Position: Regional Campaign Director
Application Deadline: September 15, 2010
Duration/Type: Full-time
Reports to: Campaign Director
Location Chiang Mai, Thailand Read more »
1-2 positions may be available, depending upon the suitability of applicants.
Date Prepared: August 2010
Reports to:
Purpose:
The purpose of this unpaid position(s) is to provide the students at the SDC with ongoing Native-English speaking language resources. This position will provide direct training/classes, as well as more personalised supervision and support of SDC Students. Where appropriate, the position will also provide ancillary support to the SDC or other local NGOs with similar goals.
The position is expected to be of six months duration (October 2010 to March 2011). However, depending upon program requirements, shorter periods of volunteering will also be considered. Read more »
EarthRights International (ERI) is accepting applications for an unpaid internship for 8-12 weeks with our Communications team in Washington, DC during the autumn of 2010.
ERI’s Communications team provides online and offline communications and technical support to our campaigners, laywers and teachers as they work with affected community groups to prevent human rights and environmental abuses associated with large-scale development projects in Burma, throughout the Mekong region, and beyond. Read more »
Collaborations are integral to the work of ERI, allowing us to more effectively advance our strategic goals, deepen our connections to local communities and conduct effective international advocacy. ERI partners with a wide array of organizations through coalitions and partnerships who share our commitment to justice, earthrights and the rule of law. Below is a list of current and past coalitions in which ERI has participated. Read more »
EarthRights International operates two offices in the following locations:
Washington Office
1612 K Street, NW
Suite 401
Washington, DC 20006
Tel. (202) 466-5188
infousa@earthrights.org
South East Asia Office
PO Box 123
Chiang Mai University
Chiang Mai, 50202, Thailand
Tel. 66-81-531-1256
infoasia@earthrights.org
Since we all need to green our giving - and our living - as we move into the years ahead, we'd like to share with you The Story of Stuff, a simple and excellent explanation of the journey materials take from natural resources around the world, to our stores and into our hands. Our friend Annie Leonard tells this story, one that is so close to the hearts of our staff and supporters, as it directly affects not only indigenous people in the areas where we work but - whether we see it or not - it indeed effects us all. Read more »
This is your chance to look fashionable AND help out EarthRights International. Every time BISHOP of Seventh sells any pair of their jeans, 1% of the proceeds go directly to EarthRights International. The BISHOP of Seventh designers bring more than denim to their jeans, they bring a message of hope and charity.
New York design team Chachi Prasad and Karam Kim present the next generation of denim and pant construction with BISHOP of Seventh. With a tailor's sense of cut, a designer's mind for style, and a fashionable eye for contour, BISHOP garments are conceived with the fashion connoisseur in mind. BISHOP of Seventh is featured in the finest retailers throughout the world. You can find a listing of the stores that carry BISHOP of Seventh by clicking here. Read more »
Whether you choose a single donation, set up recurring monthy, quarterly or yearly donations, or give in other ways you can rest assured that your tax free donation to EarthRights International will go to work you want it to - helping us defend the planet and it's most vunerable people.
If you have any questions or concerns, please send us an email.
Make monthly or recurring donations
Spread out your donation over months, quarters or recurring annual donations. Just click the above link and scroll down to select the "I want to make a recurring donation" bubble.Give Stock Gifts
Do your part by giving stock and avoiding the capital gains tax.Join the Leadership Circle
Join our vital core of supporters who make an annual financial commitment of $240 or more to help us continue our important work, either as a recurring donor or as a one time donation.Become a Member
Not yet a member? We invite you to join our membership program and become part of our growing family.
Workplace Giving
Making a charitable contribution at your workplace is an easy way to support the mission and programs of EarthRights International.Planned Giving
Leave a charitable legacy through your estate or retirement plan.Make a Memorial Gift
Honor a friend or loved one by making a donation to EarthRights International. Your gift will be acknowledged with a special card sent directly to the person you are honoring or their family.Give the Gift of Green
A great option for green giving is to support a non-profit charity of your choice, and we just happen to know of a certain environmental and human rights non-profit that needs your help...US!Give a Gift of Membership
Looking for an original birthday, wedding or holiday gift? Seeking a way to say thanks or I love you? Give the gift of EarthRights International Membership.BISHOP of Seventh Denim
1% of the sales of all BISHOP of Seventh jeans goes directly to EarthRights International. Be a conscious consumer and support ERI at the same time.Register Your Wedding
Have your wedding guests donate directly to EarthRights International in lieu of or in addition to giving you wedding presents.Attend an event
EarthRights holds various events throughout the year. We need attendees, hosts and volunteers depending on the venue.
www.goodsearch.com
Generate revenue for ERI every time you search the internet by using GoodSearch.com. Type "EarthRights International" to designate ERI as your charity of choice, then install GoodSearch's extensions to your browser.www.freelanthropy.com
Add ERI's toolbar to your web browser and every time you search the internet using this toolbar, you'll be helping ERI generate revenue!
Give Real Estate
An outright gift of real estate (a vacant lot, residence, vacation home, farm or commercial property) that has been held for more than one year qualifies you for an income tax deduction for its full fair-market value, and allows you to avoid capital gains tax on the appreciated portion. Alternatively, you can give real estate and receive a lifetime income (charitable remainder trust) or give the property while retaining lifetime use (donating your home or farm reserving lifetime use).
Leave a Legacy
A gift through your will or living trust is fully deductible from your estate, and may significantly reduce taxes on the balance of your estate. You can also reduce estate taxes by making EarthRights International a beneficiary of your IRA or 401(k) plan or life insurance policy.
Receive Life Income
Life income gifts provide income payments to you and/or others, an immediate income tax deduction, and avoidance of capital gains tax liability on gifts of appreciated assets held long term.
Pass Assets to Heirs
Charitable lead trusts allows you to pay income to EarthRights International for a number of years, then transfer the income-producing assets to children and others and greatly reduce gift and estate tax rates.
For more information or to inform us of your planned gift, please contact Victoria Wangai, at 202-466-5188 ext. 112 or email at infousa@earthrights.org.
Gifts of securities such as stocks, bonds and mutual funds are especially advantageous if you hold a security such as stock that has increased in value since you acquired it. By making a gift of stock held longer than one year, you completely avoid paying capital gains tax. In addition, you would receive an income tax deduction for the current market value of the gift. You may deduct gifts totaling up to 30% of your adjusted gross income in any year, with a five-year carry-over for any excess.
In order to facilitate the transfer and acknowledgment of your stock gift, please notify us of your name, the name of the stock and the number of shares being donated before you transfer the stocks. Of course, we will respect the wishes of donors who prefer not to have their name publicly disclosed. You may notify us by contacting Victoria Wangai by phone at (202) 466-5188 ext. 112 or by e-mail at infousa@earthrights.org.
If you hold stocks or bonds in certificate form, you may send the certificates via registered mail to EarthRights International at the address below. Please leave the back of the certificate blank and don't endorse it.
EarthRights International
Attn: Victoria Wangai
1612 K Street, NW
Suite 401
Washington, DC 20016
Separately, in a second envelope via regular first-class mail, send us one stock power for each stock certificate. You may download a stock power form or obtain stock powers from your bank or broker. Be sure to sign the power exactly as you're listed on the face of the certificate.
When you fill out the stock power form(s), please leave the assignment blank to facilitate our selling the shares. You will need to sign each form and fill in the description of the stock. Enclose a dated letter which identifies the stock and includes your signature as it appears on the certificate and/or stock power.
Mutual funds make excellent gifts and offer the same tax benefits as gifts of stocks or bonds.
If your mutual funds are held by your broker or banker, or are in certificate form, please use the procedure for stocks or bonds explained above.
If your mutual funds are held by the fund company, you may write a dated letter to the fund, indicating your account number and instructing them to transfer the shares to:
EarthRights International
Tax identification number 04-3265555
Attn: Victoria Wangai
1612 K Street, NW
Suite 401
Washington, DC 20006
Your letter should be signed and your signature guaranteed by your broker or banker. Enclose a copy of your latest statement if possible.
Send your letter by certified mail (and return receipt requested if you would like to have proof of its delivery). Please send a copy of your authorization to Victoria Wangai to notify us of your gift.
Note: Most mutual fund companies have a toll-free number for shareholder questions. You may want to call them to confirm the above procedure before mailing your authorization letter.
For more information on gifts of stocks, bonds or mutual funds, please contact Victoria Wangai, at 202-466-5188 ext. 112 or email at infousa@earthrights.org.
