About Contributing
Conservation Value Institute is grateful for any financial support
that you or your business can contribute. We frugally invest
all contributions, with support directed at the development
and marketing of our web site, events and other services.
Conservation Value Institute is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation.
Contributions, gifts, and membership dues to are tax deductible.
When we receive your contribution, we will send you a thank
you card that can be used for your tax records. If for any
reason you do not receive a card, or you lose the record of
your gift, please don't hesitate to contact us for a new card
or letter.
Any amount you can spare is graciously appreciated.
You can donate online via credit card, or via mail.
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Online Via Credit or Debit Card or Direct Account Debit
Contribute
by Mail
Please mail a check or money order to (make checks payable
to "Conservation Value Institute "):
Conservation Value Institute
1474 University Ave. #132
Berkeley, CA 94702
Click here for a copy of CVI's form for donors.
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Pro Bono Services
We are seeking the following pro-bono services: marketing
and fundraising experts, non-profit attorney, accountant,
web/graphics/database designer(s). Please contact us at info@conservationvalue.org
if interested.
Volunteer,
Intern, or Start a Local Chapter
Volunteer: Conservation Value Institute is always
looking for volunteers to help with various parts of our organization.
Gain valuable experience and references!
Intern: We welcome interns, especially from
universities and graduate programs. We encourage university
career services offices to contact us for more information
about our intern program. Interns interested in environmental
science, policy, management, and economics, green or socially
responsible business, environmental education, communication
and marketing, environmental journalism, and web site design
and development will gain valuable experience by spending
a summer, semester, or longer working for Conservation Value Institute.
As a non-profit organization, donations made to Conservation
Value Institute to support interns are tax deductible.
Start a Local or University Chapter: We
encourage you to start a local chapter of Conservatoin Value Institute!
Local chapters help Conservation Value Institue by (1) researching
and spreading awareness about where people and businesses
can find green products and services in your area; (2) researching
and entering local and online merchants of green products
and services into our Green Products & Servces Database,
and (3) contributing preview,review, and case study articles relevant
to Conservation Value Institute's mission.
For more information about volunteering, becoming an intern,
or starting a local chapter, please contact us at info@conservationvalue.org.
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Monthly
Monthly contributions are especially helpful.
They ensure that Conservation Value Institute can be consistently proactive
in bringing you information about economic, health, and quality
of life benefits of sustainable products and practices by
providing a steady and reliable source of funding. Monthly
gifts are also convenient for you because they can break down
your payments into smaller chunks and cut down on time, energy,
and paper use. As a monthly donor, you will never receive
a renewal notice in the mail. If at any time you need to change
or cancel your contributions, you can do so with just a phone
call or email.
Monthly gifts are automatically deducted from your checking
account or credit card on the first of every month. Click
here to review the benefits of contributing to Conservation Value Institute, and please consider making your contribution to Conservation Value Institute on a monthly basis.
Planned Giving
There are a variety of ways to make a lasting contribution
toward a better world and help us provide you with environmentally
friendly ways to save money and live a healthier life. Below
is a summary of the various ways you can make a financial
commitment from your will, living trust, or other estate plans
to support Conservation Value Institute.
We welcome the opportunity to show you the potential benefits
of making a gift to support our work. Personal discussions,
visits, or written presentations incur no obligation on your
part, and of course, all information discussed is confidential.
Please contact
us today.
Planned Giving Options
Bequests: Make a gift to support Conservatoin Value
in your will or living trust. Sample bequest language is available.
Retirement Plan Assets: Use your tax deferred retirement
plan assets to simultaneously benefit our environment, economy,
and quality of life.
Life Income Gifts: Transfer assets to Conservation Value Institute and you and your chosen beneficiary receive income for
a term of years or for life. After the conclusion of the term,
the remainder of the life income gift is distributed to Conservation Value Institute.
Workplace Giving
We participate in corporate gift-matching programs and
will provide any necessary documentation of our charity status.
For further information, please e-mail us at info@conservationvalue.org.
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Stocks
For further information, please e-mail us at info@conservationvalue.org.
Contribute
Through Your Amazon and alo
novo Purchases
When you use alo
novo and Amazon links on this web
site to purchase books and other merchandise (alo novo is
Amazon's Marketplace, just overlaid by a social and environmental
values template), a portion of the proceeds benefits Conservation Value Institute. Tell your friends!
We thank you for your
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