in your campaign, or if there is no campaign at your workplace, you can help us introduce the program to your employer. Just helping us to arrange a meeting with the decision makers at your company can benefit Surfrider. To learn more please contact Steve Blank, Surfrider Foundation’s Director of Development at (949) 492-8170.