Guest guest Posted August 7, 2003 Report Share Posted August 7, 2003 Hey everyone, Sorry to post this again, but does anyone on this list work for a company that has a matching gift program? There's got to be someone! If so, please send me an email! Thanks, Nora Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2003 Report Share Posted August 7, 2003 > Oh, sorry about that. I misunderstood. I thought you were > asking from a different perspective. That's what you get > after > working at a charitable org. for several years! > > PETA's matching gift program is for people who work at a > corporation or business which has their own internal matching > gift program similar to and including United Way. Let's say > the > employee wants to make a $2,500 donation to PETA, a charitable > org. They contact their HR dept. to notify them and complete > the necessary paperwork, then the company matches the gift of > $2,500 for a total gift of $5,000 to PETA. It's pretty > simple. > Sometimes you need to opt-in or write-in your favorite charity > which nearly all matching gift programs allow. > > Most larger corporations and businesses have a matching gift > program and it is sadly, quite common for employees to be > unaware. I encourage all of you who work for a for-profit > org. > to check with your HR dept. if they offer matching gifts and > if > they don't, to encourage them to do so. > > Please note, due to a lengthy process, the charitable org. who > receives your gift may not be made aware of it and your info. > for up to one year! > > > > --- Nora Kramer <nora wrote: > > hey kelle, > > i didn't know that! but i don't want to take peta's $ to > > donate it to > > another AR group. does PETA get a tax write-off or something > > from it that > > would actually benefit them? > > hope you're doing well! > > nora > > > > > > Kelle K [kkacmarcik] > > Thursday, August 07, 2003 12:13 PM > > Nora Kramer; SFBAVeg List > > Re: [sfBAVeg] matching gift program > > > > > > Hey Nora, > > > > As you may know, PETA has a matching gift program. > > > > Kelle > > > > > > --- Nora Kramer <nora wrote: > > > Hey everyone, > > > Sorry to post this again, but does anyone on this list > work > > > for a company > > > that has a matching gift program? There's got to be > someone! > > > If so, please > > > send me an email! > > > Thanks, > > > Nora > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design > > software > > > > > > > > > SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design > software > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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