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ASWP's educational mission is supported by a number of different sources, including wild birdseed sales, education program fees and Audubon Nature Store sales. However, ASWP could not fulfill its mission without support from its annual gifts and membership programs. These programs include Friends of Audubon (family and individual membership), Corporate Partners in Education (corporate membership) and Garden Clubs (club and group membership). Please consider supporting ASWP's educational mission through an ASWP membership program.


A word for members of the National Audubon Society (NAS): We welcome your membership. However, many NAS members are not aware of the relationship of NAS to the local chapter, such as ASWP. Financially, your annual NAS dues go primarily to the national office. A small portion, $2.75 per year, goes to the local chapter, in this case, ASWP. If you would like to support ASWP’s mission directly, we encourage you to consider a Friends of Audubon (local) membership. Many members join both, so that their contributions can help address both local and national goals.


ASWP 2007 Secret Garden Party and Secret Garden Tour

ASWP thanks all the volunteers and sponsors who made the 16th annual Secret Garden Party and Tour a great success! Click here to view the 2007 sponsors. (58k PDF)

Friends of Audubon


Friends of Audubon are our local Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania members. They contribute significantly to ASWP's success. This membership group provides financial support through annual dues and contributions. Friends of Audubon span all age groups and come from all walks of life. Their interests in the outdoors are varied, but their goal is the same: the preservation and enjoyment of our priceless natural heritage. By joining Friends of Audubon, you support ASWP with your entire membership donation. Just fill out the Membership Form (40k PDF) and mail to the Audubon Society of Western PA.


Friends of Audubon benefits include:

The following Membership levels are available:

Club Memberships


Your garden club, school group, outdoor club or other like-minded organization can also take advantage of ASWP's diverse facilities and beautiful educational trails. A club membership allows your organization to support the educational mission of ASWP, while providing exciting and original experiences for the members of your club.


Membership Benefits for Clubs include:


For further information on Club memberships email us or call (412) 963-6100.

Corporate Partners in Education


Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania’s Corporate Partners in Education program offers you an ideal opportunity to support the important cause of environmental education, while affiliating your name with the local chapter of an established, national organization that is a recognized leader in its field. An corporate membership enables you to produce a broad, ongoing impact in our community with a very reasonable level of support. Since its inception in 1995, Corporate Partners in Education has been enlarged by the many area businesses who support the Audubon Society in its vital mission "To inspire and educate the people of southwestern Pennsylvania to be respectful and responsible stewards of the natural world."

 

Education Improvement Tax Credit (EITC). ASWP has been named as an Education Improvement Organization. Businesses can now make a donation to ASWP to support environmental education programs for a specific public school or school district and receive a tax credit for the current fiscal year (restrictions apply). Contact ASWP to learn more about how your school may benefit.


To become a Corporate Member contact ASWP via email or call (412) 963-6100.


Advantages for Corporate Partners in Education


Supporting environmental education . . . producing environmentally responsible citizens.
Not only will you help to underwrite the hundreds of environmental education programs at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve each year, but you will also help to create environmentally responsible and knowledgeable citizens for today and tomorrow. More than 13,000 people of all ages participated in our programs, activities and events last year. Many more visit Beechwood for informal activities, such as walking our six miles of trails or visiting the Audubon Nature Store.


Sharing in the Audubon name and reputation.
When you become a corporate partner, you join forces with a widely respected organization that has advanced the cause of environmental education for a century. The Audubon Society name is recognized around the country and world for its contribution to a better environment and an environmentally informed populace.


The company you keep.
As a corporate partner, your name is included among and associated with those of major corporations and local businesses who invest in the well being of our world through their support of environmental education. Corporate members’ names are listed in our quarterly newsletter, the Bulletin.


The truest form of advocacy.
As a supporter of environmental education, your name is not connected with potentially controversial environmental advocacy issues or activities. Rather, you share in the Audubon conviction that education is the most effective and enduring form of environmental advocacy because it imparts both the understanding and values needed to foster better stewardship of the natural world.


Benefits for Corporate Partners in Education


Corporate Membership has benefits that keep giving back. Your corporate membership offers a unique set of benefits that are not available with any other organization. Your membership contribution also is tax-deductible to the fullest extent permitted by current tax laws. Most of all, you will have the satisfaction of knowing that your company is doing something real and lasting to preserve our priceless natural heritage for years to come.


$250 - $499
  1. Subscription to the Bulletin, ASWP's newsletter.
  2. Recognition in the listing of Corporate Partners in Education donors located in each issue of the Bulletin. (Approximately 5,000 copies distributed.)
  3. Hyperlink to your company on the Corporate Partner page on ASWP's website.
  4. Satisfaction of knowing that your company is making a meaningful commitment to advancing environmental education and fostering conservation values in our community with a recognized leader in the field.
$500 - $999
  1. One complimentary meeting room rental privilege at Beechwood. Maximum 75 attendees.
  2. Includes benefits listed within the $250-$499 range.
$1,000 - $2,499
  1. One Beechwood Nature Hike. Join our naturalist to discover the wonders of nature by exploring our five miles of trails at our Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve in Fox Chapel. Exclusive to your company. Limited to 20 people.
  2. Includes benefits listed within the $500-$999 range.
$2,500 - $4,999
  1. One Birds of Prey Program featuring live raptors. ASWP will bring our live raptors to a regional location of your choice. Your group can observe nature's unique hunters and learn the importance of habitat as well as the indirect impacts humans have on these fascinating creatures.
  2. Inclusion of your company's logo on the Corporate Partner page on ASWP's website.
  3. Includes benefits listed within the $1,000-$2,499 range.
$5,000 and above
  1. One Native Plant Landscaping Consultation for your corporate land enhancement projects. This one hour session, held at your property, will involve discussions about indigenous species and how they may improve your habitat for wildlife such as butterflies, birds and mammals.
  2. One additional complimentary meeting room rental privilege at Beechwood. Maximum 75 attendees.
  3. Includes benefits listed within the $2,500-$4,999 range.

Benefits are to be used within the 12-month membership period. In order to take advantage of the consultation, meeting room rental, hikes or raptor programs, please call ASWP's Director of Development at 412-963-6100 x12 at least 30 days in advance of your targeted date(s).


Current Corporate Partners in Education


$5000 and above


$2500 - $4999


$1000 - $2499


$500 - $999


$250 - $499