• Become a Member of Peace Action Wisconsin, and help support our effectiveness as a grassroots lobby. We do not share our mailing list outside of Peace Action
• Make a Tax-Deductible donation to the Peace Education Project of Peace Action Wisconsin
• In-kind contributions of technology, services or supplies to the Peace Education Project of Peace Action are also Tax-Deductible
• Volunteer on issue committees, before and at events and direct actions, and in our office
  
• A donation to Peace Action in honor of someone’s birthday or anniversary or as a memorial is a meaningful way to remember people you care about.
• Leave a Legacy for Peace. As you are making your estate plans, please keep Peace Action Wisconsin in mind.

WISH LIST

To volunteer or donate call 414-964-5158

Peace Action's Partnership with Community Shares

Peace Action Wisconsin's partnership with Community Shares of Greater Milwaukee provides us with critical funding for our operations. This partnership also includes you - you can play a key role in keeping our organization successful by helping us sustain employee workplace-giving campaigns.

Many of you pledge money to the Peace Education Project of Peace Action through the convenience of payroll deduction at your workplace. Community Shares enables us to have this presence in workplaces throughout Milwaukee County.

We are especially grateful for this funding because every dollar we receive through Community Shares is "unrestricted," meaning that we can use it to pay the heating bill, the light bill, or to increase our programs budgets, whatever our greatest needs are. Unrestricted dollars are not available through United Way or through most Foundation Grants. That's one reason Peace Action values this partnership.

Community Shares is also unique because it encourages donors to give to whichever group (or groups) they wish to support, and in any amount they feel they can give. It allows people to connect with the needs of their community on a more meaningful level, and it funds the greatest diversity of nonprofit agencies in the area.

But there's a problem, currently Peace Action receives only a portion of what we could receive in these campaigns - mostly because people don't realize they can give to us through Community Shares. With just a little help from you, we could raise significantly more dollars in employee campaigns this year (and every year).

Three easy ways you can support Peace Action Wisconsin where you work:

1. Give through Community Shares at your workplace.
   • If you work in a public sector office (school or government), you will find Peace Education Project of Peace Action Wisconsin listed under the "Community Shares" heading in your fall pledge brochure.
   • If you work in a private industry or business that runs a United Way campaign, you can find Peace Education Project of Peace Action Wisconsin listed under Community Shares in United Way's "Donor Choice" brochure (in the "Specific Care" section).
2. Tell others at work about the advantages of giving through Community Shares:
   • They can support the organization(s) of THEIR choice such as Peace Action Wisconsin - in any dollar amount - through Community Shares.
   • The dollars from their donation are not tied to a specific program, so the organization is able to use them wherever they are needed most.
3. If you work in a private business or industry that does not have an employee giving campaign, please call us or call Community Shares at 414-342-0883, or email them at outreach@milwaukeeshares.org. They will work to set up a campaign at your workplace that will enable you and your co-workers to give to the organizations of your choice like Peace Action Wisconsin through payroll deduction.

You can play a key role in sustaining this organization by simply making sure we have a presence in your workplace this year. Your effort will benefit Peace Action for years to come!