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Other Ways to Support CHEJ
Nominate CHEJ for a Share of the Working Assets Donation Pool
Several times in the past decade, the Center for Health, Environment and Justice has received a generous distribution from the Working Assets Donation Pool, which is generated when the company’s long distance, cell phone and credit card customers round up their monthly bills to make donations to the fund. The money is allocated among nominated charities according to customers’ votes on a donations ballot.
These funds provided CHEJ with a tremendous boost for our work to safeguard and empower communities fighting to protect health and the environment. If you are a Working Assets customer and would like to nominate the Center for Health, Environment and Justice to receive funding next year,
and provide your name and Working Assets customer number. We will send the required documentation (annual report, audit, proof of nonprofit status) to Working Assets on your behalf. With your permission, we will reference your name in our cover letter, since only customers can nominate groups.
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Earth Share
The Center for Health, Environment and Justice is a member of Earth Share, a federation that represents the nation’s most respected local, national and international environmental charities in hundreds of workplace giving campaigns across the country. Earth Share’s payroll contribution program allows donors to direct their contribution to CHEJ, to any combination of Earth Share’s members, or to all of them through one general gift to Earth Share.
During your next workplace fund drive, designate CHEJ to receive all or part of your pledge! We are number 0929 in the Combined Federal Campaign, and are also listed under Earth Share in scores of private workplace and state employee campaigns.
Workplace giving is one of the most cost-effective means of fundraising that exists, maximizing the portion of your charitable investment that goes directly to program support. Most donors who authorize small monthly deductions from their paychecks to be sent to charities report that it’s more affordable and convenient than writing a check for a lump sum.
But the field of workplace giving has been dominated for far too long by the traditional charities belonging to the United Way, rather than alternative federations like Earth Share. If your employer does not currently offer Earth Share, help us level the playing field by gaining environmental charities the seat at the table they deserve!
To find out more about how you and your employer can host an Earth Share campaign, please call Maryll Kleibrink at CHEJ at 703-237-2249 ext. 14. Or, click here to visit Earth Share’s website.
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Support CHEJ by searching the internet!
Now you can raise money for CHEJ simply by searching the Internet with GoodSearch.com! The site is powered by Yahoo, so you’ll get the same great search results that you’re used to. But each time you search, money is generated for CHEJ.
It’s easy! Just go to GoodSearch’s website, type “Center for Health, Environment and Justice” in the box under “I’m supporting,” and click “Verify.” Once this one-time setup is complete, you can search the Internet just like you would with any other search engine. Since GoodSearch shares its advertising revenue with charities, CHEJ will receive a donation every time you search!
You can keep track of CHEJ’s estimated earnings by clicking on the “amount raised” button. The more people who use the site, the more money we’ll earn, so please help us spread the word!
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Donate to the Making the Link Online Auction
In April, CHEJ will once again sponsor the Making the Link Online Auction featuring donated healthy, environmentally-friendly goods and services.
If you or someone you know can donate a product, service, gift certificate or vacation spot, we would be very grateful! Some past gifts include yoga instruction, nutritional consultation, vacation timeshare, and organic goods, to name a few.
Contact us at
or at (703) 237-2249 x27.
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Do you shop online? Shop at iGive.com.
Here’s an easy and no-cost way to support CHEJ’s work to make the air, water, and soil safer for us all. Please consider buying your toys, books, pet supplies and other everyday items at iGive.com. At the iGive, you get a free membership (no costs or obligations) to shop at 650+ stores. Without even paying any extra, you’ll be helping CHEJ at the same time. The charitable benefit of each purchase depends on the store, but it can range all the way up to 26% of every purchase that is donated directly to CHEJ! Sign up today.
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Hold a house party
Click here for more information on how tips for holding a house party.
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The I Do Foundation
Do you know someone who’s engaged? Tell them about the I Do Foundation, which lets your wedding benefit charity at no cost to you or your guests!
Couples can add special meaning to their big day in a number of ways. By setting up a gift registry through the Foundation, wedding gifts purchased at any of ten nationwide stores yield donations of up to 8 percent for charity. Participating stores include Macy's, Linens 'N Things, Cooking.com, Target, and many more.
You can also book your honeymoon through the I Do Foundation and up to 5 percent of the cost of your trip will go directly to charity. Wedding invitations and favors offer charitable opportunities as well.
The Foundation’s site also includes a number of other resources such as tips for making your wedding more earth friendly.
CHEJ is one of the Foundation’s 35 recommended nonprofit partners, all actively striving to make our communities and society more equitable and just. Visit the Foundation’s website for more information, or feel free to
with any questions.
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Help Make the Link Between Health and the Environment!
Many walkathons are held across the country each year to raise funds to find cures for a wide variety of diseases. However, we at CHEJ believe that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure! With that in mind, CHEJ held the first Making the Link Walkathon in Washington, DC in April, 2006. The goal of our walk was to raise awareness of the link between our health and the environment and the preventive steps that can be taken to ensure a clean, healthy environment for all of us.
This year, we’d like to help you hold a walk in your community!
Holding a walkathon is a wonderful way to raise awareness about your cause, attract media attention, and raise money to fund your grassroots efforts. Planning a walk is also a great way to keep the members of your group engaged and committed to your cause.
CHEJ will provide a wealth of helpful resources to groups wishing to hold walkathons. Materials available include a Walkathon How-To Guidebook, sample letters to use to solicit sponsorships, sample flyers to advertise your walk, forms for walkathon registrants, and much more! As a thank you for this assistance, groups in the past have donated 25 percent of their walkathon profits to CHEJ.
Want to learn more about holding a walkathon? Please email us to let us know that you’re interested. We’ll send you all the materials you’ll need to get started!
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