Workplace Giving

 

Montana Shares 25th Charitable Giving Campaign!  

 

Montana Shares 25th charitable giving campaign  for 2012/2013 is now finished! We have raised over $4.6 million for Montana Nonprofits in 25 years!  Our 1st campaign we raised $11,223 for 9 member groups. This last campaign (2012/2013) we raised over $322,000 for 41 member groups! To view our list of members for the 2013/2014 campaign and to get information on them click on our member groups tab.

 

The easiest way you can contribute is through your workplace charitable giving campaign and take advantage of convenient payroll duductions. If you already give, consider increasing your donation and/or adding new groups.  If you are retired, self-employed or do not have payroll contribution option, you can still support Shares' members by making a donation online. Just click the Give Now tab and you can give a one-time gift or you can set up recurring payments. Click here if you would like to see our brochure. You may also print and mail in our pledge form along with your check.  If your workplace doesn't offer Montana Shares as a charitable giving option give us a call at (406) 442-2218.  

 

 

Workplace Giving campaigns provide employees and managers an opportunity to work together in a major charitable campaign. The campaigns are fun and spirited, with employees from many levels of the company forming a committee and working toward a common goal. The nonprofit organizations you help support can speak to your employees about their programs and the critical role employee donations have to people in their community. Federations like Montana Shares can provide a lot of help in running a campaign.

Studies show that giving through Payroll Deduction is three times more effective than simply writing a check. Why?

First, spreading out your donation over the course of a year allows smaller, more manageable amounts to be taken out of your paycheck; that allows people to give more overall. Second, the money is deducted automatically without the employee ever touching it, so the decision to pledge only needs to be made once a year. Third, it gives employees a stake in their community.

Payroll deduction lets every employee be a Workplace Philanthropist!

 

                              2013/2014 What a pledge can buy

 
The following are suggestions of how your donation might be used by Shares members.        

     $1.00 per pay period: ($24 - $26)

          > Covers the cost for Students for Choice members to do a visual campaign on campus, put up fliers to

             educate their peers about the “morning-after pill,” registering to vote, what it means to be pro-choice or

             spreading the “Prevention First” message. (NARAL)

          > Provides 7 meals for hungry Montanans each pay period. (MFBN)

          > Gives a backpack and supplies to a child enrolled in a summer school program. (REO)

          > Buys yarn for the Knitting For Peace group to make community need projects. (JRPC)

          > Will provide one of 500 youth delegates to Montana 4-H Congress with meals for two-days at this three-

             day event, where participants compete in events such as livestock judging, fashion-review and public

             speaking, as well as educational workshops. (M4HF)

          > sponsors one visitor and allows Holter Museum of Art to keep its doors open to the public without

             charging admission. (HMA)

     $2.00 per pay period: ($48 - $52)

          > Sponsors one child in a group home to the summer camp of their choice. (AWARE)

          > Pays for one cat spay operation. (LCHS)

          > Pays for one educational mailing on wildlife management, public recreation and access. (MWF)

     $2.50 per pay period: ($60 - $65)

          > Pays for guided tour of Mai Wah Museum for a group of 10 students. (MAIWAH)

          > Provides printing & postage for the annual Child Care Profile Report sent to legislators & stakeholders

             who make decisions on childcare issues & agencies to strengthen leadership for MCCRRN services &

             build a high quality MT childcare system. (MCCRRN)

     $3.00 per pay period: ($72 - $78)

          > Pays for one hotel room for individuals coping with cancer and their loved ones to attend the Fall

             Retreat. (CFNM)

     $3.50 per pay period: ($84 - $91)

          > Provides an $85 scholarship to pay the performance fee for a student to participate in a production. (QCBC)

     $4.00 per pay period: ($96 - $104)

          > Provides foreclosure assistance to help a family keep their home. (NWMT)

          > Pays to fill two cavities for a child in pain. (CHC)

          > Will pay for a child to attend a weekend asthma program. (ALA)

          > Will provide recycling education to classrooms across south central Montana (HCR)

     $5.00 per pay period: ($120 - $130)

          > Sponsors medical evaluations and spay/neuter surgery for 2 shelter animals. (HOV)

          > Will purchase approximately 1,300 pounds of food for hungry Montanans. (GFCFB)

          > Helps send an at-risk child from a low-income neighborhood to the Audubon Center for a nature-

             oriented camp for one week in the summer. (MA)

          > Pays for the advertisement costs of hosting 10 wilderness educational programs throughout the state.(MWA)

          > Provides the printing and postage for directories of sustainably produced agriculture products and retail

             outlets for locally grown food in Montana. (AERO)

          > Will supply animals with medicine & vaccines for one week (AM)

     $7.00 per pay period: ($168 - $182)

          > Pays for a 50-year-old woman to have a breast, pap and pelvic exam. (BC)

          > Pays for 1 month of Pandora banner and audio ads targeting Montana teens (MMP)

     $8.00 per pay period: ($192 - $208)

          > Sponsor a person with a mental illness to attend a legal rights training. (DRM)

   $10.00 per pay period: ($240 - $260)

          > Pays for diagnostic services if an ultra sound is needed following a mammogram. (KM)

          > Pays for 12 spays or neuters. (MSNTF)

          > can purchase a solid wooden front door, a bath tub/shower, or a range top. (HAHFH)

          > It is difficult to put a price tag on a child’s smile and laughter….$10 a pay period helps support the Last

              Chance Community Pow Wow, where we strive to bridge the cultural gap between our Native

             American children and Helena community members. (LCCPW)

          > Will provide for field trip admission for 86 Helena students. (EXWORKS)

   $20.00 per pay period: ($480 - $520)

          > Covers part of the costs for one student at Summer Orientation Program for a newly blind person. (MAB)

          > Provides lodging, meals, and transportation for one staff member who volunteers their experience and

             time to work at a leadership training for high school students with disabilities. (MYLF)

          > Buys one laptop computer for foster youth attending “A Step Ahead”. (SAF)

   $38.00 per pay period: ($912 - $988)

          > Will match a Montana child with a Big Brother Big Sister for one year. (BBBSMT)

   $50.00 per pay period: ($1200 - $1300)

          > Teen Screen mental health check-up offered to one high school student to help identify mental illness

             and get them connected to school-based and community-based services. (YCC)