Give to Join or Renew!
Member benefits include:
- Education on public lands and waters threats and how to become an informed and effective advocate.
- Membership in your local Broadband chapter or the support to start a chapter.
- Access to national events, including Broadwalks and educational webinars.
- 10% off your first national Broadwalk.
- A subscription to Broadsides newsletter (3x a year), plus email announcements, updates, and action alerts.
Get a Tee!
Give $100 or more and you’ll a receive limited-edition, collectible t-shirt designed by a member. This year’s shirt features a design by Broad artist Jess Dudley. Entitled “Ecobalance”, here is what inspired Jess:
“Watching nature’s intricate systems work together in harmony is always something that makes me feel grounded. I’ve spent much of my life exploring our beautiful forests, deserts and coast lines. From where I grew up, in Maine to California, where I reside now. I’m grateful that people of all ages, abilities and income levels have access to public lands and can enjoy their beauty.”
Give Monthly!
Easy to budget, easy to give!
Give a Gift!
Got a friend who’s a Broad at heart?
Give a gift membership!
Wild Land Protectors Di Alison, former Board member and co-leader of Utah’s Greater Wasatch Broadband (left), and her sister Cyndi Anderson, co-leader of Oregon’s Willamette Valley Broadband.
“As our outreach and Broadbands grew and I completed my two terms on the Board, I recognized the need for stability in funding sources,” says Di, who has been a sustaining member for a decade. “Whether it’s $10 a month or $100 dollars a month, that ’sustainer’ donation helps to provide a known source of income stability for the organization. It’s a painless withdrawal from my bank account each month and certainly does not preclude me from making an additional donation over time for specific needs…or reducing the amount if my personal situation warrants it.” – Di Alison
Cyndi has been making monthly gifts for seven years. She says that becoming a sustaining member was a great way to give without having to think about renewing every year.
“Also being involved in the Broads has given me so much,” says Cyndi. “What better way to give back?”
Become a Monthly Donor!
Wild Lands Protectors is our name for monthly sustaining members. Make an impact by helping to fund strong and effective Broads initiatives throughout the year. Commit to a monthly donation of $10 or more and you’ll join over 200+ like-minded individuals. Plus, when your giving reaches $100, you’ll a receive limited-edition, collectible t-shirt designed by a member.
Benefits to Being a Broads Wild Lands Protector
You’ll be part of a special group with benefits that include:
- Yearly giving statements
- Access to the first release of Broads’ annual report and strategic plan updates
- Invitations to special national webinars
- Limited-edition member t-shirt when you reach the $100 giving level
- Plus all our general membership benefits.
Help us thrive and set up your monthly sustaining donation of $10 or more per month today! Or celebrate our 35th anniversary with $35 a month (for just over a dollar a day), and we’ll send you a special gift!
Your Legacy, Mother Earth's Future
Broads Legacy Circle is a special group of forward-thinking members who have opted to sustain our work to protect wilderness and wildlands through their will or trust.
Join the Broads Legacy Circle simply by letting us know about your commitment to include Great Old Broads for Wilderness in your will, trust, or other estate plans.
Download this form, fill it out, and email to broads@greatoldbroads.org or mail to:
Great Old Broads for Wilderness
555 Rivergate Lane, B1-110, Durango, CO 81301
For more information, please contact us at 970-385-9577 or broads@greatoldbroads.org.
There are many ways to give!
Bequests
There are several options. You can designate a specific amount, or give a percentage or the remainder of your estate to Great Old Broads.
IRA/Retirement Plans
These assets often carry an income tax burden if paid to a beneficiary, but not if paid to a tax-exempt organization.
Stocks, Bonds, and Mutual Funds
Even if stocks have appreciated greatly, you can claim a charitable deduction for the full market value and reduce your income tax liability.
Be sure to consult your personal tax and financial advisors about these options.
If you wish for your gift to be used for a specific purpose, we can work with you and/or your attorney to help draft appropriate language.
Information contained herein was accurate at the time of posting. The information on this website is not intended as legal or tax advice. References to tax rates include federal taxes only and are subject to change. State law may further impact your individual results.
Helpful references to standards we adhere to: Donor Bill of Rights and AFP Code of Ethical Principles and Standards
Give While You Shop or Donate a Vehicle
Donate to Great Old Broads effortlessly, often—and for free! If you want first dibs on deals like JCPenney Coupons, or love saving cash at stores like Lowes and eBay, use Giving Assistant. As much as 30% of your purchase price at 1800+ popular retailers are turned into valuable donations for Broads. Click on the logo to sign up today and find out how your everyday shopping can make a difference for us!
Make a difference every time you shop for the things you need or want. A percentage of what you spend is donated to Great Old Broads (on average 3%). And sometimes, you pay less with coupons and deals! Click on the logo to learn more.
Yes! You can donate any old motorized vehicle (car, boat, truck, tractor, etc.) to Broads, get a tax receipt, and know that you’re helping us continue our work for wild lands.
Vehicles for Charity.org
https://www.vehiclesforcharity.org/Donate/GOB.html
or call 866-628-2277
Questions? Contact us at 970-385-9577.
The Wilderness Defense Fund Endowment
Through a generous $100,000 gift, the Pope family established Broads’ first-ever endowment, the Wilderness Defense Fund.
Its purpose is to increase our capacity to initiate legal actions, arbitration, or mediation to protect the integrity of Wilderness.
The Pope family intends to build the endowment to $1 million over ten years, and Broads will draw annual income from these permanently invested funds to defend existing wilderness.
We extend our gratitude to the Pope family for helping us ensure that wilderness areas are protected from “an increasing population, accompanied by expanding settlement and growing mechanization”—exactly as the authors of the Wilderness Act intended.
Clem Pope at work in the wilderness.
“Our father was a forester and mom an avid birdwatcher, so we grew up outside. As a young woman, my sister Ann owned three bush planes, filed a land claim, and built a log cabin in a remote part of Alaska,” shares Art Pope. As for his other siblings, he said, “Lyn worked at an Alaskan fishing lodge and became a permanent Alaskan resident. Gale works in range management for the Forest Service and is active in her local Backcountry Horseman chapter. I founded Northwest Youth Corps, an organization dedicated to getting youth and young adults into the backcountry. Our eldest brother Clem Pope served over 45 years as a wilderness ranger, animal packer, and Wilderness Program Manager in Idaho’s Selway-Bitterroot and Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness areas, and taught us all to appreciate the importance and fragility of Wilderness. Last fall, Clem’s two daughters continued this passion, completing a 12-day cross-country hike across the Frank Church.”