WAYS TO GIVE

• Become a Life Member of Michigan Audubon.
• Make a gift of money or securities, either during your lifetime or through your will or trust.
• Name Michigan Audubon as a beneficiary of your life insurance policy, annuity or other account.
• Make a gift of salable items of personal property with which Michigan Audubon can raise money.
• A gift of money may be given in one lump sum or stretched over a period of years.
• You may perpetuate your gift through the Michigan Audubon Endowment Fund. This is an opportunity to be of lasting service to the Audubon Cause. Your gift is invested and only the earnings are used to operate the Society.
• Gifts may be given in honor or memory of someone.

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Michigan Audubon’s
Donors’ Bill of Rights

Philanthropy is based on voluntary action for the common good. It is a tradition of giving and sharing that is primary to the quality of life. To assure that philanthropy merits the respect and trust of the general public, and that Michigan Audubon donors and prospective donors can have full confidence in our not-for-profit organization and its causes they are asked to support, we declare that all Michigan Audubon donors have these rights:

• To be informed of the organization's mission, of the way Michigan Audubon Society intends to use donated resources, and of its capacity to use donations effectively for their intended purposes.
• To be informed of the identity of those serving on the Michigan Audubon Society governing board, and to expect the board to exercise prudent judgment in its stewardship responsibilities.
• To have access to the organization's most recent financial statements.
• To be assured their gifts will be used for the purposes for which they were given.
• To receive appropriate acknowledgment and recognition.
• To be assured that information about their donations is handled with respect and with confidentiality to the extent provided by law.
• To expect that all relationships with individuals representing the Michigan Audubon Society will be professional in nature.
• To be informed whether those seeking donations are volunteers, employees of the organization, or hired solicitors.
• To have the opportunity for their names to be deleted from mailing lists Michigan Audubon might ever intend to share. (Michigan Audubon has a proud historical policy of not sharing Michigan Audubon mailing lists with any organizations)
• To feel free to ask questions when making a donation and to receive prompt, truthful, and forthright answers.